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Jose Manuel Mariñas Bascoy

Senior Software Engineer

📍 A Coruña, Spain

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Senior Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience, including 4+ years in the blockchain industry. Skilled in Golang, TypeScript, Solidity, and React. Experienced in DeFi protocol design, DAO tooling, smart contract development, and full-stack engineering. Co-founded and scaled a software company to 12 people, delivering 20+ projects to the Spanish public sector.

Work Preferences

Salary

EUR 90,000140,000

Skills

TypeScript9/10
EVM / Ethereum9/10
Golang9/10
Smart Contract Development8/10
DAO Protocols8/10
Hardhat (8/10)Solidity (8/10)Web3 (8/10)Docker (7/10)React (7/10)The Graph / Subgraphs (7/10)Next.js (6/10)Prisma (6/10)Vue.js (6/10)Terraform (5/10)AWS (5/10)IoT (4/10)InfluxDB / TICK Stack (4/10)Foundry (4/10)Ansible (4/10)

Work Experience

Senior Blockchain Engineer

VeChain

Jun 2025Jan 2026

Designed and implemented the staking protocol powering the Stargate app, enabling users to stake tokens and earn rewards. Responsibilities included protocol design and architecture, and smart contract development using Solidity within the Hardhat environment. Stargate launched in December 2025, passed two independent code audits and two attackathons. Smart contracts secure over $80M in assets.

Senior Blockchain Engineer

District

Sept 2024Jun 2025

Developed features for community software combining Web2 UX with Web3 technology. Tasks ranged from writing smart contracts and backend code to frontend development. Tech stack: TypeScript, Solidity, Next.js, Prisma, The Graph, and SAFE protocol integration.

Full-Stack Engineer

Aragon

Mar 2022Jun 2024

Built the Aragon SDK to simplify interaction between Node-based web applications and the DAO protocol. Designed, integrated, and tested new contract features into the SDK. The SDK reached 30k+ downloads and was used by the Aragon App. Technologies: TypeScript, React, Solidity, AssemblyScript.

Full-Stack Engineer

Vocdoni

Oct 2021Mar 2022

Focused on frontend development for a digital voting platform. Refactored components to match updated designs and documented them for future developers. Tech stack: Golang and React.

R&D Researcher

University of Vigo

Oct 2020Dec 2020

Worked on Master's thesis in R&D team. Used IoT devices to measure electrical consumption and built a prediction/detection model for building power consumption. Processed real-time data from BLE-connected sources and visualized via Grafana. Technologies: Python, Pandas, Prometheus, Grafana.

Junior Software Engineer

Everis

Jul 2019Sept 2019

Automated deployments of near-production environments on AWS. Developed flexible cloud templates and a CLI tool to improve developer experience. Technologies: Terraform, Packer, Ansible, Docker, Golang.

Co-founder and CTO

Not a Cool Company

Nov 2018Mar 2024

Co-founded a software company pushing newer technologies into the Spanish public sector. Role evolved from Full-Stack Engineer to Tech Lead to CTO. Grew the company from 3 to 12 people, delivered 20+ projects to Spanish public institutions, and sold shares in early 2024. Tech stack: Golang, Vue.js, React.

R&D Researcher

University of Vigo

Jun 2018Jan 2019

R&D project to provide connectivity inside a naval vessel for the Spanish Navy. Addressed challenges of person detection in Faraday cage environments. Developed node software in Golang and used the TICK stack for data processing and visualization.

Education

University of Vigo

MSc · Telecommunications Engineering

20182020

University of Vigo

BSc · Telecommunications Engineering

20142018