Rohith Srivathsav

Web3 Product & Engineering Leader

Dubai, AE.

About

A seasoned Web3 Product and Engineering Leader with over 6 years of experience scaling zero-to-one startups. Successfully launched a stablecoin achieving $170M+ TVL and engineered an onchain treasury solution processing over $1B in payments. Proven expertise in driving product-market fit, community growth, and strategic partnerships in the decentralized finance space.

Work

Coinshift

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Head of Product

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Summary

As Head of Product at Coinshift, spearheaded the launch and growth of key Web3 financial products, securing significant TVL and expanding institutional partnerships.

Highlights

Spearheaded the launch of csUSDL stablecoin, achieving over $170M+ Total Value Locked (TVL) within 5 months through strategic institutional partnerships and market positioning.

Secured over $100M+ in high-value institutional deals and managed a $55M+ TVL Pendle integration partnership, significantly expanding platform adoption.

Grew community engagement by scaling Twitter followers to 40K+ and Discord users to 20K+ through targeted content strategy, KOL partnerships, and ad campaigns.

Initiated and launched the "Not Financial Advice" podcast, featuring 15+ top crypto founders and generating over 100K+ impressions to enhance brand visibility.

Architected the tokenomics framework, authored the SHIFT whitepaper, and successfully implemented a legally compliant Points program and public token sale.

Coinshift

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Lead Web3 Engineer

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Summary

As a Lead Web3 Engineer at Coinshift, built foundational product versions from scratch and engineered robust payment infrastructure, contributing to significant client acquisition and funding.

Highlights

Developed Coinshift V1 and V2 from inception as a founding employee, leveraging React, Next.js, and TypeScript on Gnosis Safe smart contracts.

Attained product-market fit within 3 months, securing over 100 B2B clients with 70%+ retention, and led technical due diligence for a successful $17.5M Series A funding round.

Engineered multisig payment infrastructure that processed over $1B in transactions and developed a comprehensive frontend component library, enhancing system efficiency.

Indorse

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Blockchain Developer

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Summary

As a Blockchain Developer, designed and implemented critical dApp features and smart contracts, enhancing platform functionality and user interaction.

Highlights

Developed the IND staking dashboard using Next.js, ethers.js, multicall, and various wallet connectors to enhance user experience.

Engineered, tested, and deployed robust Solidity smart contracts utilizing Truffle and Ganache for secure blockchain operations.

Zapper

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Early Founding Engineer

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Summary

As an Early Founding Engineer, co-built a foundational DeFi platform, enabling efficient portfolio allocation and securing an award at ETHGlobal.

Highlights

Co-developed DeFiZap (now Zapper), enabling seamless single-transaction portfolio allocation across Compound and TokenSets.

Awarded $5K KNC at the ETHGlobal hackathon for innovative contributions to the platform.

Education

COEP Technological University

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Bachelor of Technology Computer Science Grade:

Skills

React

React.

Typescript

Typescript.

Solidity

Solidity.

Next.js

Next.js.

TailwindCSS

TailwindCSS.

GraphQL

GraphQL.

Ethereum

Ethereum.