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01/ Full Stack Engineer · React Native · Web3

AMITNAIK

I ship production mobile and web apps that feel fast. Five years of real-world shipping — mobile, web, backend, and everything in between.

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Lead Full Stack Developer · RLC Labs · 2024—Present
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Cold start reduction
3s → 2s on GTR.Trade
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Faster screen loads
2s → 800ms on search
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Years shipping production
Mobile & web across fintech, Web3, edtech
React Native◆
Next.js◆
TypeScript◆
Node.js◆
WebSockets◆
Solana◆
EVM◆
MongoDB◆
Expo◆
Zustand◆
Redux◆
GraphQL◆
AWS◆
Firebase◆
Tamagui◆
Web3◆
DeFi◆
Real-time◆
Performance◆
Full Stack◆
React Native◆
Next.js◆
TypeScript◆
Node.js◆
WebSockets◆
Solana◆
EVM◆
MongoDB◆
Expo◆
Zustand◆
Redux◆
GraphQL◆
AWS◆
Firebase◆
Tamagui◆
Web3◆
DeFi◆
Real-time◆
Performance◆
Full Stack◆
Redux◇
GraphQL◇
AWS◇
Firebase◇
Tamagui◇
Web3◇
DeFi◇
Real-time◇
Performance◇
Full Stack◇
React Native◇
Next.js◇
TypeScript◇
Node.js◇
WebSockets◇
Solana◇
EVM◇
MongoDB◇
Expo◇
Zustand◇
Redux◇
GraphQL◇
AWS◇
Firebase◇
Tamagui◇
Web3◇
DeFi◇
Real-time◇
Performance◇
Full Stack◇
React Native◇
Next.js◇
TypeScript◇
Node.js◇
WebSockets◇
Solana◇
EVM◇
MongoDB◇
Expo◇
Zustand◇
02/ About

The short version.

Full Stack Engineer with 5+ years building production-grade mobile and web applications. Sole mobile engineer behind GTR.Trade, a multi-chain DeFi trading platform shipped to App Store and Google Play. End-to-end ownership across React Native, Next.js, and Node.js — from co-designing backend architecture to shipping real products to real users. Deep expertise in real-time WebSocket systems, cross-chain blockchain infrastructure, and high-performance mobile architecture. Comfortable wearing multiple hats in small, fast-moving teams.

React NativeNext.jsTypeScriptNode.jsWebSocketsSolanaEVMPerformanceMongoDBFull Stack
03/ Featured work
Case study2024 — Present

GTR.Trade.

Multi-Chain DeFi Trading Platform

A unified mobile trading experience across crypto perpetuals, RWA perpetuals, and on-chain DEX trading. Shipped to App Store and Google Play from zero.

Role: Sole mobile engineer · Co-architect (backend & web)

  • 01Reduced cold start 33% (3s → 2s), search screen load 60% (2s → 800ms), tab-switch latency 50%+ via FlatList optimization, memoization, lazy loading, and navigation architecture improvements.
  • 02Built real-time trading infrastructure integrating multiple simultaneous WebSocket streams (Hyperliquid, Ostium, on-chain DEX) in one app.
  • 03Integrated cross-chain swap infra (Jupiter, Relay.link, Mayan.finance, Debridge) across Solana and EVM networks.
  • 04Reverse-engineered Ostium's Python SDK (no docs) to build the full RWA perpetuals workflow on mobile and web.
  • 05Co-designed the backend (Node, Express, MongoDB) and co-built the Next.js web frontend — leading trading UI architecture.
  • 06Designed referral/clan rewards ecosystem, live trading competitions, and leaderboard systems.
React NativeExpoTypeScriptNext.jsNode.jsMongoDBWebSocketsSolanaEVM
GTR.
Portfolio
$12,847.20
▲ +4.82% · 24h
SOL-PERP
Perp · 1h
$234.18
+2.4%
ETH-PERP
Perp · 1h
$3,892.50
-0.8%
GOLD-RWA
Perp · 1h
$2,641.00
+0.3%
BTC-PERP
Perp · 1h
$98,240.00
+1.1%
Representative mock — swap with real screenshot
04/ Experience

Where I've shipped.

Early-stage Web3 startup (2→3 engineering team). Co-designed the backend architecture, owned the full React Native codebase as sole mobile engineer, co-built the Next.js web frontend.

GTR.Trade · Multi-chain DeFi trading

  • →Shipped React Native app to App Store & Google Play from zero.
  • →33% cold start improvement, 60% faster search, 50%+ lower tab-switch latency.
  • →Real-time WebSocket streams across Hyperliquid, Ostium, and on-chain DEX.
  • →Cross-chain swaps via Jupiter, Relay.link, Mayan.finance, Debridge.

Follows.app · Social trading platform

  • →Built backends indexing smart contract events across EVM and Solana in real time.
  • →Transaction parsing engine syncing on-chain Solana data with backend logic.
  • →Integrated Privy, GetStream, 100ms.live, OneSignal, AWS S3.
  • →Shipped the Next.js marketing homepage.
05/ Skills

The tools I reach for.

~ / stack.json
→ Mobile
React Native (Expo & Bare)TypeScriptTamaguiZustandRedux
→ Frontend
React.jsNext.jsJavaScriptHTML5CSS3SCSS
→ Backend
Node.jsExpress.jsMongoDBMySQLFirebaseRESTGraphQLWebSockets
→ Cloud & DevOps
AWS (EC2, S3)Digital OceanCI/CDApp Store & Play deploymentAnalyticsCrashlytics
→ Tools
GitFigmaCursorGoogle AntigravityLottiePostmanJiraNotionLinear
/ Education

B.E. in Computer Science & Engineering

PESITM, Shimoga

Aug 2016 — Aug 2020 · CGPA 7.8 / 10

/ Languages
EnglishKannadaHindi
06/ Contact

Let's build
something good.

Location
Bangalore, India
© 2026 · Amit Annappa Naik