Years of Experience
6
/00 - professional summary
Shashank Shekhar
Full Stack Software Developer with 6 years of experience . I've built full stack systems end-to-end including backend services, on-chain programs, DeFi applications, and Web3 systems.
Building on Solana since
2022
Projects shipped
25+
Users served
10k+
/01 — about
Journey
I am a full stack software developer who is comfortable on every layer of a product. I started with building frontend systems in React & vanilla Javascript that had to be fast, clear, and used at scale. I pioneered building mobile first UIs and writing complex components without any third party library. Backend followed naturally with Node, APIs, databases, crons, and the indexing work that keeps an application in sync. Since 2022 I have added on-chain programs to that same toolkit, writing Solana programs in Rust and connecting them to the rest of the stack.
I am comfortable in working along the stack involving solving complex problems at all the levels. I am someone who likes finding simple modular solutions for complex computer problems.
Education
B.Tech in Computer Science
SRM Institute of Science & Technology · India
2016 – 2020
82.32%
HackerRank
Gold badge on Hackerrank
/02 — selected work
Featured projects
Solana Cato
ogcato.com
- Built the Cato product as a full-stack Solana app — Next.js client, backend, Postgres, and on-chain programs for staking and token transfers.
- Automated eligibility & staking with dedicated cranker service and scheduled jobs which would send rewards right to the users account without any extra cost.
- Rust
- Anchor
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- web3.js
- Express.js
- PostgreSQL
Solana Cato
miniclip.ogcato.com
- Shipped a Phaser browser game for the Cato community, laid out so it plays cleanly on phones as well as desktops.
- Hooked gameplay into the same Solana-facing Cato stack instead of leaving it as a disconnected mini-site.
- Unlimited Cato rewards to users via smart contract.
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- Solana web3.js
- PostgreSQL
- Express.js
- Tailwind
Calorie tracker
Track It
- Private daily tracker for calories, protein, weight, and workouts, with Google sign-in and an optional friends leaderboard.
- Built for fast logging: saved meals, quick-add, daily goals and streaks, plus optional gym, craving, and habit trackers.
- React.js
- PostgreSQL
- TypeScript
- Express.js
GooseFX
GOFX Stake Rewards
- Took GOFX staking from the Rust program through the cranking layer and the React app people actually stake in.
- Designed reward cranking so balances show up in the client without a manual ops step.
- Rust
- Anchor
- Solana
- React
- Cranker
/03 — experience
Professional Experience
Full Stack Rust Developer · Solana CatoSolana Cato
Sep 2025 – Present
- Sole developer responsible for building the end-to-end product, covering the frontend, backend infrastructure, database, and on-chain programs.
- Designed, developed & deployed Solana programs for staking and transferring CATO tokens to eligible users on Devnet and Mainnet.
- Built the cranker service, scheduled cron jobs, backend application layer, and database integrations, powering the core product workflows.
- Developed and maintained the complete Next.js web app, optimised for mobile responsiveness including debugging end-user issues and built a Phaser-based game for Solana enthusiasts.
- Rust
- Anchor
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- web3.js
- Express.js
- PostgreSQL
- REST APIs
Full Stack Rust Developer · GooseFXGooseFX
Jul 2022 – Aug 2025
- Independently led the end-to-end development of GOFX Stake Rewards, including the Rust-based staking program, application layer for automated reward cranking, and the complete web application.
- Developed the frontend, backend, databases, cron jobs, and cranking service for the single sided liquidity AMM (SSL AMM), including seamless integration with web3.js, overseeing a Total Value Locked (TVL) of $20 million & trading volume exceeding $700 million.
- Developed an in-house monitoring system for SSL and GAMMA (AMM) protocols to track pool PnLs, user data, and a status dashboard for internal team members.
- Converted a CSS-in-JS React project using styled-components into a mobile-first UI with Tailwind, twin.macro, Ant Design, and vanilla JavaScript, making the web app 3x faster by optimising the build.
- Rust
- Anchor
- React
- TypeScript
- web3.js
- Express.js
- MongoDB
- Tailwind
Software Engineer II · IxigoIxigo
Feb 2021 – Jul 2022
- Frontend: Created React components from scratch to address various business use cases, while building reusable components to support rapid growth experiments and feature iterations.
- Backend: Owned and managed an internal dashboard for the Growth Hack team, enabling them to implement and manage technical requirements independently without developer dependency.
- SEO: Worked alongside the SEO team to implement Google PageSpeed insight solutions, improve Google rich results, and CMS controllable UI widgets.
- Retargeting funnels: Worked with CleverTap APIs to target users back to booking funnels using Node, Express routing, MongoDB, and Facebook APIs.
- Growth Projects: Owned independent projects to foster online visibility such as Google ads widget, Node & Python advertising scripts, dynamic injection of Google tag scripts, and a JIRA-Slack integrated dashboard.
- React
- Node.js
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Express.js
- JavaScript
- Python
Software Engineer I · Opoyi Private Ltd.Opoyi Private Ltd.
Oct 2020 – Feb 2021
- Contributed to the company’s Content Management System (CMS) used by the editorial team, developing new modules and reusable components to streamline content workflows.
- Integrated GraphQL APIs and built the signup/login flow for celebrities which aimed to drive massive growth for the product.
- React
- Tailwind
- JavaScript
- HTML5
- CSS3
- GraphQL
/04 — skills
Technologies & tools
Solana & on-chain
- Solana
- Anchor
- Rust
- Solana web3.js
- Cranking services
- Program development
- Blockchain
Frontend
- React
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- Tailwind
- Ant Design
- Material UI
- CSS-in-JS
- HTML5 / CSS3
- Mobile-first UI
Backend & data
- Node.js
- Express
- MongoDB
- SQL
- REST APIs
- GraphQL
- Python
Engineering
- MERN
- Git
- Jira
- SEO
- DSA
- Problem solving
/04 — technologies & tools
Rust
Solana
React
TypeScript
Next.js
Node.js
PostgreSQL
GraphQL
Rust
Solana
React
TypeScript
Next.js
Node.js
PostgreSQL
GraphQL
Rust
Solana
React
TypeScript
Next.js
Node.js
PostgreSQL
GraphQL
Rust
Solana
React
TypeScript
Next.js
Node.js
PostgreSQL
GraphQL
JavaScript
Tailwind
MongoDB
Python
Git
Express
HTML5
JavaScript
Tailwind
MongoDB
Python
Git
Express
HTML5
JavaScript
Tailwind
MongoDB
Python
Git
Express
HTML5
JavaScript
Tailwind
MongoDB
Python
Git
Express
HTML5
/05 — contact
Let's build something together
Open to Solana, full-stack, and Web3 engineering roles. The fastest way to reach me is email or LinkedIn.