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Yashvik Naithani

Smart Contract Engineer | DeFi Protocol Engineer

India

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Blockchain Engineer and Smart Contract Developer specializing in DeFi protocol development. Experience includes building permissionless lending/borrowing platforms, risk dashboard for $48B+ TVL, NFT infrastructure, and multi-chain smart contract deployments across Ethereum, Arbitrum, and other EVM chains.

Skills

DeFi Protocol Development10/10
EVM / Multi-chain Deployment10/10
Smart Contract Development9/10
Solidity9/10
Smart Contract Security8/10
Fuzz Testing (8/10)Foundry (8/10)NFT / ERC Standards (8/10)TypeScript (7/10)Blockchain Data Engineering (7/10)ChainLink Oracle Integration (7/10)ETL Pipelines (7/10)Git / Linux / Bash (7/10)Hardhat (7/10)Python (7/10)Slither (Static Analysis) (7/10)AMM / Market Making Algorithms (7/10)Docker (6/10)C/C++ (6/10)Golang (6/10)

Work Experience

Simulations & Data Engineer (Part-time)

LlamaRisk (Curve sub-DAO)

Apr 2024 โ€” Apr 2024

Developed and implemented the core module for protocol risk simulations supporting $48B+ client TVL and securing $462M in assets. Designed and built scalable ETL pipeline for blockchain event ingestion using cryo technology. Transformed raw blockchain data into actionable risk metrics.

Senior Smart Contract Engineer

Timeswap Labs

May 2022 โ€” Apr 2024

Architected and implemented TimeswapV2StableJoeStaking smart contract for yield-bearing staked derivatives, generating 2M+ USD in transaction volume. Led DeFi integrations with GMX, Plutus, Pendle, Quickswap, and Stargate. Drove protocol from zero to $100M+ transaction volume and $20M+ TVL. Managed multi-chain deployment across 30+ contracts on Ethereum, Arbitrum, and other EVM chains. Led pricing methodology development as Head of Pricing for DefiLlama integration.

Founding Smart Contract Developer

Respct

Jan 2022 โ€” Apr 2022

ConsenSys Mesh incubated NFT platform. Designed composable NFT smart contract architecture using ERC998 token standard with OpenZeppelin upgradeable patterns. Engineered ChainLink oracle integration with custom external adapters, PostgreSQL, and Link nodes. Built Web3 infrastructure connecting social media engagement to on-chain NFT reputation systems.

Education

Delhi Technological University (DTU)

BTech ยท Technology

Delhi Public School

AISSCE (Class XII)