# Ciaran H.

> founding swe @ Dots (YC S21 / usedots.com) | Yale ’21

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ciaranh

opportunity knocks just one time, unforgettable

building payouts infra @ Dots (YC S21) // previously: site performance @ McMaster-Carr, transcriptomics @ MSKCC, sporadic cancer research since I was 16 

github: crn-hasn

## Work Experience
### Founding Software Engineer @ Dots (YC S21)
Jan 2024 – Present | New York City Metropolitan Area
The payouts engine for modern marketplaces, platforms, and finance teams - pay anyone, anywhere, automatically. We move over $1 billion annually for 1 million+ payees.

Send payouts seamlessly to workers in over 150 countries, with built-in compliance, KYC, and financial tracking. Over 300 payment rails, 130 currencies, and instant payout options supported. 

We've powered payouts for everything from focus groups & GTM campaigns to private chef services and movie promotions for large Hollywood studios.

### Software Engineer II - Application Performance @ McMaster-Carr
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
Made mcmaster.com faster for millions of monthly visitors. Site gained popularity on TikTok, X, and YouTube for being very fast.

### Software Engineer I - Databases & Application Performance @ McMaster-Carr
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
Databases tooling and infra.

### Computational Biology Intern @ Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | New York, New York, United States
Selected as 1 of 15 interns in a highly selective research internship at the nation’s second-highest ranked cancer hospital; pivoted research focus to studying COVID-19 infection dynamics as a result of the pandemic.


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
Yale University
Jan 2017 – Jan 2021


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ciaranh21

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Last updated: 2026-04-01