William Smith

William Smith is a Senior Software Engineer at Mysten Labs, specializing in Sui Blockchain, where core protocol features such as checkpoint execution and state accumulation have been developed. Previous experience includes roles as a Technical Advisor at Kinlia and Senior Software Engineer at royal.io, contributing to backend development for timeseries data platforms and automated royalty payouts. William has a background at Meta, where machine learning recommendation systems for VR were built, and at Instagram, where full-stack login features were designed. Additional experience includes positions as an iOS Development Teaching Assistant at UC Berkeley, Satellite Payload Systems Engineer at Boeing, and Signals and Controls Co-Team Lead for Berkeley Hyperloop. An earlier career in the US Marine Corps involved aviation electronics and quality assurance. William holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.