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Terick Simpson

@tericksimpson

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Senior Backend Engineer with expertise in blockchain and scalable systems.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a role that fosters innovation and collaboration, where I can leverage my backend development skills and blockchain expertise to create impactful solutions.

I'm a Senior Backend Engineer with over 8 years of experience in architecting scalable, event-driven systems. Recently, I've transitioned into blockchain-integrated backend development, where I've designed high-throughput APIs and smart contract adjacencies. My expertise lies in Golang, Node.js/TypeScript, and cloud-native AWS architectures, allowing me to build robust solutions that drive efficiency and innovation.

Throughout my career, I've demonstrated a proven track record in building fraud pipelines, real-time analytics, and gRPC-powered microservices. My recent role at Chainsafe Systems involved leading a platform migration to a distributed microservices architecture, significantly boosting performance and supporting over 500K monthly users. I am passionate about leveraging my skills in Solidity, ethers.js, and tokenization logic to transform workflows, particularly in the real estate sector.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Backend Engineer

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Chainsafe System

Mar 2023 - Present (2 years 3 months)

Led platform migration to a distributed Node.js + Golang microservices architecture, boosting performance by 40% and supporting 500K+ monthly users. Designed and deployed Solidity smart contracts for property tokenization, escrow-based commission disbursement, and on-chain transaction verification, using Hardhat and ethers.js.

Node Golang Solidity Hardhat Kafka Redis Terraform OpenTelemetry Grafana

Golang + Node Backend Engineer

Chainlink Labs

Nov 2021 - Present (3 years 7 months)

Re-architected services for HIPAA-compliance with Golang, Kafka, and Django REST, introducing Ethereum-aligned pub/sub event flows. Developed real-time analytics engine using Flink + Kafka to process 2.7M+ daily events with <100ms latency.

Golang Kafka Flink gRPC GraphQL Pytest Jest GitHub Actions CircleCi MetaMask

Backend Developer

Parity Technologies

Nov 2020 - Present (4 years 7 months)

Developed real-time order/inventory systems (Django REST backend + Node.js event consumers), scaling throughput from 500 to 12K RPM to support high-frequency token exchange logic. Led warehouse intelligence platform including PostgreSQL + RabbitMQ, delivering 99% order accuracy and reducing resolution time by 70%.

Node PostgreSQL RabbitMQ Heroku AWS ECS Fargate Terraform

Software Developer

Codeup

Jul 2017 - Present (7 years 11 months)

Built scalable backend APIs (Express.js, Django) servicing logistics clients across NA, EU, and APAC, handling millions of shipment events daily with <200ms responses. Developed real-time dashboards (Node.js + Socket.io) for 200+ staff, reducing incident response times by 50%.

Django Node Socket.IO Docker Ansible API Development Mentorship

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Texas at Austin

Bachelor’s degree, Computer Science

Obtained a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. The curriculum covered various aspects of computer science, preparing for a career in software development.