Blockchain & Web3 engineer

Rama Chandra Reddy.

Self-taught blockchain engineer and smart-contract auditor — 3+ years on Ethereum, 2+ on Solana. I build the whole stack, from Solidity and Anchor contracts to Node.js backends and React Native apps, and hunt vulnerabilities in audit contests on Code4rena, Cantina, and Sherlock.

3+ yrs Ethereum
2+ yr Solana
Based in India

Self-taught, working on-chain.

Rama Chandra Reddy

I build the full stack — from Solidity and Anchor contracts to React and React Native front-ends — and I audit them too, with a deep interest in how the EVM & SVM actually work under the hood.

  • Born5 March 2004
  • LocationGuntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • DegreeB.Tech, Computer Science · 2026
  • Emailrcrtavanam@gmail.com
  • StackEthereum · Solana · MERN
  • FreelanceAvailable

I completed my Computer Science degree at RGUKT Nuzvid in 2026. I started building on Ethereum in 2022 and on Solana the year after, with hands-on knowledge of Merkle trees, Solana Pay & Blinks, and applied cryptography.

I move comfortably from NFTs to DeFi protocols — and increasingly into auditing them — always adopting new tools that make a protocol safer and a build faster.

Tools of the trade.

The languages, frameworks and testing tooling I reach for — always with an eye toward scalable, secure builds.

Solidity100%
Rust / Anchor95%
Foundry / Hardhat100%
Smart-contract auditing90%
Fuzz · Invariant · Static testing90%
Chainlink / Oracles90%
ethers.js / web3.js / Wagmi100%
TypeScript / JavaScript95%
React / Next.js100%
React Native / Expo90%
Node.js backends90%
MongoDB / SQL / GraphQL95%

My Résumé

Blockchain engineer and smart-contract auditor with 3+ years on Ethereum and 2+ on Solana, plus full-stack MERN, Node.js backends (with cron jobs), and Android (React Native / Expo). I ship end to end — from Solidity and Anchor contracts to production mobile apps — and have built everything from NFTs to DeFi protocols, with a strong grasp of EVM & SVM internals, Merkle trees, Solana Pay & Blinks, and applied cryptography. I compete in audit contests on Code4rena, Cantina and Sherlock, write on security and DeFi, and have deep-dived Compound, Uniswap V3, Aave and GMX.

  • Ethereum · 3+ yrs
  • Solana · 2+ yrs
  • Smart-contract auditor
  • Full-stack · MERN
  • Android · RN / Expo

Experience

Blockchain Engineer

Jul 2025 — Present

Chain Systems

  • Led the build of Ping Pay, a non-custodial Solana wallet (Android) now serving 1,000+ users and ~$10–12M in wallet assets, where users earn rewards paying at Ping Pay stores; wrote the v1 store-payment contracts in Solana / Anchor.
  • Shipped Ping Pay v2 — a referral system, a hardened on-chain rewards mechanism, and a companion browser wallet extension; currently building a store lending system.
  • Built Sol Maker (sol-maker.com), a no-code token launcher: configure mint / freeze / metadata authorities, set custom mint-address prefixes & suffixes, and manage burns, freezes, ownership and metadata from a simple form.
  • Solo-built Sword MasterAndroid + Telegram mini-app (@sword_game_bot) — full frontend and backend: a watch-to-earn game (swords, shields, gold) where gold converts to vouchers redeemable in the KOLS shopping app, plus an admin panel for operations and player rewards.
  • Shipped two KOLS on-chain games on Ethereum using Chainlink VRF: a bet game paying 0–2× (claw) and a slot / roulette jackpot (roulette).
  • Architecting a Perpetual Futures DEX (Ethereum, current) — a modular, diamond-style delegatecall-router protocol for leveraged long / short positions settled in USDT: central Vault custody, a two-step keeper execution model for front-running protection, dynamic skew / funding / borrow fees, liquidations and stop-loss / take-profit triggers, a manipulation-resistant multi-source oracle (Chainlink + DEX median + PancakeSwap), an on-chain referral layer, and emergency settlement — backed by a full Foundry suite of unit + fuzz / invariant tests across every manager, library, the oracle, referral and vault.

Blockchain Intern

Mar 2025 — July 2025

Straw Hat XYZ · Bangalore

  • Led the operations of a Solana development lab run by the company in collaboration with the college.
  • Researched cryptography methods to strengthen encryption / decryption and data security.
  • Designed a complete blockchain architecture from scratch, referencing Flow, Hyperliquid and Bullet for scalability, security and efficiency.

Freelance Smart-Contract Developer & Auditor

Self-employed · Fiverr & open source

  • Built token-sale platforms for the Karma and mintore.io projects.
  • Audited presale smart contracts for clients (see Security & Auditing).

