Kevin Joel RodrÃguez Solano
Senior Blockchain Engineer | Solana Specialist
Senior Blockchain Engineer with extensive experience in the Solana ecosystem. Specialized in developing complex blockchain solutions using Rust, Anchor, and Token-2022. Formerly focused on protocol-level development and validator customization at ABKLabs. Over a decade of software engineering experience across various domains, from blockchain protocols to distributed systems. Known for delivering high-performance, secure, and scalable blockchain solutions while maintaining a deep understanding of both protocol and application layers.
Professional Experience
ABKLabs (2024)
Senior Protocol Engineer
- Solana Program development for Wen Foundation, using Anchor, Rust and Token-2022 (Token Extensions).
- Solana Program development for non-disclosed project, using solana-program and codama(formerly kinobi) for IDL generation.
- Agave validator code modification for customized solana environments.
- Rust backend development for a non-disclosed project.
FrankieLabs (2023)
Lead Blockchain Developer
- Solana Program development for a Tokenized Points System, using Anchor, Rust and Token-2022 (Token Extensions).
- Platform development (Involving Gcp, Secrets Manager, Cloud Run, and Docker).
- Frontend Engineering (React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, animations with Framer Motion).
Holaplex (2022)
Senior Web3 Engineer
- Solana Program development with Anchor and Rust for a Social Graph Program.
- Integration with Metaplex's UMI Framework, and NFT minting with Candy Machine v3 and v2.
- Sales from NFT 1:1 Marketplaces.
- Frontend Engineering (React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS).
JungleCats (2021)
Blockchain Specialist
- Website development (React, Next.js, TypeScript).
- Creation of Harbor, a CLI for assemblying generative NFTs and uploading to Arweave.
- Raydium Pool setup for Selling Mint-passes.
- NFT minting with Candy Machine v1.
Parsley Health (2020)
Senior Software Development Engineer
- React Native development for iOS and Android platforms.
- React app development for the web to support telemedicine.
- GraphQL API development with Apollo Client and Express, used DataLoader for caching.
Technologies
Blockchain
Solana, Solana-Program, Anchor, Rust, Solidity, Web3.js, Wallet Adapters, SPL Token, SPL-2022 (extensions), Metaplex's UMI Framework., Codama (formerly Kinobi) for IDL generation.
Frontend
React, Next.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Tailwind CSS, Redux
Backend
Node.js, Express, GraphQL, Rust, Python, ASP.NET Core
Databases
PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Firebase, Redis
DevOps & Tools
Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Git, GitHub Actions, AWS, Google Cloud
Education
Computer Systems Engineering (Bachelor's degree)
Fidelitas University, 2013
Languages
Spanish
Native
English
Fluent (C1)