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Yash Srivastava

Delhi

Summary

Accomplished Smart Contract Security Engineer with a proven track record at Can I bet on, specializing in Solana development and smart contract security. Demonstrated expertise in vulnerability assessment and blockchain architecture, achieving significant cost savings and uncovering critical vulnerabilities. Known for delivering high-quality solutions and enhancing user experience through innovative design.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Smart Contract Security Engineer

Freelance
Remote
02.2025 - Current
  • Identified a critical Solana misconfigurations in the Soon project, saving over $50 million in TVL.
  • Secured 2nd place out of 248 in inclusive-monorepo competition, earning $6,724 and uncovering 17 critical vulnerabilities.
  • Achieved 5th position among 240 participants in the reserve-index-dtfs-solana competition, earning $XXXX for excellence in Solana security.
  • Ranked 10th out of 450 in the Soon competition
  • Maintained 100% reputation score on Cantina, reflecting high-quality security contributions.
  • Discovered 17 high and 10 medium severity vulnerabilities across various protocols, preventing significant potential exploits.
  • Identified a critical signature replay vulnerability in the Crestal Network Deployment System that threatened protocol integrity.
  • Ranked #9 for Nudge.xyz (Code4rena), #5 for Crestal Network (Sherlock), and #26 for Chakra (Code4rena) with multiple vulnerability discoveries.
  • Provided technical support for the implementation of security solutions across multiple platforms.

Lead Smart Contract Engineer

Can I bet on
New York
01.2024 - Current
  • Company Overview: Architected and implemented a production-ready prediction market platform for the Solana ecosystem.
  • Designed and built a mathematically sound bonding curve system, implementing the Logarithmic Market Scoring Rule (LMSR) algorithm, enabling efficient price discovery and market liquidity with minimal slippage.
  • Engineered custom Solana programs using the Anchor framework, with optimized compute unit consumption and secure cross-program invocation patterns.
  • Integrated Metaplex NFT standards to represent market positions, enhancing user engagement, and creating tradable position assets with verifiable on-chain provenance.
  • Developed the entire on-chain architecture optimized for Solana's parallel execution model, ensuring high throughput (10,000+ TPS), sub-second finality, and cost-effective transactions.
  • Implemented secure oracle integration for reliable market resolution, and automated settlement with robust slashing mechanisms for malicious behavior.
  • Architected and implemented a production-ready prediction market platform for the Solana ecosystem.

Blockchain Security Engineer (Intern)

Gigentic
10.2024 - 11.2024
  • Company Overview: Led security-focused development of Solana applications.
  • Engineered and deployed a secure escrow mechanism facilitating transparent transactions between clients and service providers on the Solana blockchain, enabling seamless interoperability through support for both SPL tokens and native SOL.
  • Implemented a blockchain-based review system with verifiable ratings, ensuring trustworthiness through on-chain verification of user feedback.
  • Developed comprehensive test suites for the Soon-Network and Solana ecosystems, significantly improving test coverage and reliability of deployed smart contracts through both on-chain and off-chain test frameworks.
  • Collaborated closely with the frontend team to integrate smart contracts with the Gigentic interface, creating a seamless user experience for blockchain interactions.
  • Led security-focused development of Solana applications.

Skills

  • Solana Ecosystem Expertise
  • Smart contract security
  • Vulnerability assessment
  • Blockchain architecture
  • Solana development
  • Oracle integration
  • User experience design
  • Virtualization security management
  • Ethical hacking techniques
  • Anchor Framework
  • Solana Program Library
  • Metaplex
  • Solana Architecture
  • Solana Security
  • Programming Languages
  • Rust
  • Solidity
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • Security Tooling & Methodologies
  • Formal Verification
  • Fuzzing
  • Static Analysis
  • Foundry
  • Echidna
  • Heimdall
  • Development & Deployment
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • Infrastructure
  • Frontend
  • Testing
  • Blockchain security
  • Smart contract auditing
  • Test-driven development

Certification

  • Security and Auditing Course by Cyfrin
  • Formal Verification and Assembly by Cyfrin
  • Uniswap v2 by Cyfrin
  • Cairo Course By Starklings
  • Rust Course by Mainmatter Labs

Publications

  • "How Secure Are NFTs?" - In-depth analysis of ERC721 vulnerabilities
  • "Python for Hackers" series on Hacklido (100,000+ reads)
  • "Linux for Hackers" on Hacklido
  • Technical speaker on blockchain security at community events

Timeline

Smart Contract Security Engineer

Freelance
02.2025 - Current

Blockchain Security Engineer (Intern)

Gigentic
10.2024 - 11.2024

Lead Smart Contract Engineer

Can I bet on
01.2024 - Current

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