Hi, I’m Andrew Gonzalez, a blockchain engineer with over six years of experience building smart contracts, decentralized applications, and backend systems. I have worked on Ethereum and Solana, developing and auditing smart contracts, optimizing gas usage, and integrating blockchain features into full-stack applications. I focus on writing secure, reliable, and maintainable code and have experience leading engineering teams and collaborating on cross-chain projects.

Andrew Gonzalez

Hi, I’m Andrew Gonzalez, a blockchain engineer with over six years of experience building smart contracts, decentralized applications, and backend systems. I have worked on Ethereum and Solana, developing and auditing smart contracts, optimizing gas usage, and integrating blockchain features into full-stack applications. I focus on writing secure, reliable, and maintainable code and have experience leading engineering teams and collaborating on cross-chain projects.

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Hi, I’m Andrew Gonzalez, a blockchain engineer with over six years of experience building smart contracts, decentralized applications, and backend systems. I have worked on Ethereum and Solana, developing and auditing smart contracts, optimizing gas usage, and integrating blockchain features into full-stack applications. I focus on writing secure, reliable, and maintainable code and have experience leading engineering teams and collaborating on cross-chain projects.

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Language

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Work Experience

Software Engineer at Ondo Finance
September 1, 2025 - September 1, 2025
Led a team of 6 in development of lending & borrowing protocols and specializing in cross-chain architecture for dApps improving security, scalability, and compliance. Developed and audited smart contracts for a lending and borrowing protocol (v2) with risk isolation and a revenue-sharing model, boosting TVL by $68M+ in three months. Optimized smart contracts to reduce transaction fees by 10% and improve user experience across EVM chains (Ethereum, Base, BNB Chain, Arbitrum, Polygon) as well as Solana, helping expand the user base. Implemented a Next.js frontend with GraphQL queries to The Graph subgraphs for real-time cross-chain data, and tested interfaces using Jest and React Testing Library to ensure reliability, contributing to 80,000+ daily users.
Smart Contract Engineer at Fractal Wagmi Inc
August 1, 2022 - August 1, 2022
Led development of NFT marketplace, generating $2M in on-chain transactions in the first year. Wrote and optimized Rust based programs on Solana, reducing gas fees by 10%. Collaborated with 5 developers to launch a decentralized application to production, focusing on scalability and security.
Smart Contract Developer at Serum
September 1, 2021 - September 1, 2021
Developed Solana programs in Rust for tokenization projects, supporting 5,000+ active wallets. Built Rust-based APIs to connect dApps with blockchain, high-performance backend integration.
Backend Engineer at Serum
August 1, 2020 - August 1, 2020
Developed scalable backend services with RESTful APIs, integrating crypto wallets and exchanges, using Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Redis, enabling real-time data synchronization and improving data accuracy by 30%. Optimized CI/CD pipelines using Docker, GitHub Actions, and Azure, reducing deployment time by 30%.
Web3 Full Stack Developer at Softeq Development Corp
December 1, 2018 - December 1, 2018
Built and deployed Web3 applications, boosting performance 30% via optimized full-stack architecture. Streamlined release cycles with CI/CD pipelines Jenkins, Docker, and Terraform on AWS (ECS, S3, RDS), reducing deployment time by 25%, while delivering high-performance Web3 applications for SMEs.

Education

Master’s Degree in Computer Science at University of Houston
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 2016

Qualifications

Certified Blockchain Solution Architect (CBSA)
January 11, 2030 - November 20, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet