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Location: [Maynooth, Kildare] • Email: [saoirse.frawleymebarki.2026@mumail.ie]
GitHub: github.com/saoirse-defi
Software engineer focused on blockchain, DeFi, and backend systems. 5+ years building secure, performant smart contracts and services. Strong in system design, TypeScript, Solidity, and Rust. Comfortable working end-to-end from protocol design to production deployment.
- Languages: Solidity, TypeScript, Rust, Python
- Smart Contracts: ERC-20/721/1155, upgradeable proxies, security best practices
- Backend: Node.js, Express, NestJS, PostgreSQL
- DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, GitHub Actions
- Tools: Hardhat, Truffle, Ethers.js, Web3.js, Foundry
- Testing & Security: unit/integration tests, fuzzing, automated audits
[Month YYYY] – Present
- Architected and implemented core DeFi primitives (AMM, lending) in Solidity with focus on gas-efficiency and safety.
- Integrated cross-chain messaging and relayer infrastructure.
- Led incident response and post-mortem for production event, improving monitoring and alerts.
[Month YYYY] – [Month YYYY]
- Built microservices in TypeScript for on-chain indexing, notifications, and analytics.
- Designed database schemas and optimized queries for high-throughput event ingestion.
- Project A — Description: protocol, role, tech stack, outcome (link to repo/demo).
- Project B — Description: tooling or library, role, impact (link to repo/demo).
- B.Sc. in Computer Science, [University Name], [Year]
- [Relevant Certification], [Issuer], [Year]
- Contributor to [project-name] — implemented [feature/bugfix] improving [metric]. (link to PR)
- Maintainer of [small-tool] used for [purpose]. (link to repo)
- Successful audit and secure mainnet deployment of [project], serving [metric: TVL/users].
- Reduced gas costs by X% via Solidity optimizations.
DeFi protocols, cryptography, distributed systems, developer tooling, mentoring.
Available on request.
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