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a web developer’s mission to make the world a better place through bitcoin.
contributions
I am currently working full-time with the amazing team at Amboss Technologies as a Frontend Engineer. We are helping bitcoin scale by building critical tools for Lightning Network infrastructure including; a beautifully visualized network explorer, channel liquidity marketplace, node communities and personalization, enterprise data analytics to give routers an edge, monitoring and recovery services, a robust API with access to deep insights into the exploding lightning network and much more. I am very grateful to have this incredible opportunity to work with such a high quality group of people on one of the most innovative projects in the space.
legends of lightning ⚡️ finalist
easily find places to spend sats anywhere on the planet.
contribution
code and architect front-end of the app including; pull data from the osm api and filter based on bitcoin attributes, utilize leafletjs to make a custom mapping solution, create easy to use forms for adding and updating data on openstreetmap, integrate the github api with form submissions to automate issue generation and the opencage geocoding api to determine country of origin, add statistics dashboard to monitor mapping activity in real time including a latest taggers feed, make the web app pwa so it can be installed on mobile devices, include an easy to embed iframe with url search param queries, allow for dynamic community routes to position map on local areas, gamify merchant adoption by making leaderboards and tagger profiles with the ability to earn sats with lightning tips and badges...
role
open source maintainer
tech stack
appearances
bitcoin web wallet since 2012 and point-of-sale application, supports both liquid and lightning integration.
contribution
rewrite app from vue.js to sveltekit, refresh UI with new design and features focused on expanding POS, help implement a donation and fee system to monetize the platform, add support functionality to improve user experience, maintain and refactor website & more.
role
web developer
tech stack
global and user-friendly crowdfunding, grants, and other engaging use-cases on the bitcoin lightning network.
contribution
launch geyser grants feature, integrate gifs in messages, develop crowdfunding leaderboard to boost interactivity, help with lightning address embeds for campaigns, front-end for lnurl-auth, responsiveness improvements & more.
role
software engineer
tech stack
a versatile lightning browser extension bringing bitcoin payments and authentication to the web.
contribution
add lightning node connection options, refactor public lightning address donation page to match new design, manage some dependency upgrades to ensure there are no breaking changes, create custom ghost blog and newsletter widget, dark mode, maintain and update landing pages & more.
role
front-end developer
tech stack
mint, collect, and transact rare digital & physical bitcoin art on the liquid network.
contribution
ship end to end encrypted messaging, add artist tipping, support sat unit conversion, add commenting on artworks to increase platform engagement, audio file format upload compatibility, wallet revamp & more.
role
open source contributor
tech stack
other
contributions
a web ui for joinmarket with focus on user-friendliness.
the next generation protocol for pooled mining.
background
during the summer of 2020 i discovered bitcoin and it completely changed my
life in so many ways. one of which is that it prompted me to give coding a
try. after discovering how much i enjoy coding, i began working hard at
teaching myself the fundamentals of web development.
my goal was
to become a bitcoin developer so that i could focus all of my resources
towards what i believe is the most important project of our time. i am now
happy to say that i contribute to open source projects and work as a bitcoin
dev full-time!
all of my code is open source, please feel free
to review my code on github. this is my proof of work.
i'd like
to thank everyone who has helped me along this incredible journey so far, i've
met many kind and generous people along the way.
favorite tech stack
html5
css3
javascript
sveltekit
tailwindcss
graphql
yarn
docker
node.js
linux
bitcoin
lightning
liquid
contact
i am always open to chatting with interesting people who share my values and work on projects that align with our mission. here are the best ways to get a hold of me:
support
if you believe in the the potential for powerful positive change that bitcoin can bring to the world and would like to support development on the application layer, you can choose to support my work. your contribution to the bitcoin ecosystem is greatly appreciated!
support my work support my worksupport other bitcoin developers at bitcoindevlist.com
connect with lightning 🌩️
you can find my lightning node information on amboss.space and below. if you would like to open up a channel with me to improve connectivity on the network and provide some inbound liquidity that would be awesome!