summary: Steve Ellis is the Chief Technology Officer at Chainlink and SmartContract. He has a background in software engineering and product development, with over a dec...
content: Steve Ellis is the Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder of Chainlink and SmartContract. He has a background in software engineering and product development, with over a decade of experience in the tech industry. Career Prior to his current position, Steve co-founded Secure Asset Exchange, a decentralized asset exchange platform. He also worked as a software engineer at Pivotal Labs, where he helped clients develop products using agile methodologies and test-driven development, as well as provided guidance on technical decisions and hiring for stable, scalable application development. CoFounder and CTO at Chainlink Labs (2020 - Present) CoFounder and CTO at SmartContract (September 2014 - Present) CoFounder and CTO at Secure Asset Exchange (June 2014 - January 2016) Software Engineer at Pivotal Labs (July 2010 - March 2013) Education Ellis graduated from New York University with a Bachelor in Computer Science in 2010, where he was also a Teacher Assistant for the Computer Science department.