Jenks Guo

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia· jenksguo@gmail.com

I am Head of DevRel at Babylon Labs, a leading BTCFi project with $5b TVL. With 7+ years in Developer Relations, I specialize in Bitcoin DeFi, ecosystem building, and strategic developer engagement. I help organizations build thriving developer communities through human-centered design and cutting-edge technology.

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Experience

Head of DevRel

Babylon Labs

Leading Developer Relations for a top BTCFi project with $5b TVL, focused on Bitcoin-charged Trustless Vaults:
- Built comprehensive DeFi developer engagement strategy from the ground up
- Designed and launched developer grant program, negotiating strategic infrastructure partnerships
- Hosted AI solo-preneurship incubator program to foster innovation in the Bitcoin ecosystem
- Built complete documentation site from scratch, improving developer onboarding experience
- Co-authored technical white papers on Bitcoin DeFi and trustless vault mechanisms
- Established developer community programs and technical evangelism initiatives

2024 - Present

Lead Developer Advocate

Filecoin Foundation

Led global developer advocacy for the Filecoin decentralized storage network:
- Spoke at and judged 100+ hackathons globally, awarding over $1M in hackathon prizes
- Reviewed and approved grants up to $200k, mentored 12+ accelerator programs
- Developed APAC miner relations and engagement strategy, expanding network participation
- Conducted technical due diligence for Protocol Labs Investment Fund
- Built strategic partnerships with universities and developer communities across Asia-Pacific
- Created educational content and workshop materials for Web3 storage development

2022 - 2024

Partner Solutions Lead

Linktr.ee

Led the creation of Linktr.ee's entire partner ecosystem and developer platform:
- Developed from zero: 3x APIs, comprehensive SDKs, full Developer Portal, and App Store
- Built NFT integration platform connecting with OpenSea and major NFT marketplaces
- Managed engineering contractors team of 30+ people across two product pods
- Coordinated with 5+ external agencies including Thoughtworks for large-scale implementations
- Established partner certification programs and technical integration standards
- Grew developer ecosystem from concept to hundreds of active integrations

2021 - 2022

Developer Evangelist

Xero

- Assist with new prospective developer partner enquiries and evaluations.
- Assist with technical support for developer partners undertaking integration with the developer API.
- Undertake new partner integration certification testing and reviews.
- Manage relationships with assigned developer partners.
- Communicate with the Xero Developer community: developer forums participation, Tweets & blog posts.
- Work with the Xero sales, business development and customer support teams, ensuring they have awareness of our developer partners.
- Assist with marketing support for developer partners looking to be certified.
- Assist Strategic Partner Account Managers to identify, validate & win new sales opportunities that involve an Add-on partner component.

July 2018 - March 2021

Experienced Integration Engineer/Service Delivery Manager

Ericsson

My client is Australia’s top tier mobile carrier operating a wholesale mobile MVNO business. As an API integration specialist and service delivery manager, I am individually responsible for the service delivery project on $10+ million telecom charging & billing solution with half a million active users across 12 enterprise customers. I work from client site 2+ days a week and coordinate a team of 30 offshore engineers/testers daily.

My duties include but not limited to:
- onboard and integrate CRM with my client’s BSS product suite
- network connectivity planning, testing and troubleshooting
- end to end SOAP web services design, integration and support
- review and approve testcases
- panel on change approval board and perform risk analysis
- bring defects to closure quickly with proactive communication
- answer queries from various department of our enterprise customers

During this role I have achieved:
- 100% of our onboarding SLAs
- exceeded customer expectation in service delivery with 100% offshore resources
- developed value adding services in addition our exiting MS contract
- lead and developed remote and automated testing platform and services that saves $10,000s per year and brings higher quality, more confidence to customer’s product offering
- resolved many operations tickets from level 3 support

August 2015 - July 2018

Front-end Developer

Shout! Media Productions

Over 6 months period I have rotated through 2 roles with in our TV&Media business unit to work as a web application developer and later helped out on UX research. The combination of my technical skills and human centred design methodology sparked great ideas for client project, presales engagement and developed an internal BI tool that is developed into a global tool.

