Elliot Shohet
Senior Fullstack Software Engineer
Professional Summary
Senior Fullstack Software Engineer with over a decade of experience delivering high-impact web applications. Proven leader with a passion for mentoring engineering teams and fostering a culture of innovation. My journey began at 12 with penetration testing, instilling a deep-rooted commitment to security, cryptography, and privacy. I have architected and secured smart contracts managing over $100M in digital assets and built scalable, resilient applications serving over 100,000 concurrent users. I am driven by the challenge of building revolutionary decentralized applications that redefine the boundaries of human-software interaction.
Technical Skills
Blockchain & Smart Contracts
Languages & Frameworks
Development & DevOps
Professional Experience
Lead Full-Stack Engineer
eggluck.com
October 2022 - Present
- • Led the development of a comprehensive full-stack application (Next.js, TypeScript) that utilizes AI to intelligently match applicants to job listings, improving match accuracy by 30%.
- • Architected and implemented a scalable infrastructure capable of handling high-volume concurrent users, resulting in a 50% reduction in server response times.
- • Developed and optimized robust data processing pipelines for the applicant-job matching algorithms, increasing processing speed by 40%.
- • Championed a security-first approach throughout the application development lifecycle, leading to zero security incidents.
Senior Software Engineer
Nifty's
May 2021 - October 2022
- • Architected and deployed advanced smart contracts that secured significant digital asset value, protecting over $50M in assets.
- • Engineered a high-performance bulk minting infrastructure capable of processing over 100,000 NFTs upon the opening of a sale window.
- • Launched a novel rank leaderboards contract with real-time performance tracking, increasing user engagement by 25%.
- • Fully automated the contract deployment pipeline to testnet and mainnet (Ethereum, Palm), reducing deployment time by 80%.
- • Implemented automatic contract verification across all deployed networks, ensuring transparency and trust.
- • Pioneered research into cryptoeconomic solutions for ERC20 token optimization, presenting findings to the leadership team.
Lead Blockchain Consultant
March 2020 - April 2021
- • Delivered end-to-end solutions for diverse blockchain and web application projects, from initial concept to successful launch.
- • Specialized in rapid prototyping and full-stack development, enabling clients to secure funding and achieve market traction.
- • Maintained a strong focus on security, scalability, and user experience optimization, resulting in highly-rated products.
Senior Software Engineer
Hypernet Labs
February 2019 - February 2020
- • Built a layer-two state channel solution that scaled unidirectional ERC20 payments to 25 TPS, a 10x improvement over the previous system.
- • Combined cryptoeconomic primitives to create an incentive-aligned, revenue-generating DAO, which became a core part of the company's business model.
- • Implemented a dependency injection design pattern that enabled modular protocol utilization, increasing developer productivity by 20%.
- • Established CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing and deployment of the protocol and applications, improving code quality and release frequency.
Lead Blockchain & Full-Stack Engineer
i2Chain
September 2018 - February 2019
- • Created a cross-platform desktop application using the Electron framework (React, Redux, Flow, Web3), which became the company's flagship product.
- • Implemented asymmetric and symmetric key cryptography in Node.js to ensure secure cross-domain communication, protecting sensitive user data.
- • Transitioned ganache-cli into a production-ready proof-of-authority cluster with load balancing, improving system reliability and uptime.
- • Increased team productivity by 40% by introducing agile/scrum practices and leading ceremonies, fostering a more collaborative and efficient work environment.
Lead Blockchain Consultant
September 2017 - September 2018
- • Architected, developed, and launched Solidity-based smart contracts that handled over $100M in value, demonstrating a high level of trust and expertise.
- • Provided strategic consulting for companies collectively worth hundreds of millions, guiding them through the complex landscape of blockchain technology.
- • Notable clients: Stentor.io, Trade.io, Sapien Network, APT Systems Inc, Butlr, Light Network.
- • Specialized in security auditing, tokenomics design, and decentralized application architecture, delivering robust and secure solutions.
Software Engineering Intern
Ooma
June 2017 - September 2017
- • Dockerized and stress-tested large-scale applications using Docker Swarm, identifying and resolving critical performance bottlenecks.
- • Performed comprehensive profiling on a large Java codebase, providing actionable insights that led to a 15% improvement in application performance.
- • Contributed to infrastructure optimization initiatives that improved application performance and reliability.
Notable Projects
🏛️ NFT Marketplace Platform
Role: Lead Architect
Full-stack marketplace built with Next.js and Solidity that handled over $10M in transaction volume.
🌾 DeFi Yield Protocol
Role: Project Lead
Innovative yield farming protocol that achieved a 150% APY with sustainable tokenomics.
🌉 Cross-Chain Asset Bridge
Role: Lead Developer
Secure bridge between Ethereum and Layer 2 networks with over $50M in total value locked.
⚡ Real-Time Trading Dashboard
Role: Lead Engineer
High-frequency trading interface supporting over 1,000 concurrent traders with sub-100ms latency.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
University of California, Davis
September 2012 - June 2017
Key Achievements
- 🏆 $100M+ Digital Assets Secured: Architected smart contracts protecting significant cryptocurrency value.
- 📊 100K+ Concurrent Users: Built scalable applications handling enterprise-level traffic.
- ⚡ 25 TPS Scaling Solution: Developed layer-two infrastructure that dramatically improved transaction throughput.
- 🔒 Security-First Approach: A penetration testing background that ensures robust, secure application development.
- 🚀 Team Growth & Mentorship: Successfully mentored and led engineering teams, fostering a culture of high-performance and innovation.