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Adarsh
Gautam

Backend Engineer · Distributed Systems · Fintech Infrastructure

I build systems that move fast, scale far, and don't break. 3+ years shipping production-grade distributed backends in Go, Java, and Kafka — from cross-border payment engines load-tested to 10,000 TPS to globally distributed platforms serving real users. I build at the protocol layer — from authoring an L1 blockchain in Rust with hybrid DPoS+PBFT consensus and a novel 3D spatial data layer, to shipping production Web3 infrastructure for platforms with 80,000+ users. I understand both the theory and the production reality.
3+
Years Exp
10K
TPS Tested
$100K
Grant Won
AG
Adarsh Gautam
India · Open to Remote Worldwide
Go Java Kafka Rust L1 Blockchain DPoS+PBFT PostgreSQL Redis Docker AWS libp2p EVM / Ink! Wasm

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$100,000 Diamante Grant
Won by architecting a distributed platform with globally validated engineering quality.

⛓️

Author of SpatialChain — L1 Blockchain in Rust
Hybrid DPoS+PBFT consensus, dual EVM+Wasm VM, novel 3D spatial data layer.

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Research: 3D Spatial Structures for P2P Routing
Working paper on novel data structures for distributed systems — expected 2025.

Engineered for
the hard problems

I'm a backend engineer, protocol builder, and team lead who operates at the intersection of distributed systems and blockchain infrastructure. Whether it's a cross-border payment engine pushing 10,000 TPS, or an L1 blockchain with a custom consensus engine written in Rust from scratch — I go deep.

My production stack spans Go, Java, Rust, and Kafka. I've shipped fintech infrastructure for globally distributed teams, authored open-source SDKs, and designed systems from RTGS cores to DePIN networking layers. I care about correctness, observability, and systems that survive real load.

Beyond engineering, I've led 4-person cross-timezone teams, won hackathons, secured a $100K grant, co-curated the US-India Blockchain Council, and led an entrepreneurship community of 500+ students. Great engineers understand the full picture — business, protocol, and people.

Performance at the Architecture Level

I optimize before writing a line of code — from consensus design to transaction batching to memory layout.

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Research-Backed Engineering

SpatialChain and my working paper reflect how I approach hard problems: read the literature, then build something new.

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Remote-First, Global Experience

Delivered production systems for teams in Dubai, UK, and Singapore. Async-native and timezone-agnostic.


Languages
Go Rust Java (JDK 8/17/21) Python TypeScript SQL
Blockchain & Web3
L1 Blockchain Design DPoS + PBFT Consensus EVM / Solidity Ink! / Wasm libp2p DePIN Smart Contracts Tokenomics
Backend & Distributed Systems
Apache Kafka Spring Boot RESTful APIs WebSockets Microservices JWT Auth
Databases
PostgreSQL Redis MongoDB MySQL
DevOps & Observability
Docker CI/CD AWS GCP Prometheus Grafana OpenTelemetry

Where I've built things

3+ years across fintech, Web3 infrastructure, and developer tooling — all remote, all production.

Sep 2023 – Jun 2025
ShardZ
📍 Dubai, UAE · Remote
Team Lead
Software Developer — Team Lead
  • Led a 4-person engineering team through full SDLC, delivering a globally distributed social platform with 10,000+ test users at testnet launch.
  • Architected distributed backend services in Go for feed aggregation, notification dispatch, and event indexing — goroutines and channels managing thousands of concurrent WebSocket streams.
  • Designed scalable RESTful APIs and multi-threaded microservices with security, SOLID principles, and automated alerting.
  • Standardized SDLC via CI/CD pipelines and Docker containerization, reducing deployment time and enabling reproducible builds.
🏆 Secured a $100,000 Diamante Grant by authoring the full technical architecture proposal
Dec 2024 – Apr 2025
SyncVault
📍 United Kingdom · Remote
Contract
Software Developer — Backend
  • Built backend services from scratch in Node.js for metadata storage and on-chain event indexing into PostgreSQL, scaling to 80,000+ global users with zero infrastructure incidents.
  • Designed MongoDB schemas and complex aggregation pipelines for royalty tracking and multi-party rights-holder querying at scale.
  • Conducted security and performance audit — batched transactions and eliminated redundant state reads, reducing operational costs by ~35%.
Jul 2024 – Sep 2024
Okto Wallet · CoinDCX
📍 Remote
Contract
Software Developer — SDK Engineering
  • Built and published open-source TypeScript SDKs to npm within a monorepo — adding a new chain required zero changes in consuming apps.
  • Managed public GitHub including issue triage, PR reviews, and documentation.
  • Implemented custodial wallet functionality: key management, transaction signing, and reusable modules.
Apr 2024 – Jul 2024
Trillionbit DEX
📍 Dubai, UAE · Remote
Contract
Backend Engineer
  • Integrated third-party SDKs to add liquidity aggregation to a DEX, routing orders across multiple AMM pools.
  • Built configurable staking contracts with reward distribution logic.
Apr 2023 – Jul 2023
Kratos Innovations
📍 Singapore · Remote
Internship
Software Engineer Intern
  • Trained CTOs and engineering leads on Web3 and Web2 architecture.
  • Contributed to enterprise blockchain proof-of-concept projects and presented solutions for real business use cases.

Projects that pushed limits

Not tutorial projects. Real systems — designed for real load, built with production-grade standards and research-backed design.

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Fintech · Distributed Systems

PayFlow — Payment Settlement Engine

An ISO 20022-compliant cross-border distributed payment settlement engine supporting RTGS, bilateral netting, and multi-currency FX. RTGS core with double-entry ledger, optimistic concurrency control, and a payment state machine. Features an LLM-powered agentic exception resolver with RAG over ISO 20022 rulebooks.

10,000
TPS (load tested)
ISO 20022
Compliant
GoJavaSpring BootKafkaRedisPostgreSQLPrometheusOpenTelemetry
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Infrastructure · Open Source

Distributed Rate Limiter

A Redis-based distributed rate limiter using Lua scripting for atomic token-bucket operations. Counter checks and decrements execute in a single round trip with zero race conditions. Fail-open fallback for high-availability in fintech API environments.

0
Race Conditions
1 RTT
Per Operation
JavaSpring BootRedisLua Scripting
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AI / LLM Engineering

Agentic RAG Pipeline

A Retrieval-Augmented Generation pipeline with an agentic planning step that decomposes complex questions into targeted sub-queries. Re-ranking post-retrieval measurably improves answer quality over naive RAG.

Agentic
Query Planning
Re-rank
Post-retrieval
PythonLLMVector SearchRAG

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Milestones & highlights

Proof points, not just bullet points.

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GATE CS 2026 — Top 1% Nationally

Ranked in the top 1% out of 270,000+ candidates — algorithms, OS, networking, DBMS.

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$100,000 Diamante Grant

Authored the full technical proposal covering distributed architecture, global expansion, and tokenization design.

⛓️
SpatialChain — L1 in Rust

Independently authored an open-source Layer 1 blockchain with novel spatial consensus and dual VM support.

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Hackathon Wins

Won Router Protocol × SuperRabbits DAO and Solana Hack Day.

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US-India Blockchain Council

Co-Curator (2024–25) — shaping policy and technical discussions at the blockchain-governance intersection.

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President, E-Cell ADGITM

Led entrepreneurship initiatives for a 500+ student community in 2023–24.

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Research Paper (2025)

Working paper on 3D spatial data structures for P2P routing — expected publication 2025.

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Certifications

DSA in Go & Rust (Cyfrin); Ethereum Developer Bootcamp; Blockchain Solutions Architect (Kratos Labs).

Open to the right remote role

Backend, distributed systems, or blockchain infrastructure — if you're building something ambitious, I'd love to hear about it.

Actively looking · Available Now

I'm exploring remote-first roles in backend engineering, distributed systems, and blockchain/protocol infrastructure. I've shipped production systems for teams in Dubai, UK, and Singapore — timezone-agnostic.

Whether you're a Series A startup needing end-to-end backend ownership, or a protocol team pushing the boundary of what blockchains can do — let's talk.

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