Rahul Prabhu
Senior Engineering Manager with 8+ years of experience building consumer-facing Web3 applications, developer tools, and blockchain infrastructure at Polygon Labs. Led cross-functional teams of 6-10 engineers delivering user-centric products used by thousands of daily active users, including bridge UIs, asset transfer flows, staking dashboards, and open-source SDKs.
Experienced in driving product roadmaps end to end with Product, Design, and Research, and shipping high-quality features in fast-moving Web3 environments. Deep understanding of the EVM ecosystem, cross-chain asset flows, and decentralized application development.
Experience
Senior Engineering Manager, Applications
Polygon Labs
Dubai, UAE
- Led a product engineering team of 6-10 engineers building consumer-facing Web3 applications including bridge UIs, staking dashboards, and cross-chain asset transfer experiences for thousands of daily users.
- Collaborated with Product, Design, and Research to develop and prioritize product roadmaps. Drove end-to-end execution from ideation through launch, using data to inform decisions and measure impact.
- Delivered USDT0 and Circle CCTP integrations across bridge UI and backend APIs, enabling seamless cross-chain stablecoin transfers.
- Built and operated an event-driven chain indexer processing 100K+ blocks daily across multiple EVM chains with 99.9% uptime. Rearchitected into microservices, reducing infra costs from ~$60K to ~$6K/month.
- Shipped the Katana pre-deposits product under a 30-day deadline, coordinating across multiple teams and securing $28.5M in TVL before mainnet launch.
- Sourced, hired, and mentored engineers. Ran performance cycles and fostered a culture of experimentation, continuous learning, and open-source contribution.
Engineering Manager, Applications
Polygon Labs
Dubai, UAE
- Directed development of open-source Type Script SDKs (matic. js, lxly. js), React-based UIs, and RESTful API services used by thousands of developers across the Polygon ecosystem.
- Built the Agglayer SDK abstracting cross-chain asset transfers, improving multi-chain interoperability for end users and developers.
- Maintained open-source SDKs reaching 20,000+ weekly downloads on npm. Established code quality standards, testing practices, and community contribution processes via Git Hub.
Blockchain Developer
Polygon Labs
Bangalore, India
- Built Polygon's first consumer-facing React UIs and Type Script/Node. js SDKs supporting asset transfers, staking flows, and on-chain/off-chain coordination.
- Helped form the early Applications team through hiring and mentorship. Conducted training sessions and laid the foundation of Polygon's developer support function.
Blockchain Developer
Nextazy Solutions Pvt Ltd
Chennai, India
- As a founding engineer, designed and built the backend of an automated arbitrage and trading bot integrating multiple exchanges and on-chain liquidity sources.
- Built real-time data pipelines for price monitoring, trade execution, and reconciliation across centralized and decentralized venues.
Education
Mahatma Gandhi University
B.Tech
Kerala, India
Skills
TypeScriptJavaScriptReactNode.jsExpressREST APIsSQLPostgreMongoDBRedisGitGitHubEthereumCross-Chain BridgingStakingSmart Contract InteractionMicroservicesEvent-Driven ArchitectureKafkaRabbitMQAWSGCPDockerCI/CDHiringMentorship