Candidates
Talented builders looking for new opportunities. I've personally vouched for each of these candidates.
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Nicolas "Norswap" Laurent★✓
Tech Lead / Protocol Engineer
Actively LookingExperienced crypto tech leader with strong track record in protocol design at Optimism and leading teams to ship at Happy Devs. Open to tech leadership, VC investment roles, or co-founding opportunities.
Josef Vacek (atris)✓
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer
Actively LookingAI startup founder and senior software engineer. Built his first website at age 9, programming professionally since 12. Reth contributor. Previously at Penumbra Labs focused on financial privacy, led system rewrites at Moralis, built critical tools deployed by AWS and US DHS at 3PillarGlobal. Angel investor in AI and web3 (Monad, Succinct, Praxis). TypeScript, Rust, and Solidity developer.
Viraz Malhotra✓
Senior Smart Contract & Backend Engineer
Actively LookingEVM developer with 6 years of experience building smart contracts and backend applications for DeFi and Infrastructure projects (L1s, L2s). Also experienced as a security researcher in both EVM and Solana domains.
Kevin Castro✓
Product Marketing Manager
Actively LookingProduct marketing professional with experience at OpenZeppelin. Bilingual (English/Spanish) with international experience across multiple markets.
Temitayo Daniel✓
Mid-Level Solidity Engineer
Actively LookingSolidity engineer with hands-on experience in production EVM smart contracts, diamond patterns (EIP-2535), upgradeable systems, and on-chain tooling. Contributed to Aavegotchi's smart contract infrastructure.