Shubhnkar Upadhyay — CTO
Started out building game servers, video processing engines, and fraud detection systems and anything that pushed me to understand systems deeply and build from scratch. Over time, I moved into DeFi and found the perfect playground for solving real-world problems with code. In the last 5+ years, I’ve led teams and shipped production-grade DeFi infrastructure, architecting both on-chain protocols and off-chain systems. Some highlights: - An AMM-based perpetuals protocol with $1M+ daily volume - DeFi Option Vaults locking in $5M+ with over $250M in traded volume - Structured financial products with $2M TVL and $50M in volume Along the way, I’ve collaborated closely with product, design, and finance teams to ensure what we build is technically robust and user-first. Today, I lead technical strategy at Ostium, a perpetuals DEX for real-world assets (RWAs). Builder. Operator. Protocol engineer. I drive smart contract architecture, backend infrastructure, and full-stack automation. I’ve built: - Modular vault systems, execution flows, and funding rate engines - Real-time automation infra for liquidations, limit orders, and price feeds - End-to-end Account Abstraction (ERC-4337) with optimized latency - A fully automated reward system for LPs and traders Technologies I go deep on: Solidity, Golang, NodeJS, Python, AWS, GCP, Postgres, MongoDB From product 0→1 to protocol scale. I lead with code, clarity, and compounding systems. No fluff. Just high-leverage execution.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and Blockchain expert with strong backend development and team leadership skills.
Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Experience: 9 yrs 5 mos
Skills
- Defi
- System Architecture
- Blockchain
- Smart Contracts
- Leadership
- Project Management
- Team Management
- Data Engineering
- Backend Development
- Product Development
- Machine Learning
- Software Development
Career Highlights
- Led technical strategy for DeFi infrastructure.
- Developed high-volume AMM-based perpetual protocol.
- Built automated reward systems for liquidity providers.
Work Experience
Ostium Labs
Technical Lead (1 yr)
Senior Blockchain Developer (2 yrs)
Olive Network
Blockchain Lead (1 yr 2 mos)
Blockchain Developer (4 mos)
YoloBus, an EaseMyTrip.com Company
Engineering Manager (6 mos)
Totality Corp
Lead Backend Developer (1 yr 1 mo)
Backend Developer (2 yrs 1 mo)
UnitedHealth Group
Software Engineer (1 yr 3 mos)
Insitus consultancy
Trainee (2 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Technology - BTech at National Institute of Technology , Patna
Mathematics and Computer Science at Christ Church Boys’ School
