MacBobby Chibuzor

Senior Software Engineer

macbobbychibuzor@gmail.com

Backend systems, distributed infrastructure, and DeFi protocols. 7+ years building high-performance APIs, data pipelines, and cloud-native applications. Passionate about Rust, Go, and Python.

Experience

Blockchain Engineer (Contract)

Jeroid Pay

Nov 2025 - Dec 2025

WhatsApp-Native Crypto Trading Platform

  • Built production-grade DeFi infrastructure integrating multi-chain settlement (Solana, Base, Polygon) with fiat on/off-ramps and KYC verification via Smile ID.
  • Engineered event-driven architecture with PostgreSQL state management, async message routing via Twilio webhooks, and AI-powered intent classification using Groq LLM.
  • Architected stateful conversation flows supporting concurrent multi-user transactions with atomic settlement guarantees across multiple blockchain networks.
RustPostgreSQLSolanaBasePolygonFireblocksTwilioDocker

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Stride Labs

stride.zone
Oct 2024 - Jul 2025

Buyback & Burn Bot — Token Economics Automation

  • Built automated STRD buyback and burn system processing auctions every 10 minutes via Kubernetes CronJob, burning ~5.3M STRD yearly.
  • Implemented optimal swap routing algorithm integrating Osmosis Swap Router API with multi-pool routes and slippage protection.
  • Engineered multi-chain architecture handling IBC transfers with Skip API routing, PFM detection, and 2-hop fallback for non-PFM chains.

Stride DEX Subgraph — Uniswap V3 Analytics

  • Adapted Uniswap V3 subgraph for Stride Swap DEX, implementing concentrated liquidity visualization with dynamic tick range histograms.
  • Built complete testing infrastructure with Matchstick framework, achieving full unit + integration test coverage on localnet.
  • Deployed to Goldsky, saving $3,600/month vs The Graph Protocol hosted service.

stBGT Points Program Indexer — Berachain Integration

  • Architected production-grade FastAPI service for real-time metrics, user analytics, and high-throughput API endpoints on Berachain.
  • Built data pipeline with efficient caching strategies, automated daily indexing jobs, and PostgreSQL backends for high-volume transaction processing.

Production Trading Bots — Berachain Ecosystem

  • Developed POL Swapper integrating Ooga Booga DEX aggregator for token-to-stBGT conversions (6-hour K8s CronJob cadence).
  • Built boost cycle operator for validator rebalancing with Merkle proof verification and slashbot for real-time validator slash detection.

Infrastructure & Cost Optimization

  • Reduced GCP costs ~$5k/month by consolidating 16 microservices into 8 deployable services (50% reduction).
  • Migrated TEE bot database from JSON files to PostgreSQL, built Kubernetes orchestration with Helm charts.
  • Modernized protocol testing by converting legacy shell scripts to TypeScript with Cosmos-native client SDKs.
Python/FastAPIGolangSolidityTypeScriptPostgreSQLDockerKubernetesGraphQLThe GraphGoldskyGCP

Lead Software Engineer

Cloudax Holdings LTD

Jun 2023 - Sep 2024

Platform Engineering

  • Architected and deployed cloud infrastructure on GCP using Terraform, building IaC pipelines from scratch for a greenfield crypto product.
  • Built internal tooling and automation scripts in Bash and Python to streamline developer workflows and reduce manual operations.
  • Set up monitoring and alerting systems with Prometheus and Grafana, giving engineers visibility into system health and anomalous behavior.

Product Development

  • Led a team of engineers building crypto-native applications: blockchain oracles, banking integrations, and P2P trading — from scratch to first 2000 users.
  • Built critical backend APIs and smart contracts for on-chain functionality.
TerraformGCPBashPythonTypeScriptPostgreSQLPrometheusGrafanaSolidity

Blockchain Researcher

Halborn Security

halborn.com
Dec 2022 - Jun 2023
  • Researched blockchain technologies specializing in ZKPs and L2 scalability solutions.
  • Developed smart contract security tooling and zkSNARKs implementations for proof-of-concept projects.
  • Authored technical content reaching ~2.1k monthly developer readers.
GolangSolidityRustPython

Software Engineer

IOD Cloud Technologies

Dec 2021 - Jan 2023
  • Built cloud infrastructure and automation for enterprise clients including Cisco, Logz.io, and Zoho using Terraform and Docker.
  • Conducted AWS ECS vs. EKS performance benchmark tests, providing data-driven recommendations for container orchestration decisions.
  • Designed monitoring and observability stacks with Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry for production workloads.
  • Authored 15 technical guides on Kubernetes, observability, CI/CD, and distributed systems — used for client onboarding and internal training.
  • Achieved 73% higher delivery rate compared to peers through automation-first approach to repetitive tasks.
GolangPythonDockerKubernetesAWSPrometheusGrafanaOpenTelemetry

Software Engineer

ReachExt K.K. (EJable.com)

Mar 2019 - Nov 2021

Backend Development & Infrastructure

  • Developed and maintained backend services using Python (Flask) and Go for EJable.com tech content platform.
  • Built RESTful APIs and content management systems with efficient database queries and caching strategies.
  • Managed AWS infrastructure (EC2, Lambda, S3) with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows.

Technical Leadership & Content

  • Trained and mentored junior engineers on backend development, API design, and cloud infrastructure.
  • Authored 12+ comprehensive technical articles on cloud computing, security, blockchain, and DevOps.
PythonFlaskGolangPostgreSQLAWS (EC2, Lambda, S3)DockerRedis

Rust Engineer & DAO Member

DAO-DAO

daodao.zone
2023 - Present
  • Contributed to dao-dao contracts in Rust, used by all DAOs in the Interchain ecosystem.
  • Added active threshold functionality to CW4 voting module and NFT ID address querying.
  • Improved and wrote tests for CosmWasm DAO governor/membership voting module.
RustCosmWasmCosmos SDK

Technical Skills

Languages

Python (6+ yrs)Golang (5+ yrs)TypeScript (6+ yrs)Rust (4+ yrs)Solidity (5+ yrs)

Databases

PostgreSQLRedisMongoDBSQLite

Cloud & DevOps

AWS (EC2, EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS)GCPDockerKubernetesHelmCI/CDGitHub Actions

Blockchain

EthereumSolanaCosmos/CosmWasmThe GraphGoldskyFoundryHardhat

Education

B.Eng. Mechatronics Engineering

Federal University of Abeokuta

Topics in Mathematics with Applications in Finance

MIT OpenCourseWare

Building Cloud Computing Solutions at Scale

Duke University (Coursera)