Aram Barnett
Product Engineer
Product engineer with 10 years of experience shipping products, driving business and revenue goals, and building automated systems. Venture-backed founder with one successful exit. I work efficiently with extreme ownership, turning ambitious ideas into scalable, production-ready products. Currently building at the intersection of AI and emerging technology.
Experience
CTO
atCurbily (Lightning Cut)Jul 2024 - Present
AI-powered real estate video showcasing platform. Architected full-stack solution from mobile app to cloud infrastructure.
- ▸Architected cross-platform React Native mobile app for AI-powered real estate video showcasing
- ▸Designed microservices architecture using Cloud Run and Pub/Sub for distributed video processing with automatic scaling
- ▸Integrated Google Cloud services (Storage, PubSub, Speech-to-Text, Video Intelligence) for intelligent video pipeline
- ▸Reduced cloud infrastructure costs by 80% through optimized resource allocation
- ▸Reduced real estate media production time by 90% through AI-powered automation
Founder
atWrldBuilderOct 2022 - Jul 2024
Venture-backed metaverse solutions company helping brands develop 3D immersive experiences. Led development of multiple cutting-edge projects including room-scale AR exhibits, community gaming platforms, and virtual events. Shipped products on mobile, VR, and PC platforms.
- ▸Designed and developed metaverse developer marketplace with 100% MoM growth
- ▸Managed sales pipeline for corporate metaverse development with multinational corporations
- ▸Led cross-functional teams across engineering, design, and product
Senior Product Manager
atNervos NetworkJun 2021 - Nov 2022
Built NFTs, gaming, and metaverse technology on blockchain infrastructure.
- ▸Invented and led adoption of a new NFT standard enabling updatable on-chain data
- ▸Created Celebrity Smackdown video game showcasing dynamic NFT technology
- ▸Managed team of 20 remote engineers and product managers
- ▸Drove product decisions through market research and hypothesis testing
Crypto Intelligence Lead
atTRM LabsDec 2019 - May 2020
Built critical data infrastructure for anti-money laundering systems.
- ▸Trained, hired, and managed global remote team of 15 people
- ▸Developed data collection tooling that reduced costs by 15% and increased collection rate by 50%
- ▸Created KPIs and dashboards for resource deployment decisions
- ▸Tech stack: MySQL, GCP, Airflow
Entrepreneur In Residence
atHuman VenturesApr 2018 - Nov 2019
Startup studio building next-generation blockchain products.
- ▸Designed permissioned blockchain network on Hyperledger Fabric for distributed gaming
- ▸Grew developer community to 1.5K across 70 universities and organizations
- ▸Directed development of Vanimals, first mobile app with blockchain-based items
- ▸Established Onward Labs, blockchain investment arm performing technical due diligence
Founder
atCoinScoreSep 2016 - Mar 2018
Cryptocurrency data analytics platform rating digital assets.
- ▸Created methodology encompassing 400 data points across 2,167 tokens
- ▸Conducted user research to develop product roadmaps and optimize UX
- ▸Scaled platform to 10K monthly active users
- ▸Facilitated acquisition discussions with major financial companies
Skills & Technologies
Languages
Frameworks & Infrastructure
AI & Automated Systems
Blockchain & Web3
Product & Leadership
Recent Projects (2025)
Leading engineering and product as CTO/Lead Engineer
ClarityMD
2025
Revolutionary patient aftercare platform using AI metahumans to deliver personalized video instructions. HIPAA-compliant system with 85% reduction in readmissions and 92% patient satisfaction across 500+ healthcare facilities.
Curbily
Jul 2024 - Present
Architected cross-platform React Native mobile app for AI-powered real estate video showcasing. Designed microservices architecture using Cloud Run and Pub/Sub for distributed video processing with automatic scaling. Reduced cloud infrastructure costs by 80% and real estate media production time by 90%.
Metagame
2025
AI-curated, social-first trading platform in Telegram. Live trading tournaments where users can bet on traders, bringing spectator sport dynamics to crypto trading.
Sprouts
2025 (Launching Feb 1, 2026)
Gamified habit tracking app where your daily actions power a living NFT companion. Built on Aptos blockchain, integrates with Strava, Github, Duolingo, and more to turn progress into ownership.
Earlier Work
Continuum: Persistent Digital Twins
Nov 2023
Concept for user data driven API platform integrating generative AI to create responsive, persistent digital twins across the metaverse.
Celebrity Smackdown
2021
Video game showcasing updatable NFT technology by connecting digital assets to celebrity tweets that impact gameplay.
Vanimals
2018
First mobile application on the app store to feature blockchain-based items. Built with React and Ruby on Rails.
Powerboard
2020-2022
Platform turning any video game into play-to-earn. Scaled backend to handle 100K requests per minute with 99.8% uptime.