Jay Puntham-baker
Founder at Thermal Capital
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJay Puntham-baker is a New York-based software founder and engineer with nine years of experience building scalable frontends for high-traffic products and open-source projects. He founded Thermal Capital, a quantitative fund deploying 13 automated, market-neutral strategies that trade about $1M per day, while also contributing as a software engineer at Brightwave for AI-driven financial research. Previously, he co-founded and served as CTO of GitPOAP, leading engineering and product vision for a platform that rewards open-source contributions, including integrating a GitPOAP provider into Passport with new UI components and tests. His background spans roles at Vimeo, Alphonso, KPMG, and more, with hands-on work across React/TypeScript, Node.js, and cloud infrastructure. Based in NYC, he is powered by a foundation from App Academy and a track record of shipping reliable, auditable software at scale, while actively exploring MEV, DeFi security, and GitPOAP Pages. He pairs entrepreneurial grit with a knack for turning complex requirements into practical solutions that connect finance, open source, and secure user experiences.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Freehold Borough High SchoolUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignApp Academy
English, German, Japanese
Github Skills (11)
apim10
typescript10
typescripts10
api10
front-end-development10
react10
typescript-types10
jestjs9
jes9
jtest9
context-api9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
passportxyz/passport
Aug 2022 - Aug 2022
Passport allows users to prove their identity through a secure, decentralized UI
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:7 commits, 1 PR, 1 comment in 1 day
Contributions summary:Jay implemented and integrated a GitPOAP (Git Protocol Object Achievement Protocol) provider into the passport application. This involved creating a new provider class, adding related UI components like a GitPOAPCard, and modifying the application's context and provider configurations. The user also addressed API construction issues to ensure the correct functionality of the GitPOAP integration. They added tests for the GitPOAPCard component to verify the integration.
securedecentralizedproveidentitypassport
peebeejay/ClosestCitibike
May 2016 - May 2017
Returns closest Citibike docks / stations based on geolocation to website or chatbot
Contributions:115 commits, 3 PRs, 128 pushes in 11 months
returnsclosestrouteroscitibikenapalm
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