Steven Landers
Blockchain Architect & Lead (Consensus) at Sei Labs
Alpharetta, Georgia, United States
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Top SchoolSteven Landers is a hands-on blockchain architect and engineering leader with 11 years of experience building scalable, security-focused systems across telecom and crypto. Currently leading Consensus/Execution at Sei Labs, he blends backend-first development (Golang/Java, Postgres/NoSQL) with serverless and microservices architectures on AWS while still writing production code. He helped launch Forta from OpenZeppelin and has deep experience designing fraud-detection and authentication platforms at scale, often acting as de facto DBA and systems optimizer. An active open-source contributor, his work improving EVM execution and transaction reliability in the sei-chain highlights a focus on robust, low-level infrastructure. He holds a BS in Computer Science and an MBA, pairing technical depth with strategic product and organizational leadership.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
University of GeorgiaMBA, Business, MBA, Business at University of Georgia - Terry College of Business
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Github Skills (15)
evm10
go10
virtual-machine10
blockchain10
testing9
cosmos-sdk9
rspec6
openam6
macos6
hyperledger6
hyperledger-fabric6
rubygems6
ruby6
intellij-idea6
java6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
sei-protocol/sei-chain
Aug 2023 - Mar 2025
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:143 reviews, 161 PRs, 453 pushes in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Steven primarily focused on enhancing the Sei-chain project's EVM functionality, with a focus on improving the reliability and efficiency of the EVM. They implemented changes to the receipt structure, log handling, and error propagation within the EVM module. The user also added tests for transaction handling, including those related to pending nonces and correct timestamp handling, indicating a focus on robust transaction processing. The user's contributions centered around core EVM infrastructure and ensuring the smooth operation of EVM-based transactions.
stevenlanders/block-puzzle-solver
Sep 2014 - Apr 2018
Contributions:24 commits, 4 pushes in 3 years 7 months
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