nikhilsharmawe

Protocol and backend engineer focused on building high-performance distributed systems and blockchain infrastructure. Previously worked on Scalerize, a Cosmos-SDK based rollup stack integrating Reth as an Ethereum execution layer with Cosmos SDK and CometBFT consensus.

My work involves designing block-building mechanisms, experimenting with alternative blockchain state architectures (replacing Merkle Patricia Trie with IAVL), and developing high-performance state systems for fraud proofs and cross-chain interoperability via Inter-Blockchain Communication.

I primarily work with Go and Rust, focusing on execution clients, rollup infrastructure, and blockchain state management. Previously contributed to multiple open-source cloud-native and infrastructure projects under Cloud Native Computing Foundation including Kyverno, Kubebuilder, and Fission.

Interested in building scalable decentralized systems, protocol design, and blockchain infrastructure.