Meet the first confirmed woman developer of Bitcoin Core, Amiti Uttarwar—the true face of the new American Dream:
Like many immigrant families, the Uttarwars came to the US in two parts as they gained a toehold into America. Her father emigrated in 1984, attending FIT in Florida for his masters before making it up to Sacramento and, eventually, the bay area. Mom followed in 1985, a gap of a year during which they had to overcome challenges beget by distance that are unfathomable in an era of ubiquitous communication technology.
While in high school, and in keeping with the focus of her non-profit and community work, Amiti both enjoyed and excelled at math and computer science. It didn't hurt to be growing up in the heart of the tech revolution, the influence of which has come into sharper relief as she looks back. Amiti reflects back on her time growing up in the bay, saying “What I realized as an adult that I didn’t as a kid is how much exposure to the tech scene there is”.
At this point, Amiti was hooked. She loved her work and the platform Simbi was building, but it wasn'tand educating herself on the ins and outs of the network. It was the first time she had found something this professionally captivating that would dominate her time outside of work. Not for long though. Like the Little Engine That Could, Amiti kept chugging along. Realizing this was her opportunity to get closer to the heart of the code base, she spoke to her managers at Coinbase about applying. In a testament to her drive and talent, they quickly agreed to a short leave of absence while she completed the program. She was accepted to the class of 2019 residents, finding her calling at the atomic level of the protocol. She was torn, as she still loved her job at Coinbase.
In her talk “Attacking Bitcoin Core”, Amiti has identified five design principles for peer-to-peer and the bitcoin network, namely that p2p should be reliable, timely, accessible, private, and upgradeable. One of those goals, though, stands out for her."Accessibility is one of my five p2p design goals, but I also see it as a human goal in creating educational content and mentoring people onboarding to bitcoin, ensuring that people can participate in the ecosystem.
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