Senior Full Stack Developer with 12 years of experience delivering scalable web, blockchain, and AI solutions for global clients. Transitioned from foundational web development to leading cross-functional teams in building DeFi protocols, NFT ecosystems, and AI platforms, reducing costs by up to 25% and growing user bases by 40%. Expertise spans Solidity, React, Node.js, and LLMs, with a focus on optimizing performance and integrating web2/web3 systems. Recognized for mentoring developers and driving technical innovation, I excel at transforming complex requirements into high-impact applications that enhance efficiency and user engagement.

Gao Zhi Hang

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Senior Full Stack Developer with 12 years of experience delivering scalable web, blockchain, and AI solutions for global clients. Transitioned from foundational web development to leading cross-functional teams in building DeFi protocols, NFT ecosystems, and AI platforms, reducing costs by up to 25% and growing user bases by 40%. Expertise spans Solidity, React, Node.js, and LLMs, with a focus on optimizing performance and integrating web2/web3 systems. Recognized for mentoring developers and driving technical innovation, I excel at transforming complex requirements into high-impact applications that enhance efficiency and user engagement.

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Senior Full Stack Developer with 12 years of experience delivering scalable web, blockchain, and AI solutions for global clients. Transitioned from foundational web development to leading cross-functional teams in building DeFi protocols, NFT ecosystems, and AI platforms, reducing costs by up to 25% and growing user bases by 40%. Expertise spans Solidity, React, Node.js, and LLMs, with a focus on optimizing performance and integrating web2/web3 systems. Recognized for mentoring developers and driving technical innovation, I excel at transforming complex requirements into high-impact applications that enhance efficiency and user engagement.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Senior Full Stack & Blockchain Developer at Freelance / Contract Work
January 16, 2019 - November 12, 2025
• Evolved from individual contributor to lead developer, overseeing end-to-end development of blockchain and AI projects, managing cross-functional teams of up to 10 developers and designers. • Architected backend and smart contract systems for Demonopoly Game MVP, scaling complexity to support 5,000+ transactions daily. • Streamlined smart contract integration with user interfaces, implementing automated testing to achieve 99.9% uptime and seamless user experiences. • Established a subgraph for real-time tracking of swap router and aggregator activities, enabling data-driven decisions for 20,000+ monthly users. • Architected and coded smart contracts within Brewlabs, increasing platform’s transaction processing capability by 250 transactions per second, and decreasing gas fees by 15% for users. • Engineered Ender Protocol, a DeFi liquid staking solution on Ethereum and Polygon, reducing transaction costs by 25% and mentoring junior developers on Web3 integrations. • Created Smolage, an NFT-driven gamified ecosystem on Arbitrum, leveraging Web3.js to boost community engagement by 30% and leading UI/UX enhancements. • Optimized a React frontend by refining Node.js and Express.js REST API interactions, cutting load times by 20% and presenting performance metrics to stakeholders. • Directed AI and UI/UX integration for Verticalstudio AI’s Studio project, implementing RAG and fine-tuning LLMs to improve model accuracy by 15%, while training team members on AI workflows.
Full Stack Developer at TechWave Solutions
June 17, 2013 - December 23, 2018
• Progressed from junior developer to key team contributor, taking on leadership for critical projects and expanding technical scope from web development to cloud and Big Data solutions. • Designed a high-performance web application using Node.js and React, optimizing MongoDB and MySQL schemas to enhance system efficiency by 35% for 15,000+ users. • Crafted RESTful APIs and integrated AWS services (EC2, S3) with IAM, scaling infrastructure to support a 200% user base growth over two years. • Led scaling of AWS API Gateway, Lambda, RDS, and Node.js, growing GPU miner support from 200 to 2,000 units (900% increase), and trained three junior developers on AWS best practices. • Automated maintenance of 500GB+ database tables using AWS Lambda, establishing an Electron-based staging environment that supported 500+ daily test cycles. • Enhanced user experience by 45% through streamlined authentication, S3 uploads, and analytics pipelines using Kafka, PostgreSQL, and Amazon SQS, presenting results to senior management. • Resolved 15+ critical bugs, applying software engineering principles to reduce monthly incidents by 86% (from 22 to 3), and documented processes for team knowledge sharing. • Configured Docker Compose and GitLab CI/CD pipelines with Helm/Kubernetes, reducing developer onboarding time by 25% and leading CI/CD adoption across teams. • Pioneered a Vue.js and Django prototype with Stripe integration, speeding up payment processing by 25% (from 2.4s to 1.8s), and proposed its adoption company-wide. • Accelerated Big Data processing by 40% using Apache Spark, transitioning to a lead role in data pipeline optimization for enterprise clients. • Strengthened quality assurance with unit testing strategies, cutting bug reports by 40% and mentoring peers on testing frameworks.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Guangxi University
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2011
Master's degree, Software Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
January 20, 2011 - May 31, 2013

Qualifications

Certified Blockchain Developer
September 1, 2019 - August 31, 2020

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Computers & Electronics, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Other, Gaming, Financial Services