Matej Drazic-Balov
+385 91 946 2948 [email protected] Split 21000, Croatia
Github: matejdrazic LinkedIn: https://shorturl.at/nxOU5
About me
Experienced engineer with 4+ years of experience with working in Solidity and in
blockchain technology. From auditing codebases to production deployment on many
EVM chains.
Experience
BLOCKCHAIN DEVELOPER 2024 DEC - NOW
PROTOFIRE DAO
• Client communication, project & proposal planning. Trying to have as much
ownership in the project as possible.
• Writing custom Solidity protocols: Protocol for decentralized grant payouts, …
• Deploying and operating Aave v2 & v3 protocol on relatively new chains.
• Bridging applications & tokens: Wormhole, LayerZero
• Skills: Solidity, Rust, EVM, Javascript/ Typescript
BLOCKCHAIN DEVELOPER 2023 DEC - 2024 NOV
SELF-EMPLOYED - REMOTE
• Designing and writing blockchain projects (smart contracts) and web application
integration. EVM chains. Various types of token standards, NFTs, bridging solutions,
DEX integrations (Uniswap v2 & v3, Aave v3, 1inch).
• Launch and smart contract development of various blockchain projects (NFTs/DeFi/
Gaming).
• Solidity audit competitions of smart contract safety on Sherlock, CodeArena and
CodeHawks: several high and medium bugs detected. 30 High/Medium bugs
detected on public platform audits.
• Skills: Solidity, Rust, Javascript/ Typescript, React/Node.js, Audits
SOLIDITY ENGINEER 2023 JUN - 2023 NOV
SIEMENS ENERGY - CLEAN ENERGY CERTIFICATION - REMOTE
• Turning business requirements into smart contracts which track plant energy
production and consumption in form of ERC721 tokens.
• Balancing code readability and optimization gas savings techniques.
• Writing lots of tests in Hardhat with Typescript - extensive code coverage (99-100 %).
• Backend development in NestJS.
• Implemented and maintained UUPS upgradeability pattern on system smart
contracts.
• Skills: Solidity, NodeJS, NestJS, Blockchain, TypeScript
BLOCKCHAIN DEVELOPER 2021 JUN - 2023 MAY
BLANK DEVELOPMENT - REMOTE
• Writing smart contracts for a decentralized pre-seed investment platform (DeFi).
• Production deployment and codebase management/ownership.
ERC20, ERC721, ERC1155, EIP712 - signature veri cation.
• Writing NFT collections contracts and integrating them into traditional art
marketplaces.
• Writing frontend features in Javascript/Typescript in React framework.
• Skills: Solidity, NodeJS, SQL/NoSQL, React, Rust/Solana
Education
Masters in Computer Science (Emphasis on Machine/Deep learning) (2023) - Faculty of
Engineering and Computing in Zagreb.
Master Thesis - Using Uniswap v3 NFT positions as collateral in AAVE v3 lending
market.
Interesting courses taken:
Decentralized technologies and cryptocurrencies, Machine learning, Deep learning
Awards
1st place on Algorithmic Case Study Competition for best solution on a blockchain
game Cosmos Eleven. Sponsored by Mario Br i (professor at FER) and his company.
See more here: https://shorturl.at/juvH9
2x Winner on SuperTeam hackathon - Best Solana project.
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Hobbies
Technical: Deep learning, Cryptography, Smart contract auditing ( nding attack
vectors and vulnerabilities)
Non-technical: Playing guitar/drums, Soccer, Tennis, Books
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Skills
Solidity, Architecture design, Testing, Hardhat/Foundry, Javascript/Typescript, Machine/
Deep learning
Reference
Contact on email for references.
