Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Focused on low-latency trading systems for both TradFi and DeFi. Experienced in L1/L2 engineering, zero-knowledge cryptography, and scalable Web3 infrastructure; design and build production-grade protocol components, smart contracts, rollups, state channels, and full-stack dApps with emphasis on security, performance, and usability. Technical highlights - Low-latency HFT systems to interface with CEXs and DEXs, focusing on ultra-low-latency execution, market microstructure, and cross-venue arbitrage. Languages: Rust, Python, C++, Go - Layer 1 / Chain Development: worked on Ethereum, Solana, Aeternity. Deep knowledge of consensus (DAG research), data availability, account abstraction, sharding. Languages: Rust, Go, C#, Solidity, Sophia. - Layer 2 / Rollups & State Channels: Implemented/researched zk-rollups, optimistic rollups, Polygon CDK, Optimism, state channels for multiplayer Web3 gaming. Built rollup tools and authored L2 whitepaper (intent-centric cross-chain design). Tech: zkEVMs, zk-SNARKs (Circom), Noir, Schnorr proofs. - Smart Contracts & On-chain Systems: Extensive Solidity and Sophia work (DeFi primitives, payment-splitting, Merkle trees, Tornado Cash integrations). ERC research: ERC-4337, ERC-6551, ERC-6150, ERC-2525, ERC-6900, AEX-141. Focus: security, gas optimization. - Cryptography & Proof Systems: Practical zk work: Circom circuits, Noir, Merkle proofs, privacy-preserving protocols; applied ZK to games and DeFi indexers. ZK architectures, prover/topology choices, recursion/batching, SNARK vs STARK. Circuit design (Circom/Noir) optimization, witness/gas reductions. zkEVM design/compatibility, state/bytecode proving. Privacy/composability, prover infrastructure/tooling, and ZK product use-cases. - Full-Stack & Infrastructure: Built high-performance backends and explorers, Next.js frontends, multi-protocol dashboards, low-latency systems in Rust, Go, TypeScript. - DeFi & Indexing: Architected Rust-based zk-rollup indexer/explorer for Uniswap v3 on Arbitrum (real-time L1 calldata parsing → L2 reconstruction); built cross-exchange arbitrage systems (Rust + Go + Next.js). AMMs, bonding curves, liquidity management, orderbook vs AMM tradeoffs, perps/margining, oracles & MEV mitigation, capital-efficient designs, tokenomics/governance, cross-chain liquidity/bridges, and DeFi indexing/analytics (TVL, slippage, MEV patterns). - Dev practices: High Frequency trading, Protocol design, architecture, product strategy, node/infrastructure marketplaces, staking/restaking, security-first smart contract development, modular extensible systems.
- Reduced p99 execution latency by migrating latency-sensitive execution paths from Python to Rust, removing interpreter overhead and improving latency stability during volatile market conditions across various microservices. - Optimized components of the order book and market data pipeline powering a cross-exchange liquidity aggregation system across 40+ venues. - Improved IPC throughput(~30%) in the feed handler stack by introducing zero-copy shared memory transport with iceoryx2, reducing serialization overhead between market data and execution services.
- Identified blockchain platforms with unique offerings and high growth potential; negotiated deals as infrastructure providers to maximize benefits and support early adoption. - Built an institutional-grade staking infrastructure with full restaking solutions to simplify complex workflows for institutions. - Designed and launched multi-protocol, multi-asset dashboard for centralized portfolio management and data-driven decisions. - Co-led product team to analyze and capitalize on restaking ecosystem opportunities. - Developed strategies for Web3 products, including infra node marketplaces, RPC services, and rebate-based staking reward models.
Intent-Centric Cross-Chain Enablement: Spearheaded the development of a novel L2 protocol from its inception. Technical Stack: Employed Rust and Solidity as primary languages, with supplementary modules in Go. Theoretical Foundations: Conducted in-depth research in mathematics, cryptography, DAG- based consensus, zkEVMs, intent-based transaction processing, data availability layers, zero- knowledge proofs systems, and data and state sharding. Whitepaper and Research: Authored a comprehensive whitepaper outlining the protocol's design and theoretical underpinnings. Protocol Analysis: Thoroughly researched and analyzed existing protocols, reviewing their codebases to gain insights into software design and primitives. Team Leadership: Played a pivotal role in establishing the development team and guiding them through the protocol's design and implementation strategy. Documentation: Contributed significantly to the whitepaper's documentation, ensuring clarity and comprehensiveness.
- Acquired a comprehensive understanding of the OP-Stack framework introduced by the Optimism blockchain. - Familiarized oneself with the Chain Development Kit (CDK) framework, as released by the Polygon Protocol. - Investigated efficiency and benefits of DAG-based mempools in chains like Fantom to optimize transaction throughput. - Researched data availability layers and sampling techniques to enhance protocol scalability; evaluated EigenDA and Celestia as leading implementations. - Active participant in blockchain based Hackathons and meetups like ETHGlobal, Aeternity Universe 2, Polkadot etc.
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