Backend Engineer | Blockchain
I'm a backend engineer with 5 years of experience building and operating production APIs, background workers, payment flows, release pipelines, and blockchain infrastructure.
At Caravana Studio, I work as the founding backend engineer on Jokers of Neon, a production onchain card game available on the App Store, Google Play, and desktop that has processed 250K+ Starknet mainnet transactions since December 2025.
For my next role, I'm interested in backend and blockchain infrastructure positions that combine production ownership, smart contracts, and product engineering.
My work on Jokers of Neon spans the backend and onchain infrastructure behind the game:
- TypeScript/Node.js APIs, background workers, transaction queues, scheduled jobs, payment flows, and third-party integrations.
- Communication between frontend clients, PostgreSQL/Supabase, Torii indexers, and Cairo smart contracts.
- Dedicated Katana and Torii deployments on AWS EC2 with Nginx, TLS, rate limiting, encrypted EBS volumes, and restricted Security Groups.
- Performance-critical Cairo flows, including onchain caching that reduced processing time and gas usage by approximately 50%.
Browse 200+ merged PRs at Caravana Studio
I've contributed fixes, features, tests, and developer tooling across smart contracts, backend infrastructure, and the Starknet ecosystem.
Browse 70+ merged PRs across 15+ external repositories
Contributions include work across Dojo, Beerus, Madara, Kakarot RPC, Alexandria, Yet Another Swap, and Logos C++ SDK.
Backend: TypeScript, Node.js, Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, background
workers, PostgreSQL, Supabase
Blockchain: Cairo, Starknet, Dojo, Solidity, Foundry, OpenZeppelin
Infrastructure: AWS, EC2, Nginx, Linux, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Datadog,
Kibana
Additional project experience: Rust, Noir, Garaga, Aztec, React, Three.js,
Firebase, RevenueCat, AppsFlyer, Vercel, Render
| Project | Focus | Stack | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jokers of Neon | Production onchain card game with 250K+ Starknet mainnet transactions | TypeScript, Node.js, Cairo, Starknet, PostgreSQL | Website · Worker · App |
| Logos Private Balance Attestation | Private balance proofs and token-gated integrations | Rust, RISC Zero, Logos | Repo |
| StarkBound | 1st place at Dojo Game Jam #8; onchain artillery game | Cairo, Dojo, TypeScript, React | Repo · Demo |
| Mental Poker | 1st place at RE{DEFINE}; trustless card protocol with browser-generated ZK proofs | Cairo, Noir, Garaga, TypeScript | Repo · Winners |
| Liar's Proof | 1st place at Zypherpunk; privacy-preserving card game | Cairo, Dojo, Noir, Garaga, TypeScript | Repo · Devfolio · Demo |
| X402 Operator | Payment and operator prototype for X Layer Arena | Solidity, TypeScript, React | Repo · Demo |
Since 2022, I've participated in 20+ international hackathons and ecosystem events, including in-person events in France, Mexico, Turkey, and Argentina. I've earned 11 awards or finalist placements across Starknet, Dojo, ZK gaming, and onchain application projects.
Build X Hackathon | X Layer Arena (April) - X402 Operator -
1st place, Dojo Game Jam #8 (March) - StarkBound - Luma -
Stellar Hacks: ZK Gaming (February) - Phantom Chase - DoraHacks -
Monad Moltiverse Hackathon (February) - Fluffy Fate -
Research project (January) - Treasure Hunt - Post -
Starknet Startup House (Argentina)
Starknet Startup House (France, July)
2nd place, ETH 5 de Mayo Hackathon (Mexico, February) - Paymeez
Finalist, Starknet Hacker House (Istanbul, November) - VAUTT Protocol
These demos, trailers, and presentations show both the technical work and how the projects were presented:
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X402 Operator Payment operator prototype |
StarkBound Dojo Game Jam #8 winner |
Liar's Proof Privacy-preserving card game |
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Tomie Games Dojo Game Jam #7 project |
Jokers of Neon MOD Modding platform trailer |
Jokers of Neon Production game preview |