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balajipachai/README.md

πŸ‘‹ Welcome to My Portfolio

Balaji Pachai

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Senior Blockchain Engineer with 10+ years in software development and 7+ years specialising in EVM and multi-chain systems. I own the full Web3 lifecycle β€” smart contracts, deterministic indexing (Subsquid/The Graph), and high-performance backend APIs. Currently building production-grade L2 infrastructure at Shiba Inu (Shibarium), with a track record spanning 10+ blockchain projects across DeFi, NFTs, DeSci, and enterprise domains. Passionate about software development, teaching, and public speaking.

  • Smart Contract Development
  • Deterministic Indexing & Data Pipelines
  • Backend APIs (Node.js, GraphQL, REST)
  • Cross-chain Interoperability
  • DeFi, NFTs & DeSci
  • Blockchain Architecture

πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» About Me

Professional Experience

  • Senior Smart Contract, Web3 Backend & Indexing Engineer at Shiba Inu (Apr 2024 – Present)

    • Own end-to-end data pipelines: smart contracts β†’ Subsquid indexers β†’ Node.js/GraphQL APIs powering Shibarium ecosystem tools
    • Architected Subsquid indexers syncing millions of L2 blocks with deterministic event modelling, handling finality, reorgs, and RPC inconsistencies
    • Led smart contract development for ShifuAirdrop Proxy - Implementation
    • Implemented cross-chain token standards using Chainlink CCIP
    • Developed Central Authentication Service SDK cas-sdk
    • Built smart contracts for On Chain Gaming Registry game-registry
    • Developed cross-chain swap contracts using CCIP and Li.Fi crosschain-shibaswap
    • Developed, implemented & deployed Shib Newsletter Cover V2 NFT contracts Proxy - Implementation
  • Senior Software Engineer (Blockchain) at V2Soft (May 2021 – Feb 2024)

    • Translated client requirements into production Solidity smart contracts; architected comprehensive blockchain solutions
    • Designed, developed, and deployed the V2Soft 25th Anniversary NFT system end-to-end β€” Solidity contracts, Node.js APIs, MySQL, AWS
    • Built the Vehicle NFT platform storing vehicle lifecycle data on-chain via ERC-721 with IPFS metadata
    • Ensured transaction atomicity from submission to block inclusion across all on-chain operations
    • Developed PoCs and actively contributed to the Blockchain Innovation Team; trained newcomers on Solidity and blockchain
  • Senior Blockchain & Backend Engineer β€” Self Employed / Freelance (Dec 2019 – Apr 2021)

    • Designed & deployed production smart contracts for staking, rewards, vesting, ERC20/721, and full token ecosystems
    • Built the EarnTV Reward Engine β€” ERC-20 issuance, staking, NFTs, and Gnosis MultiSig wallet integration
    • Developed smart contracts for OpenTherapeutics (Decentralised Science) β€” researcher rewards, funding, and collaboration
    • Led backend & blockchain development at Humation Limited (Junior Team Lead) β€” cross-chain interoperability across Ethereum, TRON, Waves, and Stellar
  • Senior Software Engineer at Harbinger Systems (Jan 2017 – Dec 2019)

    • Specialised in Solidity and Truffle Framework; created private blockchain networks with diverse consensus algorithms
    • Developed Certificate of Authenticity β€” ERC-721 NFT platform for artwork provenance with IPFS and React.js front-end
    • Forked ARK blockchain to create Blockpool β€” analysed architecture, proposed changes, and implemented the fork
    • Created Loan Lending App and Land Records DApps; achieved 100% smart contract test coverage via TDD
    • Established blockchain nodes on AWS; deployed contracts across Ganache, private networks, testnets, and mainnet
  • Associate Software Engineer at AtoS India Pvt. Ltd (May 2014 – Jul 2015)

    • Monitored production servers, scheduled batch jobs, tested endpoints, and conducted root-cause analysis of incidents

Skills & Expertise

Solidity Node.js TypeScript Go React Express.js Smart Contracts Blockchain Hardhat Foundry GraphQL REST API PostgreSQL MongoDB Docker AWS IPFS Subsquid The Graph Bash Scripts

πŸŽ“ Education

  • M.Sc. in Scientific Computing β€” Savitribai Phule Pune University (CGPA: 8.6/10, Grade A+) | Jul 2015 – Apr 2017
  • B.Sc. in Computer Science β€” Nowrosjee Wadia College (CGPA: 6.8/10, Grade A) | Jul 2011 – May 2014

πŸ“œ Certifications

  • Consensys Blockchain Developer Bootcamp β€” Scholar Recipient
  • IAAA Certified Ethereum Blockchain Developer and Professional
  • Arc Certified Remote Developer β€” Arc
  • Intensive Certificate in German Language β€” Savitribai Phule Pune University

πŸš€ Projects

Enterprise Projects

OpenTherapeutics (DeSci)

  • Decentralised science platform for researcher funding, rewards, and collaboration
  • Migrated contracts from Ethereum to Polygon
  • Advanced security measures with MultiSig wallet
  • View Contract

EarnTV

  • ERC-20 reward engine with staking, NFTs, and Gnosis MultiSig wallet integration
  • NFT-based subscription system
  • Secure token economics
  • View Contract

Shibarium Indexing & Data Pipelines

  • Subsquid indexers for staking, rewards, token transfers, validator ops, and custom Shibarium L2 logic
  • Deterministic event modelling syncing millions of L2 blocks

V2Soft 25th Anniversary NFT

  • End-to-end NFT issuance: Solidity contracts, Node.js APIs, MySQL, AWS

Vehicle NFT

  • On-chain vehicle lifecycle tracking via ERC-721 with IPFS metadata storage

Personal Projects

πŸ“ Blog

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πŸ“« Contact

πŸ“Š GitHub Stats

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  1. smart-contract-for-fun smart-contract-for-fun Public

    Smart Contracts developed using Solidity for the sake of having fun and getting to know Solidity at a deeper level.

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  2. Scripts Scripts Public

    Contains automation scripts & ethereum blockchain related scripts.

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