Bradley – Solidity, Rust, Golang
Bradley is a backend-oriented Blockchain Engineer specializing in Rust, Go, and EVM-based systems. He has built and led Web3 protocol and infrastructure projects with a strong focus on security and operational reliability. He reasons carefully about trade-offs between performance, cost, and maintainability. Bradley communicates calmly and explains his thinking clearly when discussing technical decisions. He also brings leadership experience and works effectively across teams. His approach is disciplined, pragmatic, and strongly product-oriented.
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Lead Backend & Protocol Engineer
Matchmaking and settlement SDK for on-chain multiplayer games on Avalanche. AMP enables game builders to adopt Web3 features without implementing bespoke matchmaking logic or custom smart contracts by providing a clean protocol and Rust SDK for integration.

- Designed the AMP matchmaking protocol and data model for lobby discovery, player rating, and server assignment;
- Implemented the full Rust backend and SDK from scratch, including matchmaking services, telemetry, and RPC integration with game servers;
- Structured settlement flows so games can record match outcomes and rewards on-chain with minimal custom contract work;
- Set up CI/CD, testing, and containerized development workflows to support rapid iteration during the Avalanche Build Games 2026 competition.
Creator / Senior Software Engineer (Rust & AI/ML)
A developer-focused AI infrastructure project for running local LLMs and agents integrated into the editor and home environment, providing tooling for model orchestration, hardware-aware deployments, and workflow automation using local resources instead of cloud-only APIs.

- Built Rust-based services and Neovim integrations to route code and chat requests to local LLMs with context-aware prompts;
- Integrated llama.cpp/ollama deployments with GPU/CPU hardware, cameras, and home automation workflows using n8n and custom scripts;
- Implemented orchestration logic for model selection, context management, and tool use across multiple agents;
- Maintained the open-source repository and documentation, turning it into the highest-starred project and a reference for the AI tooling style.
Senior Software Engineering Manager / Technical Lead
Core backend and infrastructure for the Oko blockchain network, focused on secure, performant, and modular node and protocol services. The platform underpins blockchain validation, data access, and developer-facing APIs for applications built on Oko.

- Led the architecture and implementation of core Rust and capnp-based services powering the Oko blockchain;
- Oversaw design and delivery of containerized workloads and WASM components, enforcing security, performance, and modularity standards;
- Managed a distributed engineering team, reviewing designs and code, and mentoring senior and staff engineers;
- Established DevOps/SRE practices around CI/CD, observability, and deployment reliability on Kubernetes infrastructure.
Senior Software Engineer (Blockchain Security)
A blockchain security and analytics platform for EVM smart contracts that streams live on-chain data, analyzes Solidity bytecode, and exposes structured security insights through a GraphQL API and graph-backed data store.

- Designed and implemented ETL pipelines to pull live data from EVM blockchains at contract deployment time via QuickNode, normalizing contract, wallet, and transaction data into ArangoDB;
- Built and maintained Go microservices that routed ETL output through KServe to analysis services running on GCP, exposing results via GraphQL;
- Reverse-engineered Solidity smart contract bytecode to generate structured features and insights for graph-based security analysis;
- Managed FluxCD-based GitOps deployments for microservices on Kubernetes, improving rollout reliability and operational visibility;
- Contributed to capability-based authentication and authorization features and mentored junior engineers on secure coding and testing practices.
Lead Engineer
A Web3 marketplace and no-code NFT deployment platform that enables creators to assemble on-chain traits, manage whitelisting, and run minting flows, allowing non-technical users to launch and manage NFT collections without writing Solidity or handling low-level Web3 details.
Note: This platform is no longer active. Additional details about this project are available on my personal website.

- Built Solidity smart contracts for on-chain NFT trait assembly, whitelisting, and minting workflows;
- Developed TypeScript-based backends and Web3 integrations with AWS and Moralis DB to support marketplace and creator operations;
- Led end-to-end product delivery from architecture and implementation through deployment and iteration with early customers;
- Defined technical direction for the startup, owning key smart contract and API design decisions, and coordinating development with a small distributed team.