Rocco Russo - Full-stack engineer specializing in frontend architecture and blockchain integrations
Software Engineer | Technology leadership | Web3 | React, React-Router, Preact, Next.js, Typescript, Tailwind, IPFS, Ether, EVM, Wagmi, Viem | Fixing your vibe code
About
Software engineer with over 20 years of front-end experience, 5 years in Web3, and hands-on full-stack and AI agent integration expertise.
DISCLAIMER: If you're thinking of offering me a long-term contract, please send a request here or via email at hello@rocco.me
Experience
Show all experiencesLead Software Engineer, Web3
Lead Software Engineer, Web3
2024 - Present • Apulia, Italy
Mentored 5 developers; placed 3 in junior roles. Built full-stack blockchain integrations for 3 DApps and Web2 apps. Optimized API communication, improving speed by 15% and cutting gas costs.
Tech Lead, Web3
Tech Lead, Web3
2023 - 2024 • Apulia, Italy
Delivered UI for Lotsaloot™, a three-tier jackpot system. Designed a fast-hitting reward loop to maximize engagement. Strengthened jackpot portfolios with consistent micro-reward feedback.
Lead Frontend Engineer
Lead Frontend Engineer
2023 • Apulia, Italy
Led a 12-member team, achieving a 30% productivity boost. Reduced bugs by 25% and raised code quality 40%. Supported 5M monthly users with 3k concurrent.
Projects
See all projectsAjna Labs - DeFi Dapp + SDK (20M liquidity)
DeFi DApp and SDK powering $20M+ liquidity.
Mode Network - Next.js refactoring at scale
Large-scale React codebase refactoring and performance tuning.
CyberGrandpa Anti-Fraud Extension
Cross-browser extension preventing phishing and fraud exposure.
Skills
Show all skillsReact
95%Frontend
TypeScript
95%Frontend
TailwindCSS
95%Frontend
DeFi DApps
90%Web3 & AI
SDK Development
90%Web3 & AI
Smart Contracts
85%Web3 & AI
Node.js
90%Backend
Express
85%Backend
GraphQL
85%Backend
Recommendations
Show all recommendationsOliver Müller
Software Engineer | Software Development | Product
Oliver reported directly to Rocco
October 9, 2025
Rocco helped me grow my developer career by providing me with an opportunity to learn real world skills through real world projects. The amount of knowledge I gained during my internship helped me grow from intern to junior developer and land a job at an IoT company after the 3 months. He is very experienced and installed good principles in me which I am very thankful for. Highly recommend if you want a very knowledgable software engineer & leader.
Hiroshi Tanaka
Senior Software Engineer at Guideline
Hiroshi reported directly to Rocco
September 1, 2023
In my experience working with Rocco, I've been consistently impressed by his unique blend of professionalism and warmth. He effortlessly cultivates a collaborative atmosphere that is both light-hearted and focused. Rocco's knowledge in software engineering is expansive, but what truly sets him apart is his approachability. Despite his expertise, he never comes off as intimidating. Instead, he's always eager to share, guide, and support. It's truly a privilege to work alongside someone with such a rare combination of qualities.
Mateo Fernández
Senior Solidity Engineer
Mateo managed Rocco directly
December 16, 2022
Rocco is a great frontend developer who make any designs become real for end users. He is proficient: always ask questions to understand tiny details that will make the difference for a great product, propose better solutions & technologies. The code is always clean, organised and well refactored. On top of that, Rocco is always available when needed and is very friendly and always supports others
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Public profile & URL
https://www.linkedin.com/in/roccorusso