Jay Popat

Web3 Developer and Rust Tinkerer

About Me

I'm a 3rd year computer science student based out of Ireland. Im proficient at building web3 applications, particularly using Rust and Substrate. Im currently learning about building distributed systems and compilers.

Skills

Next.jsTypeScriptJava | Spring BootC# | DotnetRustSubstrateSolidity

Software Engineering Intern

Fidelity Investments
2025 Jan - 2025 August
AzureAWSDotnet
  • Working with backend services

Blockchain Engineering Intern

Unit Network
2024 May - 2024 August
RustFrameSubstratePolkadot-SDK
  • Collaborating with the team on Substrate/FRAME pallet development
  • Writing comprehensive unit tests to ensure functionality and reliability.
  • Conducting benchmarking to optimize performance across multiple pallets.
  • Receiving and incorporating feedback to refine and enhance project quality.

Software Engineering Intern

Cisco
2020 - 2022
TypeScriptJenkinsWebex SDK
  • Shadowed senior managers and devs in daily tasks
  • Implemented a webex bot to automate EV scheduling for internal employee use
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