Kenneth Smith
Build
Fullstack developer specializing in blockchain technology, building secure backend API's and intuitive web interfaces.
Apogee - Automated Uniswap V3 Liquidity Management
A DeFi infrastructure toolkit and automated liquidity management system for Uniswap V3, written in Rust. It enables automated position management through algorithmic strategies (Static Active, Dynamic) deployed as background workers on Fly.io.
CryptoArt - NFT Smart Contracts & Fullstack Development
Lead smart contract engineer and fullstack developer for CryptoArt's NFT relaunch project. I architected, deployed, and audited upgradeable ERC721 NFTs, integrated royalty standards, and developed frontend applications with React Vite and backend APIs with NestJS hosted on AWS infrastructure.
Tokenized Real Estate with Governance
An EVM L1 Proof-of-Authority private chain that tokenized real estate properties with governance features. I implemented the Governance protocol with Solidity and connected those contracts to the backend with GO bindings. Also developed the API for interacting with the MongoDB database.
Backend API development For an A.I. model marketplace
Developed the backend API to connect the frontend to synchronize with blockchain data. A.I. models used bonding curves to set prices.
AWS Cloud Infrastructure for a 3D NFT asset rendering project
Developed the scalable cloud infrastructure for minting 10,000 3D NFT assets.
NFT P2E Game
Hackathon-winning project. Blockchain-based game on the EVM where players stake NFTs to earn ERC20 tokens. Developed smart contracts and frontend.
Funding Rate Arbitrage
Hackathon-winning project. Arbitraged funding rates across different DEXs for perpetual contracts.
Cube Market Maker
A trading bot designed to provide liquidity on the Cube Exchange. Hackathon finalist and presenter at Vietnam's biggest crypto event.
Green Seed Financial Web Design
A clean, responsive landing page for an agriculture business.
BitWork - Job board Web Design
Created the frontend design for BitWork, a freelancing site for crypto projects.
Portfolio/Blog Website
A portfolio website for a professional developer with a focus on visual storytelling.
Mobile App UI Design
Developed a comprehensive UI design for an alcohol tracking mobile application using Dioxus Rust framework, focused on user experience.
About Me
I'm a creative developer with a passion for building user-friendly web applications, EVM smart contracts, and backend APIs. I've worked with a variety of clients from startups to established businesses.
Programming Heroes: Andrej Karpathy, Chris Lattner, Donald Knuth, George Hotz, Grant Sanderson, Satoshi Nakamoto, ThePrimeagen.
Favorite Reads: Clean Code, The Pragmatic Programmer, Rust In Action, The Master Algorithm.
Favorite Language: Rust. I drank the Kool-Aid. It's not just the memory safety or performance; I genuinely find the developer experience and type system empowering.
Skills & Expertise
Languages
Frameworks & Libraries
Blockchain & Web3
Infrastructure & DevOps
AI & Data Engineering
My Journey
Co-Founder & Lead AI/ML Engineer
05/2026 - Present- Leading technical development of an AI/ML decision-support platform for textile coloration.
- Designed an ML system combining historical retrieval, CIEDE2000 color science with calibrated confidence scoring.
- Built the product stack, including a Python inference API, Rust/WASM operator application, and AWS infrastructure.
Rust Software Engineer
02/2026 - Present- Developed Rust-based software across blockchain and systems projects, including smart contracts and native plugins.
- Designed smart-contract systems for tokenized property leasing, including escrow, treasury, and lease lifecycle logic.
- Built a cross-platform native plugin integrating C/C++ systems through FFI, with macOS/Linux build and packaging workflows.
Full-Stack Blockchain Developer
02/2025 - 06/2026- Lead developer of upgradeable ERC-721 NFTs implementing ERC-7160 using Solidity and Foundry.
- Led audits, identified critical vulnerabilities, and shipped secure Ethereum Mainnet deployments.
- Built production-ready frontend with React and Vite, integrating smart contracts and RESTful APIs.
- Designed and deployed a NestJS backend with PostgreSQL on AWS ECS, CloudFront with Terraform.
Full-Stack Developer
08/2023 - 01/2025- Engineered production-grade smart contracts using Solidity and Hardhat for unit/integration testing.
- Develop RESTful APIs with Go and built MongoDB-based indexing service for blockchain events.
- Integrated Web3.js and Ethers.js libraries with Next.js frontend and FastAPI to synchronize blockchain data.
AI Software Engineer Internship
02/2023 - 06/2023- Achieved a 99% accuracy rate in defect detection by designing OpenCV computer vision algorithms using YOLOv3.
- Optimized neural networks on CUDA, resulting in a 30% improvement in processing speed.
- Maintained and updated software tools in C++ and Python, ensuring high performance in object detection applications.
Client Testimonials
"Kenneth did an amazing job transforming my bad Wordpress site into a more professional fully featured landing page. I'm very happy to have worked together."
Robert Pearl
Founder, GSF
Get in Touch
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