Daniel Bläcker

Engineering Manager - API Expansion @ LI.FI

Germany

About

Passionate smart contract developer with strong focus on Solidity and Javascript (for testing) but more than enough passion and curiousity to add more languages and skills, as needed Programming Skills: Blockchain: Solidity | Javascript / Typescript | Bash Scripting Other: Java | C# | SQL | VBA | HTML Tools / Frameworks: OpenZeppelin Contracts & Defender | Foundry | Hardhat | Truffle | Mocha | Chai

Experience

  • LI.FI (Remote)
    • Engineering Manager - API Expansion
      Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

      - Overseeing the API expansion of LI.FI (new bridges, EVM chains, non-EVM ecosystems, etc.) - Leading a team of 9 developers (backend, smart contract) and QAs - Ensuring team health and growth - Overseeing security and management of our 1500+ production smart contracts - Responsible for hiring and onboarding of new team members Passion Project: - Running an AI Community of Practice with the goal to increase AI skills throughout the company

    • Smart Contract Chapter Lead
      Feb 2025 - Feb 2026 · 1 yr 1 mo

      - Leading all smart contract initiatives for LI.FI - Owning operations of 1,000+ production EVM contracts across 50+ networks (and growing) - Ensuring 100% external audit coverage for the Solidity codebase - Establishing and enforcing processes and tools that strengthen security and reduce human error - Driving automation to streamline deployment, testing, and maintenance - Upholding high standards for code quality and development practices - Supporting the smart contract team to maximize productivity and satisfaction - Partnering with other teams to align smart contract delivery with product and business goals

    • Blockchain Engineer
      Nov 2022 - Feb 2025 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      My responsibilities include: - maintenance, optimization and extension our (600+) production smart contracts across 30+ EVM chains - creating efficient solutions for deployment and configuration of diamond, facet and periphery contracts to various networks and keep track of what is deployed where (automated versioning and logging) - develop a comprehensive smart contract security concept incl smart contract monitoring, process definition, automation and human error prevention - managing external audits, reviewing and filing audit reports - gas optimization - researching new technologies and security breaches and deriving insights and actions - integration of new bridges and functionalities such as Permit2, gasless swaps, etc. - technical and process documentation - writing effective and comprehensive tests in Solidity and Typescript - integrate new contracts/functionalities in our backend (Typescript)

  • Blockchain Engineer at Tixl | Interoperable SCs & dApps ($TXL)
    Jun 2021 - Sep 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos

    - responsible for development & maintenance of our smart contracts - development of a router contract similar to Uniswap router for simple integration of our bridge in third party projects - deployed over 50 mainnet contracts across 5 networks - conducted over 30 mainnet contract upgrades - audit provider selection as well audit preparation and support - development and maintenance of backend scripts & services - smart contract tech support

  • Co-Founder / CEO at SAMEoceans
    Apr 2019 - Sep 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos

    - Definition of a sustainable business model for a non-profit organization that aims to protect our oceans from further (plastic) pollution - Setup of organizational structures as well as building up a team of over 20 permanent volunteers - Concept and implementation of an online shop with sustainable products to raise funds for educational projects in Asia

  • Entrepreneur & Environmental Project Manager at Self-employed
    Apr 2017 - Dec 2018 · 1 yr 9 mos

    · establishment of a recycling system (for plastic, glass and used vegetable oil) for around 75 guesthouses and restaurants · establishment of a B2B wholesale business for sustainable products to reduce plastic and waste consumption - building up an online community to promote environmental projects and initiatives in Southern Cambodia and to connect stakeholders, entrepreneurs and businesses - educating children about the dangers and consequences of excessive plastic consumption

  • Sabbatical - Travel through SE Asia at n/a
    Mar 2016 - Mar 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo