Solana protocol engineer with 14+ years in software. Currently architecting a liquid staking protocol at Wire Network — a ~12,000-line Rust/Anchor program managing SOL delegation across a large validator set, with Jito MEV tip distribution (merkle-tree rewards, epoch crank automation) and Squads multisig governance under timelock controls. Led CertiK security audits end-to-end: 220+ findings triaged and remediated. Currently lead a team of protocol engineers; two-time former CTO who has built engineering orgs from zero to 30. Remote from Pakistan with 3+ hours of US overlap; open to Gulf relocation.
Experience: 3 years
Yearly salary: $150,000
Hourly rate: $80
Nationality: 🇵🇰 Pakistan
Residency: 🇵🇰 Pakistan
Experience
Chief Technology Officer
Salvay 2022 - 2025
Led architecture, engineering, and delivery across Web3, decentralized platforms, and enterprise software products. Hired and scaled a multidisciplinary engineering organisation from zero to 30 people — set the technology stack, team structure, CI/CD pipelines, and code review standards. Owned the technical roadmap across blockchain, web, and AI analytics domains.
Chief Technology Officer
CLV Technologies 2021 - 2022
Founded the company's technical division: built the engineering team, defined the stack, and set technical direction. Introduced Web3/blockchain capabilities into the service portfolio and oversaw delivery of decentralized application products for a growing client base.
Principal Software Engineer
Gaminations 2019 - 2020
Architected company products end-to-end and set engineering operations — project workflows, task systems, and version control strategy — across all delivery teams.
Principal Software Engineer
OZI Technology Group 2017 - 2019
Architected full software stacks to international standards; ran time/cost analysis for technology migrations, balancing spec, budget, and timelines.
Senior Software Engineer
Tanqbay Mobile 2014 - 2017
Led a distributed international team of developers and artists across Mexico, Spain, India, and the US for a US-based product company — established the development protocols that kept a fully remote team consistent. Owned continuous evolution of the product architecture across backend and frontend while shipping features hands-on alongside the team.
Earlier Roles — Game & Mobile Engineering
Game Dynamics Inc. · Gaminations Inc. · Freelance 2011 - 2014
Led Unity3D and Cocos2D(x) teams across concurrent 2D/3D projects; built in-house SDKs for ads, IAP, social features, and AWS backend communication. Core engineer on a FunPlus social application serving millions of users — shipped 50+ interactive systems on tight production schedules. Began as an independent mobile developer owning full project lifecycles for third-party clients.
Skills
blockchain-engineer
mev
protocol-engineer
rust
security
smart-contract
solana
