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Prosper Onah

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I am a ward-winning blockchain engineer, researcher, and smart contract security specialist with a proven commitment to building secure, scalable decentralized systems.

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I am a ward-winning blockchain engineer, researcher, and smart contract security specialist with a proven commitment to building secure, scalable decentralized systems. As a UK Global Talent awardee in blockchain, I bring deep expertise in Solidity, gas optimization, and consensus mechanisms, with a strong track record of securing DeFi protocols.\n\nI have audited over 20 smart contracts, identifying High and Medium vulnerabilities, and I possess deep experience in designing and deploying production-grade smart contracts across EVM-compatible chains and Solana. My focus spans DeFi architecture, derivatives logic, oracles, PoS mechanisms, and upgradeable patterns, and I enjoy collaborating with research and product teams to integrate innovative solutions, including AI-driven consensus experiments.

  • 4 years' experience
  • Joined August 2025

Languages

  • EnglishFluent

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Financial Services
  • Professional Services
  • Computers & Electronics
  • Media & Entertainment

Work experience· 9 roles

Smart Contract Engineer · PosleyNov 2024 – Nov 2024 · 1 mo

Architected and deployed smart contracts managing over $105M+ TVL for a perpetual DEX with leveraged trading and vault-based risk modeling; designed derivative-like yield products with oracle-bounded pricing; developed Airpuff for leveraging LRTS assets with EigenLayer and restaking primitives; built secure vault strategies and integrated with multiple protocols to support over $120M TVL across the ecosystem.

Smart Contract Engineer · PosleyNov 2024 – Aug 2025 · 10 mos

Led development of Vaultka, a leverage vault system supporting perpetual DEX operations with advanced risk and liquidation logic. Developed Airpuff protocol for leveraging LRTS assets integrating with EigenLayer and restaking primitives. Engineered secure vault strategies with dynamic liquidation, profit-sharing, and asset management. Integrated with GMX, HMX, VELA, KTX Finance, EigenLayer, and other protocols, supporting over $120M in TVL. Built testable smart contracts and orchestrated off-chain logic across Arbitrum, Optimism, zkEVM, and other L2s. Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ship fast and secure infrastructure.

Blockchain Software Engineer · PaycrestMay 2024 – Nov 2025 · 1 yr 7 mos

Led on-ramp implementation through EIP-7702 and automated liquidity aggregation logic; built Golang-based microservices for a decentralized payment gateway; integrated cross-chain intent-based transactions and account abstraction; contributed to backend services in Golang and Solidity, emphasizing performance and modularity; improved transaction processing with priority queues and RPC-level enhancements, reducing refund rates by 75%.

Blockchain Software Engineer · paycrest.ioMay 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 7 mos
DAML Lending & Borrowing Prototype · Canton Protocol (Goldman Sachs Evaluation)Dec 2023 – Dec 2023 · 1 mo
Smart Contract Engineer · Nethermind.ioDec 2022 – Dec 2022 · 1 mo
Smart Contract Auditor · Nethermind.ioDec 2022 – Aug 2025 · 2 yrs 9 mos
Lead Smart Contract Engineer · RigelProtocol LabSep 2022 – Aug 2025 · 3 yrs

Education

MSC Cyber Security · Hertfordshire University2024 – 2025
B. Tech Building Tech · Federal University of Technology Minna2017 – 2022
MSc Cyber Security · Hertfordshire University2024 – 2025
B.Tech Building Tech · Federal University of Technology Minna2017 – 2022

Certifications and awards

Advanced Solidity: YUL and Assembly2022 – 2025
Advanced Solidity: YUL and Assembly2022 – 2025

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