5+ years backend development experience building and scaling high-throughput, mission-critical services. Expert proficiency in TypeScript/Node.js with deep working experience using NestJS. Deep understanding of blockchain data and security primitives (EIP-712 signatures, transaction execution flows, on-chain events/logs). Proven experience designing and scaling real-time communication systems (WebSockets, Redis Pub/Sub). Solid experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL) and optimizing complex queries. Strong system design skills, building fault-tolerant and highly available microservices. Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools.