Owen Barnes
Founder at Realtime Technologies Ltd
England, United Kingdom
Summary
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SeniorOwen Barnes is a seasoned software engineer and founder, leveraging 12+ years of experience to build scalable, real-time web and fintech products. As founder of Poly.site, he is reimagining work from first principles, helping people find meaningful jobs and aligning teams around shared purpose. Previously, he led engineering at Realtime Technologies as Director, providing board-level technical guidance to banks and crafting prototypes for blockchain and web3 projects, while also mentoring and teaching developers. He cut his teeth delivering high-performance, real-time experiences at SocketStream and AOL, introducing Node.js, Redis, and WebSockets to engineering teams and driving product-centric engineering at scale. An active crypto thought leader, he has spoken at leading academic institutions, contributed to whitepapers, and advised startups across the Web3 ecosystem, combining hands-on development with strategic storytelling. Based in England, he bridges startup agility with enterprise-grade delivery, and brings a rare blend of technical depth, leadership, and a relentless curiosity about how technology shapes work and life.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (2)
android1
kotlin1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
CreedsCode/PARtynGO
Nov 2023 - Nov 2023
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