Bogdan Zakharin

Web3 Developer / DeFi Analyst

Summary

Web3 developer and protocol analyst with a background in applied mathematics and computer science. Experience in cross-chain protocol architecture, DeFi strategy development, smart contract analysis, and token mechanics design.

Strong quantitative foundation (probability theory, statistics, optimization, numerical modeling) combined with practical exposure to Solidity development and on-chain systems.

Experience

Statemind — Smart contract auditor

Apr 2026 – Present
Smart contract audit and blockchain security

• Successfully audited Lido StakingRouter V3 including the full protocol scope: core, TopUp, and Consolidation contracts.
• Audited Symbiotic Vault V2, including the surrounding infrastructure and most App Adapters.
• Professional references:
  • Robert Melikyan — Head of Audit
  • Mariia Zhuravleva — Chief Operating Officer

Trillion DEX — System Analyst

Jul 2025 – Feb 2026
Decentralized perp exchange, running in TEE (Trusted Execution Environment)

• Collaborated with the Lead Architect on the design of a TEE-based blockchain infrastructure, translating business concepts into system-level architecture and functional requirements.
• Defined, documented, and formalized business requirements for perpetual DEX mechanics, including liquidation, funding, margining, leverage, and risk management workflows.
• Designed the protocol tokenomics and developed a comprehensive financial model to evaluate protocol sustainability and incentive alignment.
• Produced technical specifications, user flows, UML diagrams, sequence diagrams, and process documentation for engineering teams.
• Managed technical requirements in Jira and Confluence, preparing implementation-ready tasks for development teams.

Entangle Protocol — System Analyst

Nov 2023 – Jun 2025
Cross-chain communication infrastructure protocol

• Designed partner integration proposals by identifying integration opportunities, defining technical and business value, and preparing structured proposal documents for prospective partners.
• Participated in protocol architecture design discussions, defining business and technical requirements for cross-chain messaging, validator consensus, and active node rotation mechanisms.
• Proposed and drove the adoption of pull-based (on-demand) oracle architecture, participating in requirements definition and protocol design discussions.
• Participated in internal smart contract audits.
• Designed and formalized business requirements for a user incentive and points system for the cross-chain bridge, including earning rules, eligibility criteria, reward distribution, and edge-case handling.
• Produced technical specifications and protocol documentation, including UML diagrams, sequence diagrams, flowcharts, and architecture documentation for both internal teams and external publications.
• Analyzed protocol mechanics, cross-chain communication flows, and competing cross-chain solutions to identify architectural trade-offs, market positioning, strengths, and design improvements.
• Gathered, structured, and refined business requirements from product discussions, translating them into implementation-ready technical specifications for engineering teams.

Focus areas: cross-chain protocol architecture, gitbook documentation, Diagrams & UML, Business Development technical integrations design, internal smart contract audits.

LongLakes — Blockchain Developer

May 2022 – Aug 2023
Crypto-startup hedge fund

• Developed and implemented delta-neutral yield farming strategies.
• Analyzed DeFi protocols and evaluated risks.
• Worked with on-chain data and strategy backtesting.
• Researched tokenomics and incentive models across DeFi ecosystems.
• Designed and implemented PoC Gnosis Safe multisig transaction whitelisting solution.

Focus areas: DeFi analytics, Solidity development, DeFi yield strategies, risk modeling, on-chain systems design.

Research Assistant — MIPT Applied Computational Geophysics Lab

2020 – 2021

• Conducted numerical modeling and experimental data analysis.
• Implemented computational methods in C++ and Python.

Certifications

Smart Contract Auditor Course — MixBytes

Year: 2024
Focus: Smart Contracts business logic analysis, common vulnerability patterns, audit workflow, DeFi exploits.
Certificate: NFT (EVM)

Blockchain Security Fellowship — Statemind

Year: 2026
Focus: DeFi security theory & CTF
Certificate: NFT

Education

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT)

MSc, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
2022 – 2024

BSc, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
2016 – 2022

Relevant coursework:

• Probability Theory
• Mathematical Statistics
• Optimization Methods
• Algorithms and Data Structures
• Numerical Methods

Technical Skills

Programming Languages

Solidity, Python, C++, JavaScript, SQL, Golang (basic)

Smart Contract & Web3 Tooling

Hardhat, Ganache, OpenZeppelin Contracts, Ethers.js, Gnosis Safe, The Graph (GraphQL)

Data & Quantitative Analysis

NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Jupyter Notebook

Backend & Infrastructure

Git, Docker, Django, PostgreSQL, Linux, GitHub Actions (CI/CD)

Business Analysis

Business Requirements, Technical Specifications, UML, BPMN, Sequence Diagrams, Acceptance Criteria, Process Modeling, Integration Design

Collaboration & Documentation

Atlassian Jira, Atlassian Confluence, Slack, GitBook, Notion, Miro, Excel

Languages

English — B2
Russian — native

Interests scope

Blockchains security & consensus mechanisms
Smart Contracts audits
Trusted Execution Environments (TEE)
Tokenomics modeling
On-chain incentive mechanisms
Smart Contracts development
Cross-chain messaging systems
Blockchain Oracles
DeFi protocols analysis
Yield strategies analysis & testing