Sam Delaney
Core Tech Lead at Ikigai Technologies
Bothell, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSam Delaney is a Core Tech Lead and Principal Engineer with nine years of experience building blockchain and language-focused software from Bothell, Washington. Currently driving core architecture at Sundial Protocol while leading engineering efforts at Ikigai Technologies, he blends hands-on smart contract development with systems-level leadership. His background in applied linguistics and computer science informs thoughtful UX and localization-aware tooling, shaped by earlier roles at SIL International and freelance projects. Sam is comfortable moving between research, product, and production code—he's shipped language software, managed teams, and built indie game projects like Ascent: Rivals for fun. Known for pairing technical depth with clear communication, he brings a pragmatic, multidisciplinary approach to complex distributed systems.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate, Computer Programming, Certificate, Computer Programming at Cascadia CollegeBachelor’s Degrees, (Computer Science, Applied Linguistics), Bachelor’s Degrees, (Computer Science, Applied Linguistics) at Trinity Western University
English, American Sign Language
Github Skills (43)
linguistics10
taxonomy10
translation10
jython9
blockchain9
languagetool9
rapid9
cryptocurrency9
nlp9
creative-commons8
gerrit8
natural-language-processing8
linux8
decentralization8
windows8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
ikigai-github/CIPs
May 2023 - Oct 2024
Fork of CF CIPs for developing CIP PRs
Contributions:5 PRs, 55 pushes, 4 branches in 1 year 5 months
mlabs-haskell/hydra-auction-frontend
Apr 2024 - Apr 2025
Contributions:7 reviews, 16 PRs, 70 pushes in 11 months
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