Ian Ha

Engineering Management Operations

Summary

Experienced software engineer and management leader with 20+ years building products, and teams, from the ground up. Founded and scaled a blockchain infrastructure company to 70+ from inception through funding to acquisition, leading across engineering, data, and operations.

Prior to this I worked at various startups in labour services and fintech, and 7+ years in software consultancy. Very comfortable working in teams that want to move fast, and grow, while operating in business and operations complexity.

Experience

Sequence
Co-founder & Head of Operations
Sequence (acquired by Polygon Labs) · Toronto
Jan 2018 – Jan 2026
8 yrs 1 mo

From founding, funding, to exit. With roots in gaming, Sequence built the best blockchain infrastructure platform for the Ethereum ecosystem. Our full-stack suite allowed developers to build web3 experiences seamlessly across chains, and ecosystems. Scaled the company to 70+.

I led at various junctures engineering, data, and ops, while partnering closely with finance, hiring, and HR. Executed while part of the executive leadership team throughout. Acquired by Polygon Labs in Jan, 2026.

Vestwell
Senior Software Engineer
Vestwell · New York City
Jun 2017 – Dec 2017
7 mos

Wrote and designed backend systems, before moving back to Toronto to found Sequence.

WorkMarket
Senior Software Engineer
WorkMarket (acquired by ADP) · New York City
Nov 2013 – Jun 2017
3 yrs 8 mos

Drove general product development with a backend focus in Java. Scaled the tech stack as a member of the Platform Team, designing and building the next-generation micro-services architecture.

Technical Lead
Xtreme Labs Inc. (acquired by Pivotal Software) · Toronto
Apr 2013 – Oct 2013
7 mos

Led and successfully launched two client projects: a doctor-focused iPad health app (later sold), and an in-house time-scheduling web application written in Angular for Deloitte Digital.

Software Engineer
Blu Trumpet (acquired by Breaktime Studios) · Toronto
Jun 2011 – Mar 2013
1 yr 10 mos

First full-time hire and part of the core development team responsible for building a next-generation mobile ad platform.

Affinity Systems
Software Engineer
Affinity Systems Inc. · Toronto
Jan 2004 – Feb 2011
7 yrs 2 mos

Worked closely with clients as a consultant to design and implement software solutions that met client specifications. A lot of this work involved face-to-face or on-site client projects.

Education

University of Toronto
Honours BSc., Computer Science
2004