Wenzhong Chi

Lead Frontend Engineer

New York City Metropolitan Area

About

I am a dynamic and result-driven Fullstack developer with a strong background in leading cross-functional teams and delivering high-impact solutions in both centralized and decentralized finance. I have successfully developed and launched multiple decentralized exchanges and contributed to the infrastructure of a few centralized exchanges. My experience includes deploying tokens and NFT collections, ensuring technical robustness, scalability, and security across platforms. I bring a user-focused mindset to web and mobile app development, combining technical leadership with a hands-on approach to programming, architecture, and debugging. With excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, I foster collaborative environments that bridge business goals with innovative technical solutions.

Experience

  • Lead Frontend Engineer at Meta Studios
    Dec 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

    · Lead a small talented team of Frontend Developers and designers in creating web3 and metaverse projects. · Currently working on releasing NFTs and creating NFT marketplace

  • Frontend Engineer (part of Meta Studios) at Qtum Foundation
    Dec 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

    • Led development of Qtum’s official website and crypto launch event platform • Maintained Qtum SDK for dApp integration and supported third-party developers connecting to Qtum Layer 1 blockchain

  • Full Stack Engineer at Hxro
    Aug 2021 - Jun 2022 · 11 mos

    · Develop and maintain hxro trading protocol on solana network · Develop hxro staking protocol · Implemented frontend UI for both trading and staking protocols · Develop web3 typescript package for interacting with protocols

  • Lead Frontend Engineer at VIMworld
    Sep 2021 - Dec 2021 · 4 mos

    · Implemented UI for NFT drop and NFT marketplace · Manage small team of solidity and Frontend developers · Develop and maintain the official wallet Nufinetes for Vimworld

  • Technical Lead Engineer at Paxful
    Aug 2020 - Aug 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Complex, multifaceted role encompassing strategic, technical and leadership functions in support of a procedurally robust, operationally efficient technical environment · Spearhead day-to-day operations, promoting a culture of high-quality technical performance, collaboration and continuous improvement · Provide incisive leadership to a talented team of Frontend Developers, including performance oversight, professional development and delegation of workflows in accordance with individual expertise · Blend technical acumen with creative vision to manage the full new product design lifecycle, from targeted research to design proposal and brief development, quality control and finally, production · Forge strong collaborative relationships with cross-functional stakeholders, including Users, UX Designers, and Product Managers to maintain impeccable quality across the planning, execution and distribution of products · Utilize a portfolio of contemporary tools and practices to ensure frontend systems and abstractions are both reusable and maintainable · Assume full accountability for Frontend Engineer recruitment to build high-quality teams with the capacity to deliver organizational goals · Currently leading the technical requirements for a major crypto debit card and exchange project; leveraging in-depth knowledge of blockchain and crypto exchange operations to optimize security and functionality