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Cristian Conache

Software Engineer - Backend and Blockchain Engineering

Bucharest, Romania

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Senior Software Engineer specializing in Backend and Blockchain Engineering (Golang, Python, Solidity, Node.js, learning Rust). Experienced in designing, building, and coordinating complex software across DeFi protocols, AI agents, trading systems, and blockchain ecosystems. Currently deepening distributed systems fundamentals.

Work Preferences

Salary

USD 175,000 โ€“ 300,000

Skills

TypeScript10/10
Foundry / Hardhat10/10
LangGraph / AI Agents10/10
Nest.js10/10
Node.js10/10
PostgreSQL (10/10)Python (10/10)React.js / Next.js (10/10)Solidity (9/10)Smart Contract Development (9/10)DeFi Protocols (9/10)Docker / Kubernetes (8/10)ERC4626 (8/10)Prometheus / Grafana (8/10)Kafka (8/10)LayerZero OFT (8/10)AWS (8/10)GraphQL / The Graph Protocol (8/10)Golang (6/10)Rust (4/10)

Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer

Allora Labs (formerly Upshot)

Nov 2022 โ€” Present

Designed, built, and coordinated key projects across DeFi protocols, AI agents orchestration, trading agents, and Allora Network ecosystem apps. Led development of RoboNet protocol (V1-V4), Allora Network mainnet launch infrastructure, Allora Studio explorer, Allora Forge ML competition platform, and Allora TypeScript SDK. Built AI trading agent frameworks, MCP-compliant tool frameworks, exchange connectors, and monitoring stacks. Mentored engineers and conducted technical interviews.

Senior Full Stack Engineer

xToken (xtokenterminal.io)

Apr 2022 โ€” Nov 2022

Worked in the smart contracts team building the Origination primitive for no-code ERC721/ERC20 token offerings. Migrated Node.js API to TypeScript, integrated The Graph Protocol, bootstrapped ReactJS front-end, built revenue controller upgradeable smart contracts on Optimism/Arbitrum/Polygon, and implemented NFT minting rounds. Improved team workflows with CI/CD pipelines and automated tests.

Co-founder & CTO

MinervaGate

Feb 2021 โ€” Apr 2022

Co-founded the company and built a development team of 6 engineers.