Hello, I'm Neo Pholushe, a blockchain engineer specializing in high-performance Solana arbitrage bots using Rust and Go. I design and optimize cross-protocol trading strategies, integrating with 20+ AMMs and adapting to liquidity aggregators like Jupiter to maximize profitability. I have hands-on experience building Drift Protocol CEX trading bots, translating TypeScript SDKs into Golang, and developing Trigger and Order Matching bots. I also work with Solana, Anchor, and on-chain/off-chain interactions, deploy P2E game mechanics, and implement CI/CD pipelines to support latency-sensitive trading operations.

Neo Pholushe

Hello, I'm Neo Pholushe, a blockchain engineer specializing in high-performance Solana arbitrage bots using Rust and Go. I design and optimize cross-protocol trading strategies, integrating with 20+ AMMs and adapting to liquidity aggregators like Jupiter to maximize profitability. I have hands-on experience building Drift Protocol CEX trading bots, translating TypeScript SDKs into Golang, and developing Trigger and Order Matching bots. I also work with Solana, Anchor, and on-chain/off-chain interactions, deploy P2E game mechanics, and implement CI/CD pipelines to support latency-sensitive trading operations.

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Hello, I’m Neo Pholushe, a blockchain engineer specializing in high-performance Solana arbitrage bots using Rust and Go. I design and optimize cross-protocol trading strategies, integrating with 20+ AMMs and adapting to liquidity aggregators like Jupiter to maximize profitability.

I have hands-on experience building Drift Protocol CEX trading bots, translating TypeScript SDKs into Golang, and developing Trigger and Order Matching bots. I also work with Solana, Anchor, and on-chain/off-chain interactions, deploy P2E game mechanics, and implement CI/CD pipelines to support latency-sensitive trading operations.

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Work Experience

Blockchain Engineer at Umeda Team
September 1, 2020 - December 1, 2025
Designed, built, and continuously optimized high-performance Solana arbitrage bots using Rust and Go (Anchor). Proficient in gRPC, integrated with 20+ AMMs, loading and analyzing profitable pools across multiple protocols, and adapting to liquidity aggregators like Jupiter to maximize profitability. Built and deployed Drift Protocol CEX trading bots, including translating Drift’s TypeScript SDK into Golang, and developing Trigger and Order Matching bots. Worked with on-chain/off-chain interactions, P2E game mechanics, and DeFi protocol integrations. Implemented CI/CD pipelines, Dockerized environments, and monitoring for latency-sensitive trading operations. Researched DeFi protocols and arbitrage strategies across multiple platforms.
Software Developer at GBTEC
June 1, 2017 - November 1, 2019
Worked on cloud-based BPM solutions; designed and implemented scalable web applications (E-commerce, ERP) using the MERN stack; implemented RESTful APIs and server-side logic; designed and optimized MongoDB schemas; supported CI/CD, automated builds and tests; participated in agile sprints, code reviews, and debugging; contributed to international expansion deployments and secure coding practices, including Laravel-based work; collaborated with senior engineers in security-focused environments.
Product Developer (Intern) at SensePost
June 1, 2016 - August 1, 2016
Intern role focusing on product development.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at The University of Johannesburg
September 1, 2013 - May 1, 2017

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Software & Internet, Financial Services, Gaming, Media & Entertainment

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