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Seven-plus years across production blockchain systems, custody platforms, and AI-augmented engineering — the full history, in one page. View it below, save it as a PDF, or grab the LaTeX source it is built from.

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Neel Banker

Distributed Systems & Blockchain Architect  |  AI-Augmented Engineering Leadership

+91 90331 25898  •  neelhbanker@gmail.com  •  Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

linkedin.com/in/neelbanker  •  github.com/bankerneel  •  neelbanker.com

Profile

7+ years building production blockchain systems: Ethereum L2 ecosystems, Hyperledger Fabric networks, custody platforms, cross-chain integrations, and payments. I grew the SoluLab blockchain team from 10 to 50+ engineers; at Tech Alchemy, I run architecture across several live platforms simultaneously. Lately putting real time into AI-augmented engineering: multi-model workflows and tooling that let teams ship faster without letting the codebase accumulate debt. Interested in senior architecture leadership and CTO-track roles globally.

Experience

Blockchain Architect / Engineering Lead

May 2024 – Present (2+ yrs)

Tech Alchemy

Hybrid: Pune, India / Remote

  • Runs architecture and delivery across multiple live blockchain platforms simultaneously: Ethereum L2 ecosystems, cross-chain systems, custody infrastructure, and payments.
  • Led the OP Stack L2 deployment, bridge architecture, and L1/L2 backend oracle for the Pepe Unchained token ecosystem; delivered a production non-custodial wallet (NCW) built on Fireblocks for a separate enterprise client.
  • Drove Solana DApps integration across Node.js backends, AWS infrastructure, and EVM-compatible contracts within a 6-week window.
  • Formalized engineering standards around security, compliance, and operational reliability post-acquisition; mentored engineers and took part in senior-level hiring.
  • Introduced AI-assisted engineering workflows, including multi-model and vector DB-backed tooling, that sped up delivery without letting standards slip.

Blockchain Team Lead / Senior Developer → Engineering Lead

Jul 2019 – May 2024 (4 yrs 11 mos)

SoluLab Inc

On-site: Ahmedabad, India

Apr 2021 – May 2024: Blockchain Team Lead / Senior Developer

  • Was the go-to technical advisor and solution architect for startups and mid-market clients across DeFi, enterprise blockchain, and Web3 infrastructure.
  • Built the blockchain engineering practice from scratch, growing the team from 10 to 50+ engineers and putting real engineering standards in place around security, documentation, and code quality.
  • Designed and shipped custom blockchain platforms across Hyperledger Fabric, Ethereum, EVM Layer 2, EOSIO, and NFT ecosystems; built long-term client relationships across North America.
  • Delivered platforms including Sosh Wallet (Hyperledger Fabric digital wallet, multi-layered tx security), DocTrace (immutable document custody on Fabric for enterprise clients), EOS DApps (finance, supply chain, and gaming on EOSIO), and multiple DeFi/NFT marketplace platforms.
  • Won Best Team Lead of the Year in both 2021 and 2022 (consecutive).

Jul 2019 – Mar 2021: Blockchain Developer

  • Designed scalable network architectures and set up public/private blockchain environments per client requirements.
  • Wrote and audited smart contracts; worked with AWS, Azure, and SCRUM workflows on international client projects.

Education

Master of Technology (MTech), Information Technology

Oct 2021 – Nov 2023

Rai University, Ahmedabad

(pursued alongside full-time role at SoluLab)

Gold Medalist, Ranked 4th in the University  •  Review Paper: Blockchain & Web3 in Carbon Credits

Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Information Technology

2016 – 2019

L J Institute of Engineering and Technology (LJIET), Ahmedabad

Selected Projects

Non-Custodial Wallet (Fireblocks NCW)

Production non-custodial wallet (NCW) platform built on Fireblocks Embedded Wallet SDK; custom WebSocket layer, admin & user frontends. Node.js, Fireblocks, TypeScript

Pepe Unchained (OP Stack L2)

Ethereum Layer 2 chain with bridge, L1/L2 backend oracle, and staking contracts for a meme token ecosystem. OP Stack, Solidity, Node.js, MongoDB

VeriOnce (Credential Verification)

Hyperledger Fabric v2.4 credential platform: 3-org Raft network with private data collections keeping raw data inside client infrastructure. Designed for enterprise and government issuers; evaluated for MeeSeva state integration (100K+ daily txns). Fabric v2.4, AWS EKS, Kubernetes, CouchDB, MongoDB, S3, Prometheus

Fabric-Polygon Interoperability

Cross-chain commit-reveal for academic credential verification between Hyperledger Fabric (private) and Polygon (public), with off-chain oracle relay bridge. Measured ~16s E2E latency on Polygon Amoy testnet. Three interaction modes: cross-chain, private-only, public-only. Go, Solidity, JavaScript, Polygon Amoy [gist]

AI Social Media Post Agent

Autonomous agent that monitors trends, messages founder on Telegram, drafts LinkedIn posts in founder's voice, and publishes on approval. Python, Claude API, Telegram Bot API, LinkedIn API

Smart Contract Auditing Suite

Security review of OpenZeppelin UUPS-upgradeable Token, Staking, and Vesting contracts following the Smart Contract Security Verification Standard (SCSVS); found reentrancy in staking logic, proxy upgrade authorization gaps, and access control misconfigurations. Solidity, Hardhat, OpenZeppelin

EIP: Access Control Registry

Authored an Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) for a centralized on-chain registry managing role-based access control across multiple smart contracts; a personal research contribution to the Ethereum protocol standardization process. Solidity, Hardhat

Technical Skills

Blockchain & Distributed Systems: Hyperledger Fabric, Ethereum, Solidity, EVM, OP Stack (L2), Arbitrum, Solana, Bitcoin (BDK, BRC-20, Ordinals), EOSIO, SKALE, Polygon, Hyperledger Besu

Custody & Wallets: Fireblocks (NCW, Web3 Provider), Non-Custodial Wallet architecture, AWS CloudHSM, GCP Cloud HSM, WalletConnect

AI & ML: Claude API, LangChain, GPT4All, Ollama (custom models), Llama.cpp, Weaviate (vector DB), multi-model workflows, AI-augmented engineering

Backend: Node.js, NestJS, Python (Django, FastAPI), Go, TypeScript, REST, WebSocket (Noise protocol), Microservices, Nx monorepo

Frontend: React, Angular, Next.js, Flutter (Dart), Tailwind CSS

Infrastructure & Cloud: AWS (EKS, S3, CloudFront, CloudHSM, IAM, DynamoDB), GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Blockchain Workbench

Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, CouchDB, DynamoDB

Tools & Process: Hardhat, Truffle, Git, GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Confluence, Husky, ESLint

Talks & Speaking

  • NFT: A New Gold Rush, GDG Ahmedabad. NFTs as a new asset class on blockchain for a Google Developer Group audience. [YouTube]
  • Blockchain and Decentralisation, Centre of Excellence of ICAI, Jaipur. Blockchain fundamentals and real-world use cases. [YouTube]
  • Getting Started with Docker, SoluLab Internal. Dockerising a React.js application for dev, staging, and production using Docker Compose. [YouTube]

Awards & Recognition

  • Best Team Lead of the Year 2022, SoluLab Inc (consecutive second year)
  • Best Team Lead of the Year 2021, SoluLab Inc
  • Gold Medal, MTech IT, Ranked 4th in University

Continuous Learning

Self-directed study in Solidity security, Ethereum internals, and Rust systems programming via structured online courses (Udemy, 2021 – 2022).

Languages

Gujarati: Native (mother tongue)  •  English: Full professional proficiency  •  Hindi: Full professional proficiency

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