Backend | Blockchain developer

A few years ago, I was working on backend systems for fintech products — payment APIs, transaction flows, and high-volume systems. I enjoyed the technical challenge, but something felt missing. Then during the 2021 DeFi summer, I came across projects like Uniswap and Yearn and was blown away. Not just by the tech — but by the fact that real financial infrastructure was being rebuilt from scratch, in the open, with code anyone could verify.

That transparency, autonomy, and permissionless nature completely shifted my perspective. I started writing Solidity smart contracts, testing them with Hardhat, and reading through exploit post-mortems jus...