• Architected a sub-150µs tick-to-trade, high frequency trading engine in Rust

• Built real-time data indexing pipelines by interfacing directly with Solana’s gRPC and shred streams

• Developed a custom shred ingestion pipeline that received shreds 7-10ms faster than the standard decoding

• Implemented multi-path transaction routing through tip providers and direct-to-leader submission

• Set up comprehensive observability using Honeycomb telemetry to optimize critical paths

• Created a Typescript indexing service using Subsquid for Solana data extraction and backtesting

• Solana validator majority stake co-location to reduce propagation and leader-path latency

• Open-position management driven by a hazard statistical model for exit decisions

• Consistently landed transactions ahead of 99% of other snipers

• Designed and implemented real-time blockchain data indexing pipelines using Kafka and Debezium

• Developed TypeScript GraphQL APIs and optimized Postgres queries for a novel NFT Farcaster client

• Architected EVM smart contracts for today.fun, implementing onchain token distribution mechanisms

• Built production AI-agent pipelines using Pydantic AI for content ingestion and recommendations

• Designed and implemented Endgame, a collateral-free NFT rental protocol on the EVM

• Forked and modified the optimized OpenSea Seaport protocol contract to integrate with Endgame

• Led the Endgame smart contracts through a 3-week auditing process with Code4rena

• Designed and implemented a pump.fun-inspired bonding curve protocol on Solana called coin.fun

• Built out TypeScript and Python GraphQL APIs to serve smart contract interactions

• Built the first Ethereum borrowing aggregator that served over 3MM in crypto loans for 2000+ borrowers

• Designed a novel fractional ownership protocol of DeFi trades that attracted over 50k USD in deposits

• Built wealth management multi-sig wallet using Gnosis Safe contracts and vault-style structured products

• Used Monte Carlo simulations to research financial product viability with Jupyter/Python/Pandas

• Led the architecture of Node.js REST APIs using Express, TypeScript, Postgres, and Docker