Darwin Lo
About Darwin Lo
Darwin Lo is a Staff Full Stack Software Engineer at Guideline with extensive experience in software engineering and leadership roles across various companies. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Stanford University and specializes in secure multiparty computation and backend distributed systems.
Company
Darwin Lo is currently working as a Staff Full Stack Software Engineer at Guideline since 2023. He operates remotely from Austin, Texas, United States. Previously, he was with MasterClass as a Staff Software Engineer for six months from 2021 to 2022 in San Francisco, California.
Title
Darwin Lo holds the title of Staff Full Stack Software Engineer at Guideline. His prior roles include Staff Software Engineer at MasterClass and The Airlift Project, as well as Cofounder and Chief Technical Officer at Insights Network.
Education and Expertise
Darwin Lo earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Stanford University, where he was admitted at the age of 15. His expertise includes zero-knowledge protocols, smart contracts, parsing, static analysis, digital signal processing, and backend distributed systems. He has co-authored a white paper with a top professor on secure multiparty computation and holds a US patent in the same field.
Background
Darwin Lo has a rich and diverse background in the software engineering field. He began his career at Fortify Software, an HP company, where he served in various roles from Technical Support Engineer to Member of Technical Staff. He has also co-founded two companies, Wink Health and Insights Network, where he served as CEO and CTO respectively. Darwin is a Y Combinator alum and was the backend tech lead for Chris Voss's session on MasterClass.
Achievements
Throughout his career, Darwin Lo has achieved numerous milestones. He executed a $17 million Initial Coin Offering in 2018 and co-authored significant research in the field of secure multiparty computation. Additionally, he has been recognized for his contributions to backend distributed systems and holds a US patent in secure multiparty computation.