Ignacio
From Spain (UTC+2)
Ignacio – Solidity, Smart contracts, Ethers.js
Ignacio is a senior blockchain engineer with deep expertise in Solidity, smart contract architecture, and protocol design, notably leading the development of a Layer 1 blockchain and audited staking systems. He has strong knowledge of NFT and account abstraction standards, DeFi mechanics, and AI agent orchestration. His experience includes engineering leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and delivering production systems for both blockchain and AI automation domains. Communication, adaptability, and product focus are consistently highlighted strengths.
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Founding Engineer
AI companion agents platform with on-chain DeFi. Each agent deploys their own token, trading of this token by the community generates fees that allow the agent to pay for it's own inference. I was in charge of integrating different DeFi protocols (Uniswap, Relay) and data providers (Codex) to create a seamless 1-click per action experience using server side actions through Privy
- Architected the technical architecture and delivered full-stack development of a cross-platform app combining AI-powered companionship agents with on-chain DeFi.
- Architected a token-per-AI-character launch system integrating Clanker and custom Uniswap V4 liquidity curves.
- Built gasless, one-tap wallet UX for AI interactions using Privy embedded wallets, EIP-7702 delegation, and ERC-7579 smart accounts.
- Integrated cross-chain swap protocols enabling users to execute trades across Base, Solana and BNB from a single interface.
- Developed smart contract and wallet infrastructure across EVM chains and Solana.
- Integrated third-party data availability and analytics services for real-time token data and cross-chain swap execution.
Head of Engineering
L1 blockchain which aimed to be the fastest in the industry as measured by TPS. I was in charge of implementing different platforms for community and influencer incentives leading a team of five developers. These platforms allocated points based on different actions that would later lead to the airdrop allocation. Also in charge of the Somnia Core set of smart contracts that governed consensus participation by validators and reward distribution on Somnia
- Led engineering from Devnet through Testnet to Mainnet launch and successful TGE.
- Served as the main technical point of contact for 60+ ecosystem projects.
- Developed the Somnia Core Protocol, including staking and validation committee components.
- Led the audit process and remediation with external auditing companies.
- Drove foundation vesting audits.
- Designed the Quest Platform, a pluggable and sybil-resistant incentivization engine automating user engagement across social and on-chain verification.
- Managed the team and projects for a team of 5 engineers.
Blockchain Engineer
Metaverse project where multiple videogame worlds were connected by a common economic layer through a Blockchain protocol. In charge of NFT contracts to represent in-game object ownership and the DAO and Treasury contracts.
- Architected Web3 projects according to client specifications.
- Programmed smart contracts on the EVM stack using Solidity.
- Implemented integrations with front-end and back-end systems.
- Implemented a DAO treasury contract and governance system for the Metaverse protocol.
- Developed cross-chain ERC-6551 identity prototypes and dynamic metadata NFT contracts.
- Built an NFT marketplace prototype, including contracts and backend for Unreal game integration.
Founding Engineer
Web3 enabled platform designed to help existing NFT communities expand their lore an IP. Designed and developed the first prototype of the project, the Forge, that let you create NFTs with the help of Generative AI.
- Participated as a first-stage co-founder during incubation at Station F in Paris.
- Designed and implemented the prototype for the company's first products across front-end and smart contracts.
- Developed and launched the Forge prototype.
- Integrated AI image generation for on-the-fly NFT metadata creation.
- Implemented user-generated NFT contracts via Beacon Proxy patterns.
- Led and coordinated the external development team.
- Liaised with external contractors to complete new product developments.
Web3 Engineer
Independent Web3 development work. Worked mainly on the NFT space as a Solidity developer, creating ERC721 and ERC1155 smart contracts, custom metadata schemas and also helping with frontend integrations for web3 interaction.
- Focused on NFT development with Solidity smart contracts for EVM-compatible blockchains.
- Built front-end applications with React.
- Developed single-page NFT minting sites using ethers.js.
- Consulted on NFT projects.
- Built NFT marketplace contracts with upgradeable proxies, Merkle-tree whitelisting, and dynamic reveal mechanics.
- Delivered full-stack Web3 applications with React and ethers.js across Ethereum, Polygon and BSC.