Ryan Stout
Software Engineer at Chainlink Labs
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRyan Stout is a Staff Software Engineer in San Francisco with 12 years building large-scale, production-critical backend systems across blockchain and cloud storage. He helped implement the Consensus protocol, live upgrades, and decentralized governance for DFINITY’s Internet Computer and contributed backend work to the IC replica—experience that speaks to reliability and careful data handling in distributed systems. At Chainlink Labs he led offchain components for a cross-chain bridge, integrating with Circle’s CCTP and building a parallel Risk Management Network used in real-world USDC transfers. Earlier at Box he re-architected a file-deletion pipeline that removed 10 PB and saved $2M annually, and shipped distributed queuing and DB encryption work. Known for tackling hard infrastructure problems end-to-end, he combines deep systems expertise with practical cost- and risk-aware engineering.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University
Github Skills (7)
distributed-systems10
rust10
cryptography10
blockchain10
apidoc9
api9
governance9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
dfinity/ic
Dec 2021 - Jan 2023
Internet Computer blockchain source: the client/replica software run by nodes
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:110 commits in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Ryan primarily contributed to the back-end development of the Internet Computer blockchain's replica software. Their work included adding new registry methods, implementing an API for obtaining monthly XDR rewards for node providers, and implementing logic for creating and managing new neurons, and ensuring the robustness of existing processes. The changes involve core system components and required careful handling of data structures, which indicates a focus on reliability and data integrity within the blockchain's infrastructure.
replicablockchainnodesdfinityinternet
rstout/hcc
Aug 2013 - Apr 2014
Contributions:17 commits in 7 months
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