"Code is a commodity. Judgment is a career."

I architect systems where failure means immediate financial loss.

With over 23 years of software engineering experience, I bridge the gap between traditional tier-1 institutional finance and bleeding-edge decentralized infrastructure.

I spent years leading technical risk management, cyber security, and system architecture for global banks, including Credit Suisse, UBS, HSBC, and Rabobank. Today, I apply that exact enterprise-grade risk perspective to Web3 as a Senior Protocol Engineer and DeFi Architect.

I write low-level, performance-critical code for environments where "close enough" isn't good enough—DeFi protocols securing hundreds of millions in TVL, cross-chain bridges where a single mistake can drain treasuries, and consensus-layer infrastructure where latency is measured in microseconds.

My technical expertise is anchored in Rust, Zig, and Solana/EVM execution environments. I specialize in:

EVM/SVM Interoperability: Architecting the cross-chain execution layers that allow Ethereum's ecosystem to run natively inside Solana.

MEV & Yield Optimization: Designing multifaceted DeFi protocols, liquid staking (LST), and restaking (LRT) architectures that programmatically capture and redistribute Maximal Extractable Value (MEV).

Applied Cryptography: Integrating zero-knowledge proof protocols (zkSNARKs, circom) to validate cross-chain execution and build privacy-preserving, institutional-grade financial systems.

Protocol Solvency & Risk: Designing complex, multi-layered risk frameworks featuring on-chain automated liquidations, dynamic collateralization curves, and isolated margin accounts.

Beyond building protocols, I am committed to advancing the systems programming ecosystem.

Published Author: I have authored five books on Rust and Zig, including Rust Ownership: from Basics to Real-world Projects and First Steps with Zig.

Community Leader: I am the founder of the Rust learning platform rustlab.dev and write the Rust Guru newsletter, which is read by over 2,900 engineers.

I partner with protocol founders, DAOs, and Web3 venture funds as a strategic advisor and tactical architect. My role is to audit system logic, optimize MEV pipelines, and secure infrastructure before mainnet deployment.

Get in Touch:

Email: soaresluispt@gmail.com

X (Twitter): @luishsoares

LinkedIn: in/luishsoares

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