MISTY WATERS

Smart Contract Engineer | DeFi Mechanism Designer | On-Chain Infrastructure

Remotemistyrain11@gmail.comgithub.com/rainwaters11profiles.cyfrin.io/u/rainwaters11

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Smart Contract Engineer with 23 total pull requests (11 merged, 2 open) and 9 issues created across the Soroban/Stellar, Ethereum, and Celo ecosystems. Specializing in contract state verification, audit functions, gas optimization, governance timelocks, and invariant-driven design. Active participant in the Uniswap v4 Hook Incubator, extending programmable AMM logic using Foundry.

Backend development experience includes exception handling and API creation with NestJS. Frontend contributions span SEO optimization strategies and Metadata API implementation. Contributor to technical documentation, analytics documentation, and style guides across multiple open source repositories.

Active in community education through GitHub tutorials, workshop materials, and CreateHER Fest contributions. WIEP (Women in Ethereum Protocol) Cohort 4 participant -- contributing to progress tracking and study group involvement. Delivered production-impact code across OnlyDust, Drips Wave (Jan/Feb 2025), Stellar, and Celo ecosystems with 950+ contribution points.

CORE EXPERTISE

Smart Contracts:
Solidity, Rust (Soroban, ICP), EVM, Uniswap v4 Hooks, Timelocks, Gas Optimization
DeFi Systems:
AMMs, liquidity mechanics, fee modeling, governance design, incentive alignment
Backend:
NestJS, API development, exception handling, TypeScript, Node.js
Frontend:
Next.js, React, SEO optimization, Metadata API, Tailwind CSS
Security:
Invariant design, state validation, multisig authorization, access control
Documentation:
Technical docs, analytics documentation, style guides, API references
Tooling:
Foundry, Hardhat, Anvil, Ethers.js, Web3.js, Git
Languages:
Solidity, Rust, TypeScript, Python

SMART CONTRACT EXPERIENCE

Uniswap v4 Hook Developer (Incubator Participant)

2026 -- Present
  • Extended the official Uniswap v4 hook template using Foundry
  • Implemented custom hooks leveraging beforeSwap() and afterSwap() lifecycle logic
  • Built structured swap logging and pool state inspection utilities for deterministic testing
  • Configured local Anvil environments for hook deployment, liquidity provisioning, and swap execution
  • Designed broadcast deployment and verification workflows
  • Currently designing adaptive AMM hook logic focused on liquidity sustainability and dynamic fee optimization

Open Source Smart Contract Engineer

Sept 2025 -- Jan 2026

Soroban / Stellar Ecosystem (OnlyDust & Drips Wave, Jan/Feb 2025)

    Delivered production-grade Soroban smart contracts across DeFi, payments, and infrastructure tooling. 23 total PRs, 11 merged, 9 issues created, 950+ ecosystem contribution points across Stellar, Celo, and partner ecosystems.

    Key Contributions:

  • Engineered contract state verification and audit logic for the Grainlify DeFi protocol, strengthening execution integrity and capital safety
  • Implemented governance-controlled timelock contract with multisig authorization for secure scheduled execution
  • Developed batch currency conversion contract enabling efficient multi-asset settlement
  • Designed on-chain resource cost modeling system improving execution cost transparency
  • Built deterministic smart contracts supporting blockchain-native competitive mechanics
  • Implemented structured exception filtering and protocol-level error handling patterns

    • Impact: Improved governance controls, protocol resilience, execution determinism, and capital safety across live repositories.

ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE (AI & SYSTEMS)

AI Systems Engineer

2023 -- Present
  • Built and productionized structured evaluation pipelines improving reasoning reliability by 25%+
  • Designed automated validation and filtering frameworks for model integrity and safety
  • Developed multi-agent orchestration systems integrating retrieval, reasoning, and decision workflows
  • Applied reliability testing and performance optimization methodologies transferable to smart contract security

    • Focus Areas: Structured validation, failure detection, reliability engineering, performance optimization.

CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING

  • Uniswap v4 Hook Incubator Program -- Programmable AMM hooks, lifecycle logic, Foundry testing
  • Solidity Bootcamp -- Advanced contract architecture, EVM mechanics, gas optimization
  • Solidity Refresher Course -- Secure patterns, access control, execution safety

BLOCKCHAIN EDUCATION

Cyfrin Solidity Course (Completed)

Advanced Solidity & Protocol Architecture Bootcamp (2026)

  • Invariant testing
  • EVM mechanics
  • Gas optimization
  • DeFi primitive architecture

COMMUNITY & EDUCATION

  • Created GitHub tutorials and workshop materials for smart contract developer onboarding
  • Delivered community education content through CreateHER Fest and WIEP study groups
  • Contributed technical documentation, analytics documentation, and style guides across multiple OSS repositories

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • 23 total PRs, 11 merged, 2 open, 9 issues created across blockchain ecosystems
  • 950+ contribution points (Drips Wave / OnlyDust, Jan/Feb 2025)
  • Winner -- Blockchaingh Track: "Let's Vent" (ICP + Rust Smart Contract)
  • WIEP Cohort 4 Graduate -- progress tracking contributions and study group participation
  • Active across WIEP, OnlyDust, Drips Wave, Stellar, Celo, and CreateHER Fest ecosystems