1. Could you introduce yourself and tell us about you? Your current / recent jobs and employers? Previous companies and jobs?
He has over 20 years of experience in software engineering, technology management, blockchain, and financial technology. He began his career as a software engineer before progressing into technical leadership, project management, and engineering management positions. One of his significant career milestones was joining XXXX as a QA Director, where he built the QA organisation from scratch, established software development lifecycle processes, and implemented automation and CI/CD frameworks. In 2017, he joined XXXX and worked on the technical delivery of a regulated cryptocurrency exchange in Abu Dhabi, coordinating the Shanghai development team with local legal teams and consultants to meet regulatory requirements and launch the exchange under an ADGM licence. He currently works at XXXX as a Blockchain Architect Expert, where he focuses on technical architecture, development processes, partner coordination, and project delivery.
2. What skill(s) / experience would you self-describe as strongest or specialist in?
He considers technical architecture, requirements analysis, and engineering coordination his strongest areas. He is particularly experienced in translating business and user requirements into technical specifications, functional tasks, and high-level architecture before coordinating with developers on implementation and low-level design. He also builds prototypes and demonstration systems to help developers and stakeholders understand the proposed functionality. His blockchain experience includes Ethereum, Polkadot, and Chainmaker, a Chinese consortium blockchain framework. He has personally designed and developed Solidity smart contracts between 2017 and 2020, and later worked on Rust-based smart contracts at XXXX, including reviewing existing implementations. He also has experience with DeFi and GameFi projects, including researching protocols such as Compound and developing DeFi-related functionality. He understands the technical development of DeFi systems but clarified that financial modelling, staking calculations, and profitability analysis are not his strongest areas.
3. Do you have the lists of key criteria’s according to the clients’ requirements?
He demonstrates relevant experience in blockchain architecture, technical leadership, smart contract development, and project delivery. His background includes both public and private blockchain environments, with exposure to Ethereum, Polkadot, and Chainmaker. He has developed and reviewed smart contracts using Solidity and Rust, although his direct Solidity development experience was mainly between 2017 and 2020. His DeFi experience includes GameFi-related systems and research into DeFi protocols such as Compound, and he described his technical understanding as above intermediate level. In terms of leadership, he currently acts as the technical leader for a team of five, assigning technical tasks, coordinating development activities, and overseeing project milestones, although the team members formally report to a separate people manager. He previously built a QA organisation from scratch at XXXX and coordinated technical teams during the delivery of a regulated digital asset exchange.
