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Ziya Icoz

Software Engineer

Istanbul, Turkey

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Blockchain-focused Software Engineer with experience as Lead Blockchain Developer at Fare Protocol, building and deploying smart contracts to EVM chains and Solana. Skilled in Solidity, Typescript, Foundry, and full-stack Web3 development including AA features, bridging, and DeFi protocols.

Work Preferences

Salary

USD 60,000 โ€“ 180,000

Skills

Smart Contract Development9/10
Solidity9/10
TypeScript8/10
Avalanche Subnet8/10
Ethers.js8/10
Foundry (8/10)Hardhat (8/10)Account Abstraction (7/10)Chainlink (7/10)JavaScript (7/10)Node.js (7/10)Uniswap V4 Hooks (7/10)Wormhole/NTT Bridging (7/10)Docker (6/10)PostgreSQL (6/10)React (6/10)Redis/BullMQ (6/10)WebSockets (6/10)Prisma (6/10)MongoDB (5/10)

Work Experience

Lead Blockchain Developer

Fare Protocol

Oct 2022 โ€” Jan 2026

Design, implement, test, lead audits and deploy Fare Protocol's multiple versions of Smart Contracts to multiple chains as the only Blockchain Developer. Deployed V3 to Arbitrum mainnet. Expanded the protocol to Solana, handling bridging via Wormhole NTT. Contributed to backend (database design, blockchain event listening, queue architecture for EVM and Solana) and frontend (smart contract integrations, Uniswap swaps, AA features). Contributed to high-level decisions with CEO and CTO.

Blockchain Developer

Kaira Network

Feb 2022 โ€” Aug 2022

Created custom L1 (subnet) blockchain for Kaira Chain Testnet. Integrated ChainSafe bridge between Avalanche C-Chain and Kaira's subnet. Built an oracle using Moralis to get real-time multi-chain information on-chain. Implemented and tested platform's smart contracts.

Founding Board of Directors

Ku Blockchain Club

Sept 2021 โ€” Aug 2022

Founding board member of Koc University Blockchain Club.

Accountant Board Member

Ku Dance Club

Jun 2021 โ€” Aug 2022

Served as Accountant Board Member for Ku Dance Club.

Backend Developer

Hicelerate

Feb 2021 โ€” Oct 2021

Designed and implemented backend services, added custom endpoints, resolved bugs, and added new features using Typescript, Loopback 4, MongoDB, and NodeJs.

Swing Dance Board Member

Ku Dance Club

Jun 2020 โ€” Jun 2021

Served as Swing Dance Board Member for Ku Dance Club.

Education

York University

2022 โ€“ 2022

Koc University

BS ยท Computer Engineering

2018 โ€“ 2023