# Jan Falkin

> Principle Software Engineer at Eluvio

Location: Alameda, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/janfalkin

Senior systems architect with over 30 years of experience designing deterministic, performance-critical distributed platforms across enterprise software, financial infrastructure, internet-scale systems, and Web3 media networks.

Currently defines multi-year architecture for Eluvio’s globally distributed blockchain-based media and integrity platform supporting thousands of feature films and live 4K events. Known for establishing secure programmable execution models, cross-runtime architectural boundaries, and systemic reliability in revenue-critical environments.

Early architect of Microsoft’s Active Template Library (ATL), foundational C++ infrastructure shipped within the Windows SDK and adopted broadly across the Windows ecosystem. Additional experience includes regulated financial trading systems, large-scale peer-to-peer infrastructure, and consumer platforms generating over $500M annually.

Focuses on execution determinism, platform extensibility, distributed validation, and architectural governance at scale.

## Work Experience
### Principle Software Engineer @ Eluvio
Jan 2018 – Present | Berkeley

### Principle Software Engineer @ IBM
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Emeryville, CA
C++ Client facing tool support for Windows

### Principle Software Engineer @ BitTorrent, Inc.
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco, California, United States
BitTorrent client.  C++ C# and CLR

### Development Manager @ Ask Media Group
Jan 2011 – Jan 2016 | Oakland
Lead a team of 8 developers.  Created a platform to run private labeled extensions (toolbars) side by side in all major browsers.

### Director @ UBS
Jan 2004 – Jan 2010 | New York City Metropolitan Area
MBS pricing.  Data integration and statistical modeling of securities.

### Vice President @ Deutsche Bank
Jan 2002 – Jan 2003 | New York City Metropolitan Area
Buy side work.  Led a team of 5 developers creating an AUM reporting system on OLAP data.  Produced just in time reports from ASP.NET servers for Portfolio Managers and Buy side sales.

### Vice President @ Andor Capital Management
Jan 2002 – Jan 2003

### Development manager @ TruMarkets
Jan 2000 – Jan 2002
Lead Developer on the matching engine for an anonymous MBS exchange.

### Co Owner @ Headpoke
Jan 1999 – Jan 2000

### Lead Software Development Engineer @ Microsoft
Jan 1993 – Jan 1999 | Redmond, Washington, United States
One of the original developers of the Active Template Libraries.  Designed and developed the Registrar along with 50% of the ATL 2.0 controls. Lead ATL 2.5 effort incorporating both client and provider support to ATL and wizards.


## Education
### MS in Computer Science
Lehigh University

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Engineering
Lehigh University

### BS in Compter Engineering
Lehigh University

### Pingry


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jan-falkin-a87671
- GitHub: https://github.com/JanFalkin

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Last updated: 2026-04-12