Igor Papandