Founded in 2017 by brothers Mirko and Jannik Schmiedl, Staking Rewards has grown to become a team of over 10 professionals, exceedingly passionate about a decentralized, open, and transparent financial community for all. Our team is truly decentralized with colleagues spanning across 10 different countries, 4 continents and 8 timezones. Learn some more about our team below:

• Mirko Schmiedl

  CEO & Co-Founder
  Mirko is the Co-Founder and CEO at Staking Rewards where he created the company with his brother Jannik. He has been researching Proof of Stake Networks and yield-bearing digital assets since 2013, eventually turning his passion into a career. He currently leads a team of 12 on a mission to bring passive income to all through digital assets. Prior to Staking Rewards he led a Bitcoin Mining Operation in Southeast Asia.
• Jannik Schmiedl

  CTO & Co-Founder
  Jannik is the Co-Founder & CTO at Staking Rewards where he teamed up with Mirko to build the infrastructure of Staking Rewards. He is a coder by heart, staking enthusiast and a self-proclaimed coffee nerd based out of Hamburg. He previously worked at Check24 and has a degree in Mediasystems from HAW Hamburg.
• Marian Walter

  Head of Biz Dev
  Marian Walter leads Business Development at Staking Rewards. With a background in Fintech (ex-Revolut), he is making the SR20 crypto index come to life. In crypto since 2017, he is passionate about the ample opportunities for wealth creation it offers, and working in this fast moving industry.
• Hady Mahmoud

  Head of Engineering
  Hady Mahmoud is the Head of Engineering at Staking Rewards. He's responsible for the happiness of our developers, the effectiveness of our tools and the quality of our software. Enjoys the challenges of building teams and software at scale, loves sailboats, passive-income and Falafel. When not at work, he's either designing a game or playing squash.
• Max Supera

  Creative Director
  Max Supera is the Creative Director at Staking Rewards. Bringing almost two decades of experience to the team, Max is saving the world one pixel at a time by crafting rich audio/visual experiences, UI/UX design, brand direction, and full-stack development.
• David Walsh

  Sales & Operations Mgr
  David is the Sales and Operations Manager at Staking Rewards. He previously worked with EY as a Senior Strategy Consultant. He holds an MSc in Management from UCD, Ireland and a BA in Economics from UCC, Ireland and is passionate about fixing the broken economic system.
• Allan Wojnowski

  Snr Researcher & Data Analyst
  Allan Wojnowski is the Senior Researcher and Data Analyst at Staking Rewards. After 4 years of TradFi Trading Experience, Allan turned to the Crypto world to add more excitement to his life. Passionate about DeFi and the opportunities it presents.
• Ken Garafalo

  Integrations Mgr & Research Analyst
  Kenneth Garofalo is the Research Analyst and Listing Manager at Staking Rewards. Professional background in Financial Services, Public Relations, and Marketing for the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry.
• Dénes Máté Bencze

  Lead Frontend Engineer
  Dénes Máté Bencze is Lead Frontend Engineer at Staking Rewards. In the last 7 years, he worked for Amazon and Revolut, where he built software which is used by millions of people. He's excited about how crypto and DeFi is disrupting the financial world
• Arsalan Sabir

  Snr Frontend Developer
  Arsalan Sabir is the Senior Frontend Engineer/Developer at Staking Rewards. Experienced Frontend Developer with strong skills and Master's degree focused in Computer Science.
• Atharva Pandey

  Backend Developer
  Atharva Pandey is Backend Developer at Staking Rewards. He has almost 5 years of experience in the industry. Passionate about technical aspects of blockchain and crypto in general.
• Fabian Hug

  Software Engineer
  Fabian Hug worked at several startups before (including one crypto focussed), has a strong CS background and in-depth knowledge about Blockchain, DeFi, IDOs, Web3 and NFTs.
• Alexandru Fica

  Frontend Developer
  Alexandru Fica is an experienced Fronted Developer at Staking Rewards, who enjoys delivering high quality UI/UX experiences. He's excited about blockchain, DeFi, staking and the whole crypto ecosystem.