Liam Faruq
EXPERTISE
BIO
Experienced software engineer with 8+ years in Java backend development, 4+ years in full-stack TypeScript/React/Next.js, and 4+ years building blockchain applications on Ethereum and Solana. MEng in Computer Engineering with certifications in Kubernetes, MongoDB, cloud, Ethereum, Solana, and ZK. I’ve participated in 12+ hackathons (ETHGlobal, Encode, Superteam, Colosseum), winning bounties and showcasing innovative Web3 products. Skilled in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and end-to-end dApp development. Excited to collaborate on impactful freelance projects across DeFi, infra, and emerging blockchain protocols.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Blockchain Developer Solana/Ethereum
Freelance - SuperteamUK
August 2025 - Present
● Building Fullstack Solana/EVM Dapps with Anchor rust, foundry solidity, nextjs, nestjs, Web3js Viem and typescript ● Integrating with DEXs and DeFi protocols for building performant grpc backends (Jupiter, Uniswap, Drift, Pyth) ● Designing and deploying smart contracts on solana and ethereum for GameFi with auditing completion to mainnet Notable projects launched to mainnet - Rektguy (Ethereum), Meme Arena (Solana), Banazone (Solana)
Full Software Engineer
Deko Pay Ltd,
January 2022 - January 2024
● Full Stack development to integrate new lenders (ie BNPP) into a retail brokerage platform for Buy now Pay later ● Creating new frontend wallet widgets (Typescript, React, Redux, Story book) for merchants websites to interact with the platform ● Designing and developing public and internal restful apis with Spring Cloud Gateway, Spring MVC, Swagger V3, Spring Boot ● Building persistence microservices with JPA/Hibernate/QueryDSL/Flyway Postgresql, Redis caching, Java 17 ● Management of EKS Kubernetes clusters, releases coordinated through Helm charts, ArgoCD, pipeline orchestration in Jenkins
Senior Full Software Engineer
Caplin Systems
January 2024 - September 2024
● Developing FX/Commodity Trading tools in spring boot kotlin and react redux for clients such as Westpac, FifthThird and Santader ● Created a reactive kotlin spring boot microservice to handle settlement Instructions for commodities with coroutines ● Enhanced UI Pricing utilities such as swap ladders, tiles and price feeds using react redux typescript
Associate Java Software Engineer
JP Morgan
April 2019 - December 2021
Worked in a pre trade derivatives pricing application ● Developing and enhancing a Rates pre-trade pricing application in core Java 8/11 with concurrency ● Migrating and modernizing microserves into private cloud using Spring boot/integration, Kubernetes, Cloud Foundry, Jenkins ● Developed/designed an OOP solution on financial messaging for OIS/IRS/Swaptions/Midcurves using FIX/FPML
Associate Java Developer
Natwest Markets
August 2017 - April 2019
Working in a Trade Data Service Modernizing tech stack from oracle coherence to mongodb ● Building trade event feeds, batch processing, aggregations in Guice, MongoDB, Zookeeper, Flink and KafkaJava 8/11 ● Fixing real time bugs and writing up regression tests using Mockito, Hamcrest and Junit4
Graduate Java Developer
Royal Bank of Scotland
August 2015 - August 2017
Working as a Java Developer on Oracle Coherence for Trade Lifecycle Reporting ● Automating the production of KPI data through Powershell, Bash, Python, SQL*Plus,PL/SQL scripts ● Designing/troubleshooting Java ODC API cache queries for fetching various MTM Data to meet regulations ie Brexit stress
EDUCATION
MEng Electronics and Computer engineering
University Of Nottingham, August 2015
Engineering
CERTIFICATIONS
CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
The Linux Foundation
Issued: 1/1/2021 - Expires: 1/1/2024
Credential ID: LF-d494jydycq
MongoDB For Java Developers
MongoDB
Issued: 12/1/2018
Credential ID: f6005603-f07b-4e4c-a029-c41d8fc6
Expert Solidity Bootcamp
Encode Club
Issued: 11/1/2023
Credential ID: https://opensea.io/item/matic/0xdBf2138593aeC61d55d86E80b8ed86D7b9ba51F5/7950
Zero Knowledge
Encode Club
Issued: 11/1/2023
Credential ID: https://opensea.io/item/matic/0xdBf2138593aeC61d55d86E80b8ed86D7b9ba51F5/7950
Solana Rust Bootcamp
Encode Club
Issued: 12/1/2024
Credential ID: https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmbiHYvtTGbSSSXiVKT327FdSWQJ1RWbUGioMaNSgTwEnv
PORTFOLIO PROJECTS
Rektguy NFT Collection
Released Rektguy NFT Collection with ENS Subdomains, total volumes reached >34K ETH. This invovled creating an ERC-721 contract with merkle proof whitelisting and a reactjs token minting/claim interface with walletconnect and web3js. An ENS subdomain contract was also deployed for rektguy subdomains, this was also a fullstack piece with solodity, hardhat, ethers.js
View Project6/1/2022 -Present
Meme Arena
Developed a Solana Predictions Market application onboarded over >100K Users. This was a fullstack contribution to an Anchor rust nextjs react typescript project. Built the Pyth integration and game user interface.
View Project9/1/2024 -12/22/2024
BananaZone
Developed a solana betting platform application, recently launched and gaining traction within the superteam community. A Fullstack contribution with Anchor rust, react vite, nextjs backend, typescript project. Integrated Privy embedded wallets with delegate actions and secure jwks integrations. Connected to Pyth price feeds for a seemless in game experience
View Project1/1/2025 -3/31/2025
Verified Blockchain Developer
8+ years of experience
Preferred commitment: Full Time
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