Get达人 — Zero-Knowledge (ZK) Research Engineer | Senior Protocol Engineer | Rust Blockchain Developer

Expertise in Blockchain and Cryptography (1.5 yr.), DevOps (1.0 yr.).

Last verified on April, 2026

Core Skills

C/C++/C#

Bio Summary

Expertise in zero-knowledge proof systems including ZK-SNARK, Plonk, Groth16, and zkVM optimization for Layer 2 privacy solutions.
Proficient in Rust blockchain development, designing high-performance node components, consensus algorithms, and secure cryptographic primitives.
Skilled in cloud-native infrastructure automation using Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, and observability with Prometheus and Grafana ensuring 99.9% uptime.
Hands-on experience with decentralized network protocols, peer-to-peer systems using libp2p, and distributed storage architectures.
Strong quantitative finance background with MSc in progress, combining advanced cryptography, blockchain protocols, and privacy computing expertise.

Technical Skills

Programming Languages	Python, Rust, Solidity, TypeScript
C++ Libraries and Tools	C/C++/C#
AI & Machine Learning	Neural Networks
Databases & Management Systems / ORM	HDFS
Cloud Platforms, Services & Computing	AWS, GCP
Azure Cloud Services	Azure Blockchain
Google Cloud Platform	GCE
Collaboration, Task & Issue Tracking	Atlassian Confluence
BlockChain and Decentralized Software	Azure Blockchain, Cryptography, ETH (Ethereum blockchain)
Deployment, CI/CD & Administration	CI/CD
Virtualization, Containers and Orchestration	Kubernetes, Terraform
Logging and Monitoring	Prometheus
Other Technical Skills	Circom, Consensus Algorithms, Groth16, Noir, Plonk, RISC0, ZK-SNARK, zkVM

Work Experience

Zero-Knowledge (ZK) Research Engineer | Senior Protocol Engineer | Rust Blockchain Developer - Get达人 (zkVM Privacy Execution Layer)

Duration: Until 2026-04-02
Summary:

Developed a private execution environment for Ethereum Layer 2 using Rust and RISC0
The project aimed to improve proof efficiency and reduce latency for privacy-preserving transactions on blockchain networks

Responsibilities:

Researched and implemented zero-knowledge proof systems for Layer 2 privacy solutions.
Optimized zkVM performance, proof generation, and cryptographic security.
Built high-performance blockchain node components and network stacks in Rust.
Designed distributed systems, consensus logic, and memory-mapped databases.
Hardened cryptographic primitives and performed security audits.
Built and scaled cloud-native infrastructure for blockchain nodes.
Automated deployment with Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
Established observability stack with Prometheus and Grafana for 99.9% uptime.
Contributed to peer-to-peer network design with libp2p and distributed storage systems.

Technologies: Rust, RISC0, ZK-SNARK, Plonk, Groth16, zkVM, Circom, Noir, Cryptography, Ethereum Layer 2, libp2p, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, Prometheus, Grafana, Memory-mapped databases

Education

Master of Science in Quantitative Finance, University of Ottawa
GPA: 3.8/4.0
Expected Graduation: 2026

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