Security Researcher - Statemind (security firm with focus on EVM based protocols)
Duration: May 2026 – July 2026
Summary: Completed a fellowship program and was the only one out of a cohort of 30 selected for a paid internship. Audited Symbiotic V2 during it.
Responsibilities:
- Reviewed the Symbiotic V2 Solidity codebase manually, derived the protocol's core invariants from the code and documentation.
- Built a threat model on top of those invariants, deriving attack vectors against each one.
- Tested each vector against the implementation to confirm or rule it out.
- Studied core DeFi protocol designs from primary sources: the Uniswap V2/V3 and Compound whitepapers, and the Aave V3 documentation.
Technologies: Solidity, EVM, Foundry, AI tooling, DeFi, smart contract security
Rust developer - Kalatori (web3 payment gateway)
Duration: January 2026 – June 2026
Summary: Worked on production reliability and evaluated implementation options as an engineer to inform business decisions.
Responsibilities:
- Validated and stabilized the end-to-end Solana/USDC payment flow by identifying and fixing bugs in swap transaction handling and UI.
- Researched TRON-to-Polygon payment options using DEX aggregators and cross-chain bridges to expand market reach.
- Researched automated payment refunds: assessed feasibility, evaluated address-attribution API providers, and compared their subscription pricing.
- Improved service reliability and developer experience by implementing automatic RPC node failover, refactoring graceful shutdown, and setting up end-to-end tests for payment and withdrawal flows on Polygon.
Technologies: Rust, Solana, Polygon, Tron, DEX aggregators, cross-chain bridges, RPC, end-to-end testing
Rust Backend Developer - CoinLoan (crypto trading apps)
Duration: August 2022 – May 2025
Summary: Developed a trading platform for trading across multiple exchanges from one place, and built data collection for proprietary trading strategies.
Responsibilities:
- Built and maintained the exchange account management service allowing users to connect exchange API keys, trade, and track balances.
- Developed real-time Kraken order book aggregation and cross-exchange price calculation logic for the swap service.
- Implemented order and position management for a market-making service on the company’s proprietary token, including automated stale order cancellation and stability improvements.
- Developed and maintained exchange integrations with Binance, Kraken, OKX, and built Bybit and Bitget integrations from scratch.
- Built automated testing infrastructure including mock services, unit and integration tests, and CI/CD release automation.
Technologies: Rust, tokio, Python, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Docker Compose, GitLab CI/CD, Linux, Git, microservices, distributed systems, REST API, JSON-RPC, WebSocket, OpenAPI/Swagger, async programming, unit & integration testing
Python Developer - Kraud (reporting system for a hedge fund)
Duration: January 2022 – July 2022
Summary: Developed and maintained a reporting system aggregating accounting and statistical data for an international hedge fund, focusing on cryptocurrency exchange data collection and financial reporting.
Responsibilities:
- Built a data collection library integrating 12 cryptocurrency exchange APIs to standardize and simplify data processing.
- Implemented automated generation of financial reports for submission to a Swiss financial regulator.
- Maintained an automated pipeline for collecting and reporting trade data using Celery and Google Sheets, ensuring uninterrupted data flow for analytics and trading teams.
Technologies: Python, Django, Celery, Google Sheets API, cryptocurrency exchange APIs
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