I specialise in Rig (ARC), a Rust-native AI agent framework, the performance equivalent of LangChain with zero Python overhead, for high-frequency DeFi trading and on-chain automation built on Solana.
I build preemptive, proactive, self-reasoning, and self-corrective AI agents that complete complex multi-step tasks using supervised and orchestrated language models. All information processing is secured through cryptography, blockchain, and Web3 infrastructure.
15+ years in software engineering. 6+ years in production agentic AI and blockchain.
Available for senior remote engineering roles across Australia, Canada, the EU, and the US regions.
Experience: 6 years
Yearly salary: $198,000
Hourly rate: $95
Nationality: 🇵🇰 Pakistan
Residency: 🇵🇰 Pakistan
Experience
Agentic Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Engineer
MurtazAI 2024 - 2026
Sole engineer, inventor, and product owner. Invented an app that reads a child's brainwaves through a headset (no surgery required). The AI model analyzes the inputs and creates a profile that determines the child's learning ability and emotional intelligence, which is stored on a blockchain to prevent any changes. AI trained on real brainwave data collected through EEG, and artifact reduction via ICA on Emotiv EPOC headset inputs. Built a fully decentralised platform on Solana where users own their brain data, every data write is signed with ECDSA cryptography, ensuring provable ownership and integrity. Publicly verifiable: github.com/murtazaai/murtazai-bci-dapp · serves as independent third-party proof of production deployment.
Agentic AI & Blockchain Engineer, Technology Lead
Polar Bear (🍨). 2019 - 2026
Designed and shipped an automated crypto-trading platform on Rig (ARC): rig-core agent pipelines reason through market conditions, rig-onchain-kit executes the resulting orders, and PEV loops enforce governance at each decision boundary. Live on Binance, Kraken, Bybit, Hyperliquid, OKX, Coinbase, and KuCoin. Developed the layer of digital security responsible for protecting every single transaction through ECDSA/Ed25519 cryptography, mathematically verified, unhackable digital locks on all transactions. From scratch, designed several blockchain-based financial products on Solana and Ethereum, including token launches with sniper-bot detection and initial liquidity, as well as blockchain-based logistics and insurance on Hyperledger Fabric. Publicly verifiable: github.com/murtazaai · live exchange integrations serve as independent third-party proof of production deployment.
Solutions Analyst
Redmath 2016 - 2019
Delivered as lead engineer within cross-functional teams. Built a complete core banking system for a Dutch bank, from design to live deployment, achieving 100% automated test coverage so every feature was verified before it reached customers. Improved how the development team wrote, reviewed, and tested code, leading to a tenfold increase in the bank's revenue and a measurable boost in team productivity.
Independent Software Consultant
Self-Employed Contractor 2015 - 2016
Delivered freelance software engineering engagements across banking, enterprise, and web domains. Clients across Pakistan and internationally. Maintained hands-on development through the period, applied the full-stack and security foundations, and beyond.
Senior Application Developer
ZCOM Systems Group Inc. 2014 - 2015
Senior developer, accountable for onshore & offshore teams, and full system deliverables. Built a system that fully automated all business operations for a Spanish phone company, handling orders, billing, customer management, and IoT device tracking, replacing manual human effort end-to-end.
Software Engineer
Addvantum Innovative Technologies 2012 - 2013
Senior developer, accountable for onshore & offshore teams, and full system deliverables. Built a fast, reliable campus management system for a university that handled student and staff identities and kept institutional records accurate at scale.
Software Engineer
Softech Systems 2011 - 2012
Built a live trading terminal for a stock and commodity brokerage, a dashboard for real-time buying and selling, with every feature thoroughly tested before release using TDD, BDD, ATDD, and performance testing. Wrote clearer rules for how the team should write and test code, improving delivery speed and software quality.
Software Engineer
Software Innovations Pakistan 2009 - 2011
Security systems development process engineer. Designed a document security system for the US military. Files are encrypted, and access is controlled through digital certificates (PKI); only authorised people can read or modify them.
Software Engineer
Technology Footprints 2006 - 2007
Built an audit trail system for a central financial ledger. Every transaction was logged in a tamper-proof way; nothing could be changed or deleted without detection.
Software Programmer
Autosoft Dynamics 2004 - 2005
Contributed to building a core banking system that manages customer accounts and financial transactions.
Skills
blockchain
cryptography
defi
ethereum
evm
hyperledger-fabric
python
smart-contract
solana
typescript
rust