Daksha Aeer
Developer experienced in smart contract development, in-depth analysis of on-chain swap mechanics, and DeFi protocol mechanisms. Resourceful and accountable, with a relentless drive for setting and exceeding personal goals for excellence.
Experience
DeFi Software Engineer
GlueX Protocol
Remote
Industry: DeFi
- Expanded GlueX SDK liquidity by $10M+ through integration of 20+ DeFi protocols, including Uniswap, Velodrome, Aerodrome, and Morpho, by reverse-engineering and adapting complex Solidity swap mechanisms into Python with 99.9% compatibility.
- Optimized swap performance across 5+ EVM chains through deep competitor analysis of routing logic, diagnosing missing pools and protocols, and improving the average swap price by 15% for large trades.
- Led Developer Experience (DX) for the self-integration program, authoring complete external documentation, managing and reviewing contributor code, and reducing the internal integration workload by 50%.
Full-stack Web3 Developer
Freelance
Remote
Industry: NFTs
- Built and deployed an NFT platform on Polygon for a client, handling the full lifecycle from concept to launch.
- Wrote audited smart contracts in Solidity, developed the frontend with React, and implemented the backend using Node.js and MongoDB.
Technology Intern
Barclays
India
Industry: Banking, Centralized Finance
- Developed a system performance analytics dashboard for the Pre-Trade Department using TypeScript and Angular, which automated 90% of manual data monitoring.
- Tracked and optimized key performance metrics, saving the team ~1 hour of monitoring work per week.
- Wrote and executed unit tests to validate code functionality, maintaining test coverage above 85%.
Education
MUMBAI UNIVERSITY
B.E.
GPA: 9.37/10 Ranked 14th in the entire college.
Skills
RECENT PROJECTS AND WORKSHOPS
Uniswap Hook Incubator, Cohort 7
Created a points hook for Uniswap v4 that rewards users with points based on their volume of swaps by incorporating a custom fee tier system.
Stratum
Engineered a custom Proof-of-Work (PoW) token distribution system on the NEAR blockchain using Rust and WASM, deploying a smart contract that enforces censorship-resistant token issuance via Keccak256 proof verification.
Aptosphere — ETH South East Asia Hackathon Finalist
Created a Telegram-integrated DEX bot on the Aptos blockchain that enables users to execute token swaps, monitor real-time transactions, and manage their portfolio entirely via text commands.