dmelita

Smart Contract Engineer

Researcher and developer with a focus on blockchain technology, cybersecurity, and distributed systems. Experienced in creating solidity smart contracts, EVM-based blockchains, and Foundry. 

I'm looking to start my career on the Blockchain field as I find it fascinating, having a lot of applicabilities and use cases. I wish to start my journey as a Smart Contract Developer as I think my background can be extremely helpful for the job. I'm also always eager to learn and love to learn new things and technologies every day! I'm also interested in a job in a Solana environment, even though I don't have a lot of experience I think I'd adjust easily and quickly!


Experience: 1 year

Yearly salary: $44,000

Hourly rate: $75

Nationality: 🇵🇹 Portugal

Residency: 🇵🇹 Portugal


Experience

Researcher
BlockchainPT
2025 - 2025
Developed a prototype system that allows for blockchain transaction reversals, on Proof-of-Stake blockchains, using Layer 2 systems and balancing immutability and controlled mutability to maintain blockchain integrity and user trust. Achieved successful arbitrated reversals in less than 20 seconds with a cost of roughly $0.30 on ZKsync. Created an intuitive decentralized application for users to interact with the system.
Full Stack Developer Fellowship
DSI - Instituto Superior Técnico
2023 - 2024
Worked on a production-level platform used by 10,000+ users at the university to create and submit standardized online forms, collaborating in a team of 5 in a dynamic and idea-driven environment. Developed 3 robust backend endpoints for dynamic form processing and designed more than 15 intuitive frontend interfaces, including a custom form builder, significantly enhancing the user experience.

Skills

java
python
react
web3
solidity
english
portuguese