Software engineer & founder
Building at the frontier ofAI agents, agentic commerce, trusted blockchains, decentralized compute, APIs, and products people use.
I’m Narbeh Shahnazarian. I build useful software, start companies, and share what I learn along the way.
Currently a Senior Solutions Architect at Hashgraph AI Studio
Skill set
I work where new tools meet real products: AI that can take actions, blockchains that move value, and the full-stack craft needed to ship both.
AI systems
I design AI products people can actually run: inference APIs, agents that use tools, and better prompts. Recent work includes Hashgraph’s AI Studio and Lilypad’s Anura API (web search, OpenAI-compatible models, multimodal features).
OpenAI · Ollama · HuggingFace · n8n · Cursor · Claude Code · DevinAI · Perplexity · Local AI
Blockchains
From Ethereum smart contracts to permanent storage on Arweave and Filecoin. I care about making web3 usable. Wallets, keys, and jargon should not be the product.
Ethereum · Hedera · Arweave · IPFS / Filecoin · Solidity · Hardhat · Foundry · DAOs
Languages
Java · Golang · Python · TypeScript · JavaScript · Ruby · SQL · Solidity · Bash
Product engineering
React, Next.js, Node, Spring, GraphQL, Postgres, MongoDB, Redis, Docker, AWS: the unglamorous stack that turns ideas into live products.
How I work
Accessibility champion at Expedia. Mentor. Open-source maintainer. Host of a weekly show so other builders can be seen.
Now
to Present
Hashgraph builds the future of finance on Hedera. In AI Studio I work at the intersection of agents, programmable payments, and infrastructure that enterprises can actually trust, so AI systems can move value with rules, auditability, and speed.
hashgraph.com (opens in a new tab)Building
Side-by-side with full-time engineering, I start products that make frontier tech kinder: better prompts, easier storage, clearer language, and a stage for builders.
Founder · to Present
A pocket prompt engineer. Turns vague ideas into clear, high-performing instructions following prompt-engineering best practices.
(opens in a new tab)Co-Founder / CTO · to Present
Donate to charities while you shop online, at no extra cost to you. Impact as simple as a click.
(opens in a new tab)Founder · to Present
A GraphQL API for permanent storage. One key, no wallets required. Built on Arweave and Filecoin so web3 storage feels like a normal API.
(opens in a new tab)Founder · to Present
An open-source web3 glossary, plus a nonprofit that explains the new internet to non-technical people: education as a public good.
(opens in a new tab)Founder / Host · to Present
A weekly podcast where founders get 30 minutes to show what they’re building on the bleeding edge. 200+ episodes and still going.
(opens in a new tab)Path
to Present · Vancouver
Building trusted AI and the next layer of finance on Hedera.
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Bridged product and engineering: strategy, management, and architecture for software teams that need to move without extra overhead.
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Contributed to building Lilypad’s decentralized compute network for AI inference. Led the on-chain protocol from inception through audit, expanded the open-source platform (Go, Postgres, AWS, Docker), and scaled the Anura inference API.
to · Vancouver
Full-stack on Cruise, Flights, and Innovation. Led next-gen content solutions, helped launch Cruise on Expedia.ca, designed new flight search capabilities, championed frontend accessibility, spoke at the 2023 Greek FinTech Hub on web3, and mentored teammates along the way.
to Present
Helped grow a community of developers learning web3. Founded DevNTell, maintained the early DAO website, and led hackathon efforts for the web3con virtual conference.
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Two co-op terms: Java/SQL service assurance, then emerging technologies and innovation: web, TV apps, and proof-of-concept work on a Scrum team.
to · B.Sc. Computer Science, Mathematics minor, Co-op
Later: buildspace n&w s3 (2023). Earlier side projects include Swole IP, the iOS app AnnoPic, and iSeeColor, a color-blindness aid built as a student team.
Writing
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