Hi, I'm Arran Schlosberg - Head of Engineering at Ava Labs | Prev: Founding CTO (acquired), Google, DeepMind, medical doctor, Sotheby’s artist
I thrive on architecting scalable blockchain solutions and bridging medicine with cutting-edge tech. My passion lies in driving innovation through deep codebase understanding and leading engineering teams to solve complex challenges with robustness and maintainability. Let's build the future.
At a glance
Curated signals on strengths, focus areas, and how they can help.
Spearheaded the Avalanche C-Chain architecture overhaul, significantly reducing upgrade times.
Leads Streaming Asynchronous Execution development for 6-10x chain performance at Ava Labs.
Can provide strategic technical direction for blockchain and high-scale systems.
🚀 Career trajectory
Foundation in Medicine & Art
Began career in clinical medicine and artistic pursuits, developing analytical and creative problem-solving skills.
✦ Medicine
✦ Art
Transition to Tech & Data Science
Moved into technology, applying actuarial science to R&D at Google and developing algorithms for infrastructure.
✦ R&D
✦ Actuarial Science
Blockchain & Startup Leadership
Co-founded a blockchain software company, leading to acquisition, and moved into senior engineering roles at Ava Labs.
✦ Co-founder
✦ Blockchain
✦ Ava Labs
Current Engineering Leadership
Serving as SVP, Head of Engineering at Ava Labs, focusing on high-performance blockchain architecture.
✦ SVP
✦ Head of Engineering
✦ Ethereum
💪🏻 Superpowers
Cross-Disciplinary Engineering Visionary
Translating diverse expertise into robust technical strategy.
Spearheaded Avalanche C-Chain architecture overhaul, reducing upgrade times.
Designed privacy-preserving geo-indexing for Google's COVID-19 response.
Developed patented algorithms for optical-fibre risk assessment.
Pragmatic Technical Leadership
Driving high-impact projects with hands-on coding and process improvement.
Leads Streaming Asynchronous Execution development for 6-10x chain performance.
Focuses on code maintainability under uncertainty and scale.
Maintains active programming to ensure codebase understanding.
Bridging Academia and Industry
Connecting medical, actuarial, and software engineering domains.
Former Clinical Associate Lecturer at Sydney Medical School.
Experience with health informatics and medical data standards (FHIR, DICOM).
Applied actuarial science to financial risk modeling in tech.
I'm excited about
Exploring new frontiers in decentralized systems and blockchain scalability.
Connecting with innovators in web3 and distributed computing.
Finding collaborators for ambitious, next-generation technology projects.
I can help with
Provide strategic technical direction for blockchain and high-scale systems.
Offer insights into engineering process optimization and team leadership.
Share expertise on integrating diverse scientific and technical backgrounds.
I would love your help on
Identifying emerging talent in specialized blockchain domains.
Discovering novel applications of distributed ledger technology.
Connecting with leaders in decentralized finance (DeFi) and governance.