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Trent Rand

@trentrand

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I'm a Web3 engineer and strategic operator specializing in DeFi, MEV, and growth-focused product engineering.

Canada

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What I'm looking for

I'm seeking senior Web3 engineering roles that combine hands-on smart-contract and backend development with strategic leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and community engagement at growth-stage crypto or DeFi-focused companies.

I am a senior Web3 engineer and strategic operator with experience building DeFi products and leading cross-functional teams. At Fractality I designed quantitative strategies delivering 20% APY with <2% drawdown and represented the protocol across community and partner channels.

As a founding engineer at Cryptoworth I helped scale a SaaS crypto accounting platform from 0 to production, implemented CI/CD, SOC2 compliance, and built global DevOps infrastructure while hiring and mentoring engineers. I led data and automation at Elevated Terra, delivering 300% throughput improvements through AI-driven pipeline optimization. I also developed web systems at Ryerson to support remote learning.

I publish crypto-first research and tools, built a profitable MEV bot (+2000% P/L), and maintain GoodCoderBadTrader.com. I seek roles where I can combine engineering, strategy, and community to ship high-impact DeFi products.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Web3 Engineer & Strategy Lead

Current

Fractality

Sep 2024 - Present (1 year)

Led community engagement and protocol representation while designing and deploying quantitative strategies that delivered 20% APY with <2% drawdown; recruited and managed contributors to meet roadmap goals.

DeFi Yield Optimization Community Management Strategy Solidity Python Smart Contracts

Founding Engineer & Team Lead

Cryptoworth

Jan 2022 - Sep 2024 (2 years 8 months)

Founding engineer who scaled a crypto accounting SaaS from 0 to a full-fledged platform, implemented CI/CD and SOC2 compliance, and grew the engineering team through hiring, onboarding, and mentorship.

SaaS DevOps CI CD SOC2 Team Leadership Python TypeScript AWS

Data & Automation Lead

Elevated Terra

Jan 2021 - Jan 2022 (1 year)

Automated cross-platform operations using CRMs, Twilio, ClickSend, and DocuSign and delivered a 300% throughput improvement via AI-driven pipeline optimization while aligning sales and operations.

Automation)CRM Twilio ClickSend Docusign AI ML Python

Web Developer

Ryerson University

Jan 2020 - Jan 2021 (1 year)

Developed online assessment systems and MS Office workflow automation tools for faculty and provided technical leadership during the institution's transition to remote learning.