Trent Mohay
Lead Software Engineer at Octopus Deploy
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolTrent Mohay is a pragmatic Lead Software Engineer based in Melbourne with over 15 years of experience delivering safety- and mission-critical systems across C++, Java and embedded Linux environments. He combines hands-on development, from low-level real-time Unix and Windows drivers to modern Java blockchain clients, with strong delivery discipline—TDD, CI/CD and configuration management—across regulated and commercial projects. At ConsenSys he contributed to enterprise Ethereum clients (notably improving Clique consensus logic in Hyperledger Besu/Pantheon), demonstrating an ability to fix subtle distributed-systems timing and consensus bugs. He has led teams as a Scrum Master and engineering manager, consistently shipping complex simulators, defence systems and medical-device software on time and on budget. Comfortable with both Microsoft and open-source toolchains (Visual Studio/.NET, Qt, CMake, Boost, Yocto), he often leverages OSS to accelerate robust solutions. Colleagues rely on him for clear architectural decisions and pragmatic problem-solving in high-stakes, real-time domains.
7 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Engineering, Aero, Maths, Software, Computing, Electronics, Physics, Engineering, Aero, Maths, Software, Computing, Electronics, Physics at QUT (Queensland University of Technology)The GapCertified Scrum Master, Certified Scrum Master at Scrum Alliance
Github Skills (11)
algorithm10
javas10
consensus10
ethereum10
cryptography10
blockchain10
decentralized-applications10
java10
json-rpc9
go6
rust4
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
hyperledger/besu
Oct 2018 - Feb 2021
An enterprise-grade Java-based, Apache 2.0 licensed Ethereum client https://wiki.hyperledger.org/display/besu
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:144 reviews, 181 commits, 145 PRs in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Trent reworked the Clique Block Scheduler to address issues with high-rate blocks being created and parent timestamp issues. The user's contributions involved modifying Java files related to the consensus and Ethereum core components. Key changes include the implementation of logic to prevent block creation when the parent's timestamp is ahead of the system clock.
besuhyperledgerlicensedethereump2p
PegaSysEng/pantheon
Oct 2018 - Sep 2019
An enterprise-grade Java-based, Apache 2.0 licensed Ethereum client
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1 release, 128 commits, 232 PRs in 11 months
Contributions summary:Trent focused on improving the Clique consensus mechanism within the Ethereum client. They reworked the Clique Block Scheduler to prevent high-rate blocks and extracted common functionality from EthHashMinerExecutor to create a base class, improving code reusability. The user also added and improved the Clique Block Miner and executor, enhancing the client's ability to operate as a validator. Additionally, the user implemented several JSON RPC modifications and ensured correct logging of errors to maintain the system's functionality.
licensedethereumenterprise-gradeethereum-clientapache
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