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Lesther – Smart contracts, Solana, Rust, experts in Lemon.io

Lesther

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Blockchain Engineer|Senior
Back-end Web Developer|Senior
Full-stack Web Developer|Senior
Blockchain Engineer|Middle-to-senior

Lesther – Smart contracts, Solana, Rust

Lesther is a backend-focused Senior full-stack blockchain engineer with strong experience in EVM (Solidity, Web3), as well as web development using Node.js and React, and working knowledge of Solana (Rust, Anchor). He has contributed to DeFi and trading platforms and led small teams, with a solid focus on system design and product impact. He approaches technical decisions through a user-first lens, balancing feasibility with business goals. Communicates technical constraints and trade-offs clearly and effectively. Motivated by ownership, continuous learning, and delivering end-to-end solutions.

9 years of commercial experience in
Blockchain
Cryptocurrency
Fintech
Subscription
Trade
Web3
Software development
Main technologies
Smart contracts
9 years
Solana
3 years
Rust
3 years
web3.js
9 years
React
5 years
Solidity
9 years
Node.js
9 years
Additional skills
Typescript
JavaScript
Golang
Next.js
Ethereum
GCP
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Possible
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Experience Highlights

Senior Backend developer
Feb 2025 - Feb 20261 year
Project Overview

A decentralized broadband network that enables users to share internet capacity, effectively becoming their own providers. By combining protocol and hardware, it creates a trustless, on-chain system for user-owned connectivity.

Project gallery:
Portfolio example for DAWN by Lesther, Senior Backend developer
Responsibilities:
  • Developed Solana Rust smart contracts using Anchor in order to allow customers to register devices, create plans and pay for subscriptions;
  • Developed replicable local environment for smart contract interaction using Typescript;
  • Worked on Go backend in order to expose API to customers, stream data from different services using NATS, listen to Smart contract events and update customer data;
  • Migrated Rust backend to Go keeping the same API;
  • Created private Go library in order to share avoid code duplication across services.
Project Tech stack:
Rust
Golang
Typescript
Solana
NATS.io
Senior Backend developer, Senior Blockchain developer
Jan 2024 - Feb 20251 year 1 month
Project Overview

A trading terminal designed to unify the experience across multiple blockchains. It simplifies complex on-chain operations for both retail and institutional traders.

Project gallery:
Portfolio example for Opsin Finance by Lesther, Senior Backend developer, Senior Blockchain developer
Portfolio example for Opsin Finance by Lesther, Senior Backend developer, Senior Blockchain developer
Portfolio example for Opsin Finance by Lesther, Senior Backend developer, Senior Blockchain developer
Portfolio example for Opsin Finance by Lesther, Senior Backend developer, Senior Blockchain developer
Responsibilities:
  • Developed a Rust-based Solana smart contract for swap integration;
  • Created trade feature in the backend though agregators by exposing a websocket and API endpoints;
  • Worked on blockchain raw data ingestion in order to expose blockchain analytics such as candle ticks, transactions, balances, etc;
  • Implemented MEV protection option for users' trades.
Project Tech stack:
Typescript
Nest.js
Solana
Ethereum
WebSocket
Redis
RabbitMQ
Kafka
Microservices
GitHub Actions
ClickHouse
MongoDB
Node.js
Senior Blockchain developer
Dec 2023 - Mar 20242 months
Project Overview

A staking feature that enables users to stake $TARS tokens on Solana and earn APR based on the lock period.

Project gallery:
Portfolio example for Tars staking by Lesther, Senior Blockchain developer
Portfolio example for Tars staking by Lesther, Senior Blockchain developer
Responsibilities:
  • Developed Solana smart contracts in order to enable users to stake and withdraw rewards;
  • Created a private npm library with TypeScript to abstract the complexity of the smart contract interaction;
  • Implemented the frontend using TypeScript with Vite + React for the user interface, alongside Next.js for the admin dashboard;
  • Built Solana indexer using Postgres in order to perform complex off-chain calculations.
Project Tech stack:
React
Next.js
Vite
PostgreSQL
Solana
Typescript
Rust
Senior Blockchain Developer
Aug 2023 - Dec 20234 months
Project Overview

A specialized Layer 1 blockchain built on the Cosmos SDK, focused on decentralized custody and omnichain interoperability, aiming to eliminate single points of failure in bridges and custodial systems.

Project gallery:
Portfolio example for Zenrock by Lesther, Blockchain developer
Portfolio example for Zenrock by Lesther, Blockchain developer
Responsibilities:
  • Created Solana smart contracts in order to wrap/unwrap BTC through a bridge;
  • Integrated Smart contracts in Cosmos Module using Go;
  • Unit tests integration using Go and Typescript.
Project Tech stack:
Rust
Golang
Cosmos
Solana
Blockchain
Cryptography
Senior Solidity Developer, Senior Full-Stack Developer
Apr 2023 - Aug 20234 months
Project Overview

A chain abstraction protocol designed to unify the multi-chain experience by aggregating assets across different blockchains (like Ethereum, Solana, and Arbitrum) into a single logical account with a unified balance.

Project gallery:
Portfolio example for OneBalance by Lesther, Senior Solidity developer, Senior full-stack developer
Portfolio example for OneBalance by Lesther, Senior Solidity developer, Senior full-stack developer
Responsibilities:
  • Developed Account Abstraction smart contract using Solidity, including role-based validation;
  • Created API endpoints in order to create a wallet, predict an address, swap across chains, etc.;
  • Integrated endpoints in React application.
Project Tech stack:
Typescript
Solidity
Nest.js
React
Ethereum
web3.js
Senior Blockchain Developer, Senior Solidity Developer, Senior Full-Stack Developer
Dec 2022 - Jun 20235 months
Project Overview

A hybrid, chain-agnostic blockchain focused on identity and compliance, enabling Web3 and traditional companies to launch KYC-, AML-, and DPR-compliant applications with enhanced data privacy; supports both EVM and Cosmos.

Responsibilities:
  • Contributed to the open source Swisstronik SDK in order to expose the blockchain interaction using TypeScript;
  • Created an open-source web3.js-compatible library using TypeScript in order to enable interaction with web3.js;
  • Created an open source viem compatible library using TypeScript in order to enable interaction with viem;
  • Developed examples using Solidity to demo the swisstronik core functionality;
  • Developed React templates with third-party compliance services such as Worldcoin, Quadrata, and Nexera.
Project Tech stack:
React
web3.js
Wagmi
Typescript
JavaScript
Node.js
Solidity
Cosmos
Ethereum

Education

2018
Electronics Engineering
Electronics Engineer

Languages

English
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