I didn't start in blockchain. I started building full-stack web apps — React, Node.js, the usual. Then I built a token launchpad on Solana, and everything changed.
What got me wasn't just the tech. It was the mindset shift: write a great contract, deploy it, and it runs forever. No servers. No AWS bills. No DevOps at 3am. Users own their data — not a company sitting on a private database. That's how software should work.
Now I go deep on Solana and Rust. I care about compute unit efficiency, PDA security, account validation, and building DeFi primitives that are hard to break. Rust forces you to be honest — no hidden costs, no garbage collector surprises, just deterministic and fast.
I'm looking for on-chain engineering roles — specifically Solana smart contract development, DeFi protocol work, or anything pushing the edges of what's possible on-chain.