Our Team

We're solving the unsolved.
Building a world-scale platform requires a world-class team. Meet the people behind the tech.

Our collective experience in low-latency programming and distributed systems design runs deep, with decades under our belt across high-frequency trading, writing ruthlessly optimized code at scale, building enterprise-level solutions in finance, networking, and other industries.
Keone

Keone is a software developer and blockchain researcher.  Prior to Monad, he spent eight years at Jump Trading, where he led an HFT team.  In 2021, Keone joined Jump’s crypto division and led a team of engineers focused on blockchain research and dapp development.

James

James is an expert at systems engineering and low-latency optimizations.  Prior to Monad, he spent eight years at Jump Trading where he built an ultra-low-latency trading system responsible for tens of billions of notional daily volume in major futures markets.

Eunice

Eunice is an accomplished product manager and leader, with extensive experience in traditional fintech.  Eunice managed payments and licensing infra at Shutterstock, and has previously led dev teams building enterprise trading systems at Broadway Technology.

Ariq

Ariq is an expert at low-latency optimization and system design.  Prior to Monad, he spent ten years at Arista and PMC-Sierra writing low-level firmware, linux kernel drivers, and higher level system code for networking applications, and served as lead maintainer on multiple linux kernel networking drivers for Arista EOS devices.

Aashish

Aashish is a master hacker and builder.  Prior to Monad, he designed and built the entire trading stack at Pattern Research, a leading prop crypto trading firm.  He also graduated MIT at the age of 19.

Alex

Alex is a skilled software engineer and an expert low-latency developer.  He joins us with three years of experience as a core developer at Jump Trading.

Shea

Shea brings to the table 20 years of systems engineering experience, designing software for aerospace systems at Stellar Solutions and BioServe Space Technologies, and more recently for HFT at a prominent proprietary trading firm.

Bill

Bill is a passionate and accomplished media and marketing executive with experiences across traditional consumer and Web3 focused industries. Most recently, he worked with several successful NFT projects in managing, engaging, and activating their communities.

Michael

Michael joins the team having recently graduated with a Masters degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering, with research in network measurement and security. Past internships include Hudson River Trading, and another quant trading firm.

Vicky

Vicky joins us following completion of her Masters degree in Computer Science, with research in UAV planning and IoT simulation. Her prior internships include Monad Labs and Hudson River Trading.

Tong

Tong joins us from IMC Trading after having graduated with both his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Computer Science from USC. His past internships include Hudson River Trading and Zillow Group.

Kiernan

Kiernan adds to the team a diverse set of skills across bd, marketing, growth, and operations. He was most recently working with a CEX where he spearheaded NFT operations and several external-facing programs.

Ella

Ella embodies deep technical curiosity and a passion for knowledge distribution. Previously, she's sharpened her business and technical acumen across BD, investment, consultancy roles at Developer DAO, Forward Partners, and Goldman Sachs.

Rene

Rene is a skilled software engineer with an interest in compilers and systems design. He joins Monad after having made significant contributions as a founding engineer to the trading stack at Pattern Research and graduating from MIT.

Joey

Joey is a seasoned and accomplished business professional. He combines strategy and analysis alongside his deep knowledge of the industry to develop strong and synergistic partnerships. Joey joins us from Coinbase Cloud, Bison Trails, and Strategy&.

Niall

Niall has over 25 years of experience, is a domain expert in C++, and has made thousands of open source contributions to libraries including Boost. He has holds many graduate qualifications across domains, and has multiple in-flight papers for C++ standardization.

You!

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We’re looking for talented, resourceful engineers who want to work on a tough, high-impact problem requiring all facets of computer science fundamentals.

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We can't wait to welcome you to the Monad Team.
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