Security & Auditing

Sherlock — Mellow Flexible Vaults 1 High1 Med

Recently surfaced a high- and a medium-severity bug, strengthening the vaults' flexible DeFi operations.

Sherlock — LEND Protocol 3 High

Found three high-severity issues, hardening the protocol's lending mechanisms.

Code4rena — Kinetiq Protocol 1 High

Apr 2025

Competitive audit (Apr 7–16, 2025); reported one high-severity bug.

NRI Token Presale — Ethereum Client

Private presale-contract audit via Fiverr — identified vulnerabilities and secured token distribution.

CTFs & tooling

Ethernaut, Damn Vulnerable DeFi, Paradigm, QuillCTF and Capture the Ether; static analysis with Slither & MythX, with published solution write-ups for the Web3 community.

Languages & Tools

Languages
  • Solidity
  • Rust
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • Java
  • PHP
  • SQL / MySQL
  • MongoDB
Frameworks & tooling
  • Foundry
  • Hardhat
  • Anchor
  • Web3.js
  • Wagmi / Viem
  • Ethers.js
  • Chainlink
  • React.js
  • Next.js
  • React Native
  • Expo
  • Node.js
  • GraphQL
  • IPFS
  • Infura / Alchemy
  • Slither / MythX

Education

B.Tech, Computer Science

2022 — 2026

RGUKT, Nuzvid

  • 8.5+ CGPA across semester exams

Pre-University Course

2020 — 2022

RGUKT, Nuzvid

Courses

  • Web3 Development & Security with Foundry Entry → Advanced
  • Owen Thurm — Advanced Web3 Security Advanced
  • Fuzzing Workshop — Trail of Bits Advanced
  • Solana Bootcamp 2024 Entry → Advanced

Field Notes.

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01
DeFi · Perps ~18 min

Perpetual Contracts

A modular, diamond-style perpetual futures DEX in Solidity — two-step keeper execution, dynamic funding / borrow / skew fees, a multi-source price oracle, and a full Foundry unit + fuzz test suite.

02
DeFi · Lending ~15 min

Compound V3

A deep dive into Comet's single-borrowable-asset design: the interest-rate model, the accrual engine, supply / borrow paths, liquidation, reserves, and COMP rewards.

03
Protocols · DEX ~12 min

Uniswap V2

A walk-through of the constant-product AMM: pair contracts, the x·y=k invariant, TWAP oracles, flash swaps, and the core / periphery split.

04
Protocols · DEX ~11 min

Uniswap V3

How concentrated liquidity works: ticks, price ranges, Q64.96 fixed-point math, and the capital-efficiency gains over V2.

05
Standards · Security ~10 min

Account Abstraction

Separating account logic from the protocol — ERC-4337, UserOperations, bundlers, paymasters, and smart-contract wallets for a smoother UX.

06
Security · Proxies ~13 min

Book of Proxy

A field guide to upgradeable contracts: transparent vs UUPS proxies, the diamond / AppStorage pattern, delegatecall pitfalls, and storage-collision safety.

07
Security · CTF ~13 min

Damn Vulnerable DeFi

Offensive-security challenges across flash loans, price oracles, governance, lending pools, smart-contract wallets, and timelocks.

08
Security · CTF ~9 min

Ethernaut

Classic smart-contract security puzzles — reentrancy, integer overflow, delegatecall, and access-control bugs — at increasing difficulty.

How I can help.

Whether you need a protocol architected from scratch, a contract reviewed, a mobile dApp shipped, or a front-end wired to the chain — here's where I plug in.

Smart Contract Development

Shipping DeFi protocols, DEXs, on-chain games, NFT systems and token tooling on Ethereum (Solidity + Foundry) and Solana (Anchor / Rust).

Smart Contract Auditing

Competitive audits on Sherlock, Code4rena and Cantina with confirmed highs and mediums — plus private audits for presales, lending and DeFi clients.

DeFi Protocol Architecture

Designing modular systems — perpetual DEXs, vault custody, multi-source oracles, funding-rate engines, two-step keeper execution and referral layers.

Smart Contract Testing

Full Foundry suites — unit, fuzz and invariant tests — plus static analysis with Slither and MythX across every manager, library and vault execution path.

Mobile & Browser Extension dApps

Production Android apps and Chrome wallet extensions built with React Native / Expo — non-custodial wallets, games, reward pipelines and admin panels.

Web3 Frontend & Wallet Integration

Polished dApp UIs in React / Next.js wired to Ethereum via wagmi & viem and Solana via wallet adapter, Solana Pay and Blinks.

Let's build something.

Have a protocol in mind, a contract to audit, or a role to fill? Drop a line — I read every message.

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Location

Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India