mohammadatef

My name is Mohammad Atef, I am 31 years old, and I have been a developer for 7 years. I began my journey
as an embedded systems engineer, working with C and C++. I interacted with electronics like AVR, and the
work was truly enjoyable-seeing the logic I wrote translated into signals that controlled devices like LEDs or
motors was incredibly rewarding.
However, during my time in embedded systems, I had to be extremely careful not to write vulnerable code. C,
by default, allows scenarios that can break systems, such as dangling pointers, wild pointers, and void
pointers.
That's when I discovered Rust, in 2020. I read about it and gradually fell in love with it. Rust addresses many
of the issues I encountered in C, while being fast and secure. I studied Rust and worked as a backend
engineer at a company in Egypt called VA Computing.
Whenever I searched for Rust, I noticed it was often linked to blockchain. At the time, I didn't even know what
blockchain was, but while working as a backend engineer, I took the initiative to study it. It turned out to be a
fascinating subject.
After gaining one year of Rust experience in backend development, I looked for opportunities in blockchain
and joined a freelance agency. They assigned me to a client from the NEAR Protocol to document their smart
contracts written in Rust.
After completing that task, I moved from the freelance agency to join BlocksOne, an Indian company. I was
among the first to join and was responsible for implementing the infrastructure of the L1X network. I built the
entire API stack for native tokens, FT, and NFT, including all CRUD operations and Postman testing.
Later, I transitioned from BlocksOne to L1X, the parent company, in what could be considered an internal
move. At L1X, I led the development of the XTalk protocol, which enables cross-network interoperability. It
connects EVM-compatible chains (Ethereum, Optimism, Arbitrum, Avalanche, etc.), Solana, and of course,
L1X.
I led the team in implementing this protocol entirely in Rust and also developed staking and swapping smart
contracts to test the product, enabling cross-chain swaps between networks like Solana and Ethereum.
Through this journey, I've gained hands-on experience with Solidity and Solana, having implemented many
smart contracts involving staking, swapping, zapping, gateways, and utility contracts.
I hope I've shared everything useful and interesting without veering off-topic. Have a nice day, and I look
forward to hearing from you. Thank you!