As a developer I have had experience in:
- web application front-end development & back-end testing
- front-end: JavaScript, php, JSP, HTML5 & CSS3
- back-end: RESTful and SOAP testing with SOAP UI
- network infrastructure testing
- worked with parried programmer to deliver multiple agile sprints
- corporate internal web tools (BI) development
- SharePoint frontend development and integration with other enterprise tools

February 2015 - August 2015

Web Developer & Digital Marketer

Plexus Communications

- Joomla developer
- Website maintenance, update and upgrade
- Database management
- Search engine optimisation
- Product listing and ecommerce stores management
- Ebay store management

July 2014 - Feb 2015

Contracted CTO

School of Thinking

Responsible for design, implementation and operations of the organisation’s technology with contractors and service providers. Apart from the executive consulting service, there is an online MOOC platform that provides innovation programs to enterprise customers with 500+ employees.

My functions and achievements:
- onboarded 6 Australian Bluechip companies to the innovation platform developed by me
- develop and maintain organization’s web apps and infrastructure
- content management system installation, upgrade and customisation
- migrate, maintain and upgrade IT infrastructure
- manage email course delivery (half a billion lessons)
- coordinate contractors and service providers in AU and USA to ensure operations and expansion of the platform
- resolve operations tickets and on call for incidents
- performed 2 cost audit that reduced operations cost to 1/3

July 2014 - Feb 2015

Education

The University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Engineering
Electrical & Electronic Engineering

High Distinction with Honours

March 2010 - December 2013

School of Thinking

Honorary Doctor of Lateral Thinking
Innovation & Strategic Thinking
2018

Brighton Grammar School

VCE, Science

ENTER Score: %90.20

January 2008 - December 2009

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Core Competencies
  • Smart Problem Solving & Action-Oriented Analytics
  • Data-Based Strategy & Developer Ecosystem Building
  • Team Management & Contractor Coordination
  • English & Mandarin Public Speaking
  • AI Agent Task Orchestration & Automation
  • Blockchain/DeFi Technical Evangelism

Speaking & Conferences

Speaker Info

Pronoun: He/Him
Full Name: Jenks Guo (郭剑 / 郭劍)
Job Title: Head of Developer Relations
Company: Babylon Labs
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Company Location: New York, New York, USA

Speaker Bio

Jenks is an outgoing full-stack developer passionate about distributed systems and blockchain consensus. He is currently Head of Developer Relations building Babylon Chain's developer experience for proof-of-stake chain developers.

Jenks has helped 500+ tech startups with technology solutions, commercial strategies, and platform transformation. He has spoken at and judged 100+ hackathons globally, awarding over $1M in prizes and mentoring 12+ accelerator programs across APAC.

Speaking Highlights
  • 100+ conferences and hackathons worldwide
  • Judged hackathons and awarded over $1M in prizes
  • Mentored 12+ accelerator programs across APAC
  • Bilingual speaker — English & Mandarin (普通话)
Podcasts, Interviews & Panels
Advocating for IPFS & Filecoin
APIs & Platform Business
中文演讲 (Chinese Talks)
Slides & Decks
More Resources

Speaker Kit: Speaker Info & Photos (Notion)
Technical Blogs: Read on Medium


Interests

Apart from being a developer advocate and speaker, I enjoy spending time outdoors. During warmer months, I love running, swimming, and cycling around Melbourne's beautiful parks and trails.

When indoors, I'm passionate about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency innovation, AI agent orchestration, and hardware projects. I enjoy exploring the latest in blockchain technology and building automated systems that solve real-world problems.

I also love watching movies, especially sci-fi and tech documentaries, and continuously learning about emerging technologies that shape our digital future.


Awards & Certifications

  • Xero Certified Advisor
  • AWS Certified Solution Architect
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate
  • Certified Real Estate Agent's Representative (REIV)