About

Vincent Chau is a Senior Technical Recruiter, Engineer, and Crypto Enthusiast with over 8 years of hands-on technical experience. He discovered his passion for technical sourcing and recruiting in 2017 and, more recently, his passion for blockchain and cryptocurrency. Vincent is excited about the potential of an open, decentralized internet and financial system and is keen to have a direct impact in finding and hiring the best engineers to help build that future. Vincent is passionate about learning and growing and helping others achieve both their personal and career goals. He enjoys leveraging his knowledge, experiences, and background across multiple domains and industries to help others. Vincent has received several accolades, including the Indeed Global Tech Sourcing MVP in Q1 2019 and a promotion at Facebook in Q1 2021. He successfully changed careers in 2018/2019 and won the Forcepoint Solutions Engineering President's Club in 2017. Currently, Vincent works at Gemini Trust Company, LLC as a Senior Technical Sourcer, Software Engineering. Gemini is a next-generation cryptocurrency exchange and custodian that allows customers to buy, sell, and store digital assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. Gemini is held to the highest level of fiduciary obligations, capital reserve requirements, and banking compliance standards. The company was founded in 2014 by brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss to build a bridge to the future of money. Vincent has also worked at Gecko Robotics, Inc. as a Senior Technical Sourcer - Leadership, Product, and Engineering, and at Facebook as a Technical Sourcer IV, Software Engineering. Gecko Robotics is a Series B start-up funded by Y Combinator, Founders Fund, Drive Capital, and even Mark Cuban. Facebook, founded in 2004, gives people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Over 2 billion people use Facebook to stay connected with friends and family, to discover what's going on in the world, and to share and express what matters to them. Vincent holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems from the University of Missouri-Saint Louis. He has experience in blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin, decentralized, and infra tech stacks, and has relevant experience of 12.60 years. Vincent is based in Austin, Texas, and is happy to network or chat about crypto.