Security Researcher | Senior Smart Contract Engineer
📍 Santa Fe, Argentina
12+ year software engineering track record, 7+ years in the Ethereum ecosystem, 5+ years as senior Solidity developer, 1+ year in security research/auditing. Specializes in protocol design, implementation, and smart contract security. Experience in DeFi, governance, wallets, cross-chain bridges, insurance, and NFTs. 3x Top 3 placements in audit contests on Sherlock, Cantina, and Code4rena.
Salary
USD 100,000 – 240,000
Independent
Dec 2024 — Present
Secured 25+ protocols on private audit engagements with 200+ vulnerabilities found working with Hashlock, Pashov Audit Group, and Shieldify. Competed in 20+ public security contests, achieving top-3 placements on 3 occasions and identifying 80+ high and medium severity vulnerabilities. 3 highlighted findings in Sherlock's Vulnerability Spotlight.
BootNode
Apr 2021 — Apr 2024
Designed and implemented smart contracts across DeFi, governance, bridging, wallets, NFT and insurance protocols on Ethereum and L2s. Led architecture, design, implementation, testing, code review, and deployment for high-profile projects including account abstraction wallets, governance systems, and covered vaults. Contributed to Infinex Governance, zkSync Era Azure Wallet, Connext V2 Amarok, and Nexus Mutual V2. Built supporting infrastructure for Derive (formerly Lyra Finance).
Protofire
Feb 2018 — Apr 2021
Contributed core smart contract features to Aave V2 and Set Protocol V2. Led end-to-end development of the POA Network TokenBridge (xDAI Bridge and OmniBridge for Gnosis Chain, currently $300M TVL). Enhanced Nifty Wallet. Served as technical lead for KyberDAO Pool Master Proxy and Arianee Token + Customized Bridge instance.
Various Companies & Freelance (Folder IT, Zoovet, Caja de Seg. Social, RiteTag, Independent)
Mar 2013 — Jan 2018
Built scalable full-stack web applications and offline-capable systems across healthcare, social security, food supply chain, veterinary management, and social media tools. Worked with Java/Spring, PHP/Laravel/Nette, JavaScript frameworks, Ionic/Angular, and various databases.
Information Systems Engineering
2007 – 2014