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About — Gabriel Nicola
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Gabriel Nicola
Version: Senior Developer v12.0
Status: Available ✅
Location: Remote-friendly
Uptime: 12+ years
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Senior Full‑Stack Software Developer with over 12 years of extensive experience designing, developing and project managing rich Internet applications, microservices, SPAs, and distributed systems. Specialized in high-performance architectures, blockchain development, and modern cloud infrastructure.
Specialization:Rust, Blockchain, High-Performance Systems
Availability:Remote‑friendly Contract or Full‑time
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🛠 Primary Focus: Backend Systems & Blockchain Infrastructure
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Backend
Rust, Golang, Node.js, PHP, Koa, Symfony
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Databases
PostgreSQL, MongoDB, CockroachDB, Redis
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Cloud
AWS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes
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Blockchain
Internet Computer, Ethereum, WebAssembly
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DevOps
GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI
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Testing
Jest, Go testing, AVA, Mocha, Chai
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Frontend
React, Vue, Angular, TypeScript, Redux, Vuex
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Mobile
React Native, Progressive Web Apps
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Other
RabbitMQ, Webpack, Monitoring, APIs
Projects
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Projects
📂Current (2019-Present)
📁 Toko - NFT Marketplace (2024-Present)[View Details]

Role: Senior Rust Developer / Blockchain Architect
Stack: Rust, ICP, Motoko, ICRC Standards, Unity Integration

📁 Dragginz V1 - Blockchain Migration (2021-2024)[View Details]

Role: Senior Rust Developer
Stack: Rust, ICP, WebAssembly, CBOR, CDN, Unity

📁 Dragginz V0 - Cloud Platform (2019-2021)[View Details]

Role: Senior Golang Developer
Stack: Golang, CockroachDB, GCP, Kubernetes, GraphQL

📁 Internal Tools & Libraries (2019-Present)[View Details]

Role: Lead Developer
Stack: React, TypeScript, Bootstrap

📂Recent Work (2016-2019)
🏢 Splyt Technologies - Mobility Platform[View Details]

TypeScript, Koa, React, MongoDB, Redis

🏢 AssetzCapital - FinTech Platform[View Details]

Node.js, Koa, Vue.js, PostgreSQL, AWS (~2k qps)

🏢 Get Solidity - Blockchain Dashboard[View Details]

React, Redux, React Native, Ethereum

📁Archive (Pre-2016)
Experience
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Experience
📂Recent Experience (2019-Present)
🏢 Dragginz / Toko (2019–Present)
📄 Senior Full-Stack Developer — Gaming & NFT Platform

Helped backend and frontend teams through three platform evolutions: cloud (v0), blockchain migration (v1), and NFT marketplace launch (Toko).

Drove uptime to 99.9%+ while handling thousands of concurrent users.

Coordinated architecture decisions across Golang, Kubernetes, and Rust/ICP environments.

Introduced code quality practices (tests, CI/CD, rollout strategies).

Built and maintained shared tooling including custom admin dashboard system.

🏢 Splyt Technologies (2019)
📄 Senior Full-Stack Developer — Mobility Platform (Contract)

Delivered TypeScript/Koa APIs and React UI for ride-hailing integration.

Introduced RxJS pollers for real-time mobility data.

Modernized QA processes by migrating from Mocha/Chai to Jest.

📂Senior Roles (2016-2019)
🏢 AssetzCapital / LendingWell (2016–2019)
📄 Senior Full-Stack Developer — FinTech Lending Platform

Designed Node.js/Koa APIs and Vue.js front-end handling ~2k queries/s.

Built real-time WebSocket communication system for CRM microservices.

Managed AWS infra (EC2, S3, Route53, CloudWatch) with monitoring/alerting.

🏢 Get Solidity (2017)
📄 Senior Front-End Developer — Blockchain Dashboard (Contract)

Built React/Redux dashboard SPA for internal blockchain analytics.

Integrated Ethereum Geth Light Node into React Native mobile app.

📁Earlier Career (2012-2016)