Rocco Russo | Experience

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Lead Software Engineer, Web3

The Web3 Ninja

B2B, Part Time

10/2024 - Present • Apulia, Italy, Remote

Leading Web3 integration projects and mentoring junior developers.

  • Mentored 5 interns, placed 3 as junior devs.
  • Built 3 DApps and APIs improving transaction speed by 15%.
  • Reduced gas fees via optimized blockchain integration.
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Lead Frontend Engineer

Games Global

09/2023 - 09/2024 • Swieqi, Malta, Remote

Leading front-end development for gaming platforms.

  • Developed UI for Lotsaloot™ jackpot system.
  • Enhanced player engagement with tiered reward logic.
  • Collaborated across teams to increase retention metrics.
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Tech Lead, Web3

Shiba Inu

01/2023 - 08/2023

Led technical development for the Shiba Inu ecosystem.

  • Led 12-member team, boosted productivity by 30%.
  • Reduced bugs by 25% and raised code quality 40%.
  • Served 5M users and 3k concurrent visitors.
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Lead Frontend Engineer

Ajna Labs

08/2022 - 08/2023

Leading front-end development for DeFi applications.

  • Deployed SPA with $20M+ liquidity.
  • Created SDK reducing integration time 50%.
  • Released ecosystem-wide design library increasing dev speed 25%.
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Lead Frontend Engineer

Linum Labs

08/2021 - 07/2022

Leading Web3 and crypto application development.

  • Supervised 10+ decentralized projects.
  • Mentored 4 frontend developers.
  • Improved scalability and UI consistency.
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Lead Software Engineer, Web3

Omnia DeFi

01/2021 - 07/2021

Building DeFi infrastructure and smart contract integrations.

  • Built vesting and farming dashboard integrated with Ethereum.
  • Developed smart contract interaction layers for DeFi operations.
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Lead Software Engineer

HCLTech

12/2014 - 07/2015 • The Hague, Netherlands

Delivering enterprise software solutions.

  • Delivered enterprise-grade Web2 refactoring projects.
  • Optimized legacy systems for cloud-readiness.
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Software Engineer

Elsevier (Reaxys 2 Web App)

2013 - 2014

Building scientific data platforms.

  • Contributed to scientific web apps for chemical data systems.
  • Developed Angular-based interfaces for cross-platform tablets.
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Software Engineer

AdForum

2012 - 2013

Building marketplace for advertising industry.

  • Built multilingual advertising marketplace with 3M+ visitors/month.
  • Improved SEO and user engagement on high-traffic portals.

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Key Achievements

Launched DeFi Apps Reaching 5M+ Users

Led development of widely used platforms and applications.

Refactored Legacy SPA Saving ~€50,000

Improved code efficiency and reduced technical debt at iControlApp.

Improved Code Quality by 40%

Reduced bugs by 25% and implemented better workflows and code standards.

Mentored 5+ Developers to New Positions

Provided mentorship and career guidance to junior developers.

Authored Ecosystem-Wide Style Guides

Created development standards for better code quality and consistency.

Delivered Cybersecurity Extensions

Built open-source tools to protect users from phishing and fraud.