diff --git a/src/PradNukala_SeniorBackendEngineer_MuralPay.tex b/src/PradNukala_SeniorBackendEngineer_MuralPay.tex index ac6fb70..2b4d133 100644 --- a/src/PradNukala_SeniorBackendEngineer_MuralPay.tex +++ b/src/PradNukala_SeniorBackendEngineer_MuralPay.tex @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ {\centering {\Huge \textbf{Prad Nukala}}\\[2pt] - {\large Senior Backend Engineer --- Payments \& Distributed Systems} + {\large Senior Backend \& Protocol Engineer} \par } \vspace{14pt} @@ -35,18 +35,14 @@ {\bfseries Skills}\\[2pt] \rule{\linewidth}{0.4pt}\\[4pt] -\textbf{Languages}\\[1pt] -TypeScript, JavaScript, Go (Golang), SQL, Java, Protobufs\\[5pt] -\textbf{Backend \& APIs}\\[1pt] -API Design (REST/gRPC), Backend Systems, System Architecture, Distributed Networking, Test-Driven Development\\[5pt] -\textbf{Cloud \& Data}\\[1pt] -AWS, AWS Lambda, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Cloudflare Workers, PostgreSQL, SQLite, CI/CD\\[5pt] -\textbf{Frontend}\\[1pt] -React, React Native, Full-Stack Development\\[5pt] +\textbf{Core}\\[1pt] +TypeScript, Golang, JavaScript, React, SQL, AWS, Protobufs\\[5pt] +\textbf{Backend \& Infrastructure}\\[1pt] +API Design (REST/gRPC), Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, AWS Lambda, Cloudflare Workers, PostgreSQL, CI/CD\\[5pt] \textbf{Blockchain \& Payments}\\[1pt] -Cosmos SDK, IBC, EVM, CosmWasm, DeFi, WebAuthn, DIDs\\[5pt] -\textbf{AI \& Automation}\\[1pt] -Claude, ChatGPT\\[4pt] +Cosmos SDK, IBC, EVM, CosmWasm, DeFi, Solana, WebAuthn, DIDs\\[5pt] +\textbf{Management \& AI Tools}\\[1pt] +Engineering Management, Claude, ChatGPT\\[4pt] \vspace{8pt} @@ -75,50 +71,40 @@ Working Group for DID/WebAuthn/WASM\\[2pt] \textbf{Co-Founder \& CEO} \hfill \textit{Mar 2021 -- Present}\\ \textit{Sonr --- New York, USA} \begin{itemize}[leftmargin=*, nosep, topsep=2pt] - \item \small{Architected a custom Layer-1 blockchain in Go on the Cosmos SDK --- a modular state machine exposing Protobuf/gRPC services and REST gateways --- and secured \$4.7M to build the platform.} - \item \small{Directed a cross-functional engineering team; designed developer-facing APIs and SDKs that onboarded 120+ first-time blockchain developers.} + \item \small{Founded the company and secured \$4.7M to build a peer-to-peer identity and asset network, owning systems end to end --- specification, architecture, implementation, testing, and maintenance.} + \item \small{Architected a custom Layer-1 blockchain in Go on the Cosmos SDK --- a modular state machine exposing Protobuf/gRPC services and REST gateways.} \item \small{Operated production infrastructure --- 4 distributed validator nodes on Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform --- sustaining 99\% operational uptime.} + \item \small{Drove open-source growth to the 4th-highest global GitHub contributions (Oct 2021--Oct 2022) and onboarded 120+ first-time blockchain developers to the platform's SDKs and APIs.} \item \small{Led the company's 2026 pivot to B2B through hands-on customer discovery, repositioning the platform as white-label wallet infrastructure.} \end{itemize} -\vspace{4pt} -\textbf{Mobile App Developer} \hfill \textit{Aug 2020 -- May 2021}\\ -\textit{Leidos --- Herndon, VA} -\begin{itemize}[leftmargin=*, nosep, topsep=2pt] - \item \small{Shipped features for the Customs and Border Protection Mobile Passport app used by millions of travelers, meeting federal security standards.} -\end{itemize} -\vspace{4pt} -\textbf{Data Science Intern} \hfill \textit{May 2019 -- Aug 2019}\\ -\textit{Unissant --- Herndon, VA} -\begin{itemize}[leftmargin=*, nosep, topsep=2pt] - \item \small{Built a serverless fraud-detection system on AWS --- a SageMaker ML model behind AWS Lambda functions and a client-facing React app.