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Ibrahim Arshad

@ibrahimarshad

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I build RAG systems and smart contracts as an AI and blockchain software engineer.

United Arab Emirates

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What I'm looking for

I'm seeking hands-on roles building production LLM/RAG systems or smart contract/back-end infrastructure at mission-driven teams where I can lead technical delivery, improve model reliability, and contribute to DeFi and Web3 products.

I design and deploy production RAG and LLM solutions using LangChain, LangGraph, and Hugging Face, building adaptive pipelines with FAISS for retrieval, PEFT/LoRA fine-tuning, and hallucination detection. My work includes end-to-end demos, configurable chunking, query routing, and implementing LLM memory for reliable, context-aware generation.

I also bring 3+ years of blockchain and backend engineering experience, developing smart contracts in Solidity and Move, building subgraphs with The Graph, and designing DEX and lending protocol architectures. I'm a strong communicator who leads client-facing discussions, authors project scopes, and delivers robust, tested Web3 and AI systems.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Software Engineer

Current

Hypotenuse Labs

Jan 2025 - Present (7 months)

Led client-facing engineering efforts, gathering requirements and authoring project proposals to define deliverables and timelines. Built backend systems in Rust, developed Move smart contracts and Cosmos SDK modules, and implemented LLM/RAG pipelines using LangChain and FAISS.

Rust Move Cosmos SDK IBC Faiss Lang Chain LangGraph Backend Development Smart Contracts

Blockchain Engineer

Lucia Protocol

Apr 2024 - Aug 2024 (4 months)

Designed and deployed DEX architecture and smart contracts across multiple EVM chains and contributed to a lending protocol to improve backend reliability. Implemented Web3 tracking systems and conducted end-to-end testing with Synpress and Cypress to ensure robust delivery.

Solidity Hardhat Foundry TypeScript Cypress Synpress Smart Contracts Dex

Blockchain Developer

Fantom Foundation

Aug 2021 - Apr 2024 (2 years 8 months)

Conducted smart contract audits and testing using Chai to ensure security and reliability. Built subgraphs in TypeScript using The Graph and contributed to fUSD, Artion, Fantom Academy, and governance tooling to improve protocol infrastructure.

Solidity Chai Smart Contract Auditing TypeScript Graph Subgraphs DeFi

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Wollongong in Dubai

Bachelor of Computer Science, Computer Science

2015 - 2019

Completed a Bachelor of Computer Science at the University of Wollongong in Dubai, covering core computing fundamentals and software development from 2015 to 2019.