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Intuit

Senior Rust Full-stack Engineer (Apr 2023 - Apr 2025)
Technologies: Rust, Sockets-rs, gRPC, Angular.js, React.js, Node.js, WebRTC, Zapier, Java, Swift, GitLab, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS

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  • Enhanced backend system performance by implementing parallel computation using Rust's concurrency primitives, such as Mutex and Arc, which significantly improved system throughput and scalability.

  • Led the backend migration initiatives, collaborating with engineers to upgrade the existing system from Node.js (v1.0) to a high-performance Rust-based architecture, optimizing performance and reliability.

  • Contributed to cryptographic core logic development and memory-safe Rust components for secure transaction processing in Wallet-like infrastructure.

  • Contributed to TurboTax’s settlement funding system by developing backend services in Rust that optimized financial workflows and improved fund management.

  • Designed and developed front-end components for the TurboTax admin panel using Angular.js, collaborating closely with UI/UX teams to deliver feature enhancements based on assigned tickets.

  • Architected and developed a real-time telecommunications platform that integrated online, video, and in-person learning experiences with an online marketplace for professional services, improving user engagement and system efficiency.

  • Enhanced video call speed and quality by integrating an advanced WebRTC library, and implemented a blockchain-based chat functionality to ensure secure, private communications for platform users.

  • Built a Zapier integration app that automated booking and messaging workflows between the platform’s chat system, Gmail, and Google Calendar, improving operational efficiency.

  • Migrated and optimized the front-end system from a Metronic theme to a React.js/Next.js framework, dramatically improving website performance, user experience, and maintainability.

  • Developed and deployed native Android and iOS applications using Java (Android) and Swift (iOS), integrating with the existing web backend and publishing to Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

  • Developed and maintained Rust-based modular components inspired by Wallet Core architecture to support secure, cross-chain asset management.

  • Conducted Rust migration of legacy components from C++ to enhance memory safety, performance, and developer ergonomics.

  • Designed and implemented CI workflows and automated test pipelines for Rust-based libraries targeting blockchain SDK consumers.

  • Applied knowledge of Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) internals including delegatecall, staticcall, memory layout, and gas profiling, during optimization of smart contract features.

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RociFi Labs

Senior Software Engineer (Mar 2020 – Mar 2023)

Technologies: Rust, Solana (Anchor), Solidity, Hardhat, Node.js, NestJS, PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, ELK Stack

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  • Designed and built Solana-based smart contracts (Anchor) optimizing for gas efficiency, modular upgrades, and high security for decentralized lending protocols.

  • Implemented multithreaded Rust backend microservices handling high-frequency DeFi transactions with 30% lower processing times.

  • Launched production-grade dApps on Solana, integrating frontend React apps with smart contracts for seamless DeFi operations.

  • Created Substrate-based parachain modules for validator registration and staking.

  • Built decentralized systems with custom consensus logic for governance layers.

  • Integrated Ethereum and r-eth for secure cross-chain interoperability.

  • Built live NFT-enabled app-chains, managing minting, collections, royalties, and user metadata leveraging decentralized storage (IPFS).

  • Integrated decentralized DAO voting mechanisms to drive user-generated AI content and token reward models.

  • Developed cross-chain ERC-20 and ERC-721 token ecosystems using Solidity, emphasizing proxy upgrade patterns and reentrancy-safe contracts.

  • Built on-chain scoring oracles that linked external credit data into DeFi lending decision flows, using modular smart contracts.

  • Designed modular escrow, staking, and node registration systems, enhancing governance mechanisms with decentralized audits.

  • Built and managed PostgreSQL/Redis backends for scalable DeFi transaction indexing and querying.

  • Implemented high-availability Kubernetes clusters on AWS for decentralized infrastructure deployments, supporting zero-downtime upgrades.

  • Engineered NestJS-based API services to expose real-time DeFi analytics and yield farming strategies.

  • Integrated RabbitMQ queues to manage smart contract event triggers and notifications across DeFi ecosystems.

  • Led frontend Web3 integrations using MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet, and Phantom for cross-chain wallet connectivity.

  • Built high-throughput DEX (Decentralized Exchange) platforms with optimized liquidity pool strategies and real-time slippage control.
     

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OpenZeppelin

Blockchain Engineer (Mar 2017 – Mar 2020)

Technologies: Solidity, Ethereum, Node.js, NestJS, Web3.js

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  • Actively participated in the enhancement and expansion of OpenZeppelin’s open-source smart contract libraries, helping evolve the standards from version 1.0.4 to 1.6, with notable contributions to ERC-20, ERC-721, and ERC-827 token standards.

  • Contributed to the core development of OpenZeppelin's widely adopted smart contracts, particularly in the areas of staking systems, pooled funding mechanisms, and decentralized treasury management, enhancing their robustness and security.

  • Developed Node.js-based SDK modules for OpenZeppelin APIs, creating standardized and secure interfaces that enabled easier developer adoption and integration across Ethereum-based applications.

  • Collaborated closely with protocol architects to formalize reusable patterns for token management, governance, staking, and financial operations on Ethereum, ensuring greater flexibility and security.

  • Played a key role in strengthening the OpenZeppelin Contracts framework by contributing to features like access control, upgradability patterns, and enhanced modularity, setting industry best practices still in use today.

  • Conducted security audits for major DeFi protocols, including Fei Protocol, Notional Finance, and Set Protocol, identifying critical vulnerabilities and providing technical mitigation strategies to ensure platform security.

  • Provided detailed audit reports and peer-reviewed codebases, focusing on security, gas efficiency, modularity, and upgradeability best practices.

  • Supported the launch of new DeFi primitives by collaborating with protocol teams on integrating OpenZeppelin security libraries into their smart contracts, enhancing the security and stability of the ecosystem.

  • Worked closely with the OpenZeppelin security research team, analyzing attack vectors and contributing to internal threat modeling initiatives to improve security practices.

  • Improved internal Rust-based cryptographic tools and memory-safe key handling utilities as part of OpenZeppelin’s research and security group.

  • Helped maintain and expand OpenZeppelin’s industry-leading documentation and developer guides, enabling mass adoption of secure smart contract practices across the broader blockchain ecosystem.

  • Supported developer tooling for secure smart contract deployment and testing, aligned with automated testing and CI pipelines used in wallet SDK libraries.

  • Participated in Wallet Core-like cryptographic library R&D focused on memory safety, compiler optimizations, and zero-cost abstractions using Rust.
     

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