Dmitri Perelman

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Head of Engineering at Mysten Labs

San Jose, California, United States

Overview

Dmitri Perelman serves as the Head of Engineering at Mysten Labs, where he leverages his deep expertise in distributed systems to scale large engineering organizations. With a PhD from Technion, his background includes leading the development of core blockchain technology for Diem at Meta, consistently aligning complex systems with business outcomes.

He maintains an interest in the Israeli tech ecosystem, having earned both his undergraduate and doctoral degrees from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and following Israeli technology news outlets.

His co-authored paper, "Lutris: A Blockchain Combining Broadcast and Consensus, " which outlines the high-level architecture of the Sui blockchain, won a distinguished paper award at ACM CCS24.

Personality Overview

Assertive

Value Driven

Curious

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They often ask many questions and rely heavily on information and documentation.

Topics They Care About

Consensus Protocols
He recently presented on Mysticeti, a new, faster consensus protocol for the Sui blockchain designed to significantly reduce transaction latency and validator CPU requirements.
Scaling Eng Teams
His focus is on pragmatic organization design and building large engineering platforms that guide teams through major technical and strategic shifts.
Core Blockchain Tech
He has a proven track record leading core blockchain development, from Meta's Diem project to his current role overseeing the engineering of the Sui platform at Mysten Labs.

Media Appearances

Dmitri has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2023
Head of Engineering at Mysten Labs
8-2022 - 9-2023
Director Of Engineering at Mysten Labs
1-2022 - 8-2022
Senior Manager: Crypto Platform at Facebook
5-2020 - 3-2022
Technical Lead Manager at Facebook
10-2012 - 5-2020
Software Engineer at Facebook

Education

2001 - 2005
BSc from Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
2008 - 2012
PhD from Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

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DO's

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When Writing An Email

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  • They like to analyze well and then make their decisions.
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  • They systematically evaluate all decisions and are unlikely to take many risks.

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