Skanda Bhat
Founding Engineer/Tech Lead
š Munich, Germany
I build high-performance infrastructure and developer tools for distributed systems and AI.
Work Preferences
Salary
USD 120,000 ā 190,000
Skills
Work Experience
Engineer
Open Source
Aug 2024 ā Present
ā¢ Reth & EIP-7745: Implemented the initial proof-of-concept for EIP-7745 accelerated log indexing in Reth (PR #18305). Engineered new MDBX tables and sync stages to boost retrieval performance. Leveraged performance benchmarks to advise core maintainers on refining the EIP specification. ā¢ MEV Infrastructure: Implemented the mev_simBundle RPC method in Reth, enabling searchers and builders to simulate MEV bundles directly against the node state (PRs #11252, #12218). ā¢ Execution Extensions (ExEx): Pioneered early support for Reth ExEx in rindexer, enabling high-performance off-chain indexing without impacting node sync speeds (PR #166). ā¢ Ecosystem: Community contributor to ecosystem projects like alloy-rs (Rust Ethereum SDK) and flashbots/rblib, unifying database primitives and RPC types across the Execution Layer/MEV supply chain.
Founding Engineer, Protocol Architect
Razor Network
Oct 2020 ā Aug 2024
ā¢ Designed and implemented a decentralized Oracle protocol on the EVM, engineering a custom Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism for trustless on-chain data validation. ā¢ Architected cross-chain data bridges to Polygon, XDC, and Optimism, researching and implementing Threshold Cryptography and SGX enclaves to secure data transport. ā¢ Orchestrated the Mainnet launch on SKALE Network, handling node infrastructure setup and validator coordination for institutional stakers. ā¢ Led the smart contract security lifecycle, managing internal fuzzing campaigns and coordinating external audits with Halborn and SlowMist to secure high-TVL contracts.
Senior Software Engineer
Ather Energy
Aug 2019 ā Sept 2020
ā¢ Developed real-time vehicle intelligence features for the on-vehicle Linux dashboard, optimizing data rendering for high-throughput sensor streams.
Product Engineer
Signeasy
Feb 2017 ā Aug 2019
ā¢ Engineered full-stack features for a high-volume e-signature platform, optimizing application reliability and scaling for enterprise user loads.