Arcual Life: Meet Our Lead Engineer, Andrew!

Tell us about your professional background?

My background is quite varied, I have worked for 20+ years as an engineer everywhere from high frequency / low latency trading platforms, to building web applications, to delving into web 3 and blockchain technology.

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What was a career highlight?

I once developed the timing system for an international endurance ski race back in New Zealand. We were up all night supporting it but being at the live event was a lot of fun.

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What drew you to Arcual?

Having been involved in the NFT space for the last two years I was interested in learning more about the traditional art world and helping bridge the gap between physical art and blockchain technology.

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What does a typical day look like for you and the team?

My days are quite varied as I cover a range of responsibilities across the engineering team. Sometimes I'm more focussed on writing code, other days I have technical questions to solve or meetings with product and design to help with our strategy.

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What is your favourite thing about culture at Arcual?

I think the diversity at Arcual is really good. This provides us with so many different perspectives which has been beneficial in shaping our brand as well as our products.

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What would you be, if you weren’t Arcual’s Lead Engineer?

I would be making generative art.

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Where do you see Arcual in two year’s time?

I see Arcual as an integral part of the physical art ecosystem providing galleries, artists and collectors the tools to manage their interactions with minimal friction and a better user experience.

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