} -\end{itemize} -\vspace{4pt} -\textbf{Founder \& iOS Developer} \hfill \textit{Jul 2016 -- May 2019}\\ -\textit{Britetwist --- Ashburn, VA} -\begin{itemize}[leftmargin=*, nosep, topsep=2pt] - \item \small{Founded an independent app studio, shipping three consumer apps to 1M+ downloads --- owning design through full-stack development end-to-end.} -\end{itemize} \vspace{6pt} {\bfseries Projects}\\[2pt] \rule{\linewidth}{0.4pt}\\[4pt] -\textbf{Cross-Chain Value Transfer \& Tokenization} \hfill \textit{2022 -- Present} +\textbf{Layer-1 Blockchain \& Cross-Chain Payments} \hfill \textit{2022 -- Present} \begin{itemize}[leftmargin=*, nosep, topsep=2pt] - \item \small{Engineered a ``Gasless Onboarding'' transaction pipeline with custom Cosmos AnteHandlers intercepting and validating WebAuthn passkey credentials at the mempool level, hiding seed phrases and fees behind familiar Web2 flows.} - \item \small{Implemented full EVM compatibility alongside CosmWasm smart contracts, supporting multi-chain token mappings and cross-chain value transfer over IBC.} + \item \small{Engineered a ``Gasless Onboarding'' transaction pipeline with custom Cosmos AnteHandlers intercepting and validating WebAuthn credentials at the mempool level, abstracting away seed phrases and fees.} + \item \small{Delivered full EVM compatibility alongside CosmWasm contracts, supporting multi-chain token mappings and cross-chain value transfer over IBC.} + \item \small{Built and operated multi-node testnets with Kubernetes (Starship), Docker, and Devbox, automating multi-architecture CI/CD with GoReleaser.} \end{itemize} \vspace{4pt} \textbf{Token Economics \& Payment Design} \hfill \textit{2022} \begin{itemize}[leftmargin=*, nosep, topsep=2pt] \item \small{Structured the token as the means of payment across protocol modules, aligning DPoS validator incentives with cross-chain payments over IBC.} - \item \small{Translated economic models into Layer-1 state-machine and smart-contract logic alongside 6 PhD economists from Prysm Group.} + \item \small{Translated economic models --- price-shock absorption, lockup vesting, and subsidy schedules --- into Layer-1 state machine and smart-contract logic alongside 6 PhD economists from Prysm Group.} \end{itemize} \vspace{4pt} \textbf{Client SDK \& Edge Orchestration} \hfill \textit{2022 -- 2023} \begin{itemize}[leftmargin=*, nosep, topsep=2pt] - \item \small{Built an edge orchestration layer on Cloudflare Workers (Durable Objects, KV), managing persistent sessions, routing, and state synchronization.} + \item \small{Built an edge-native orchestration layer on Cloudflare Workers (Durable Objects, KV, Service Bindings) managing persistent sessions, smart routing, and real-time state synchronization across a decentralized network.} \item \small{Bridged WebAuthn passkeys and OAuth 2.0 into a TypeScript client SDK, giving developers passwordless, seed-phrase-free user onboarding.} \end{itemize} +\vspace{4pt} +\textbf{Core Cryptography Library} \hfill \textit{2022 -- Present} +\begin{itemize}[leftmargin=*, nosep, topsep=2pt] + \item \small{Shipped MPC and Distributed Key Generation protocols (Threshold ECDSA/Ed25519, FROST), backed by exhaustive automated security tests, race-condition checks, and performance benchmarks.} + \item \small{Engineered constant-time elliptic curve arithmetic in Go (secp256k1, Ed25519, BLS12-381), strictly hardened against side-channel timing attacks, signature malleability, and nonce reuse.} +\end{itemize} \vspace{6pt} {\bfseries Education}\\[2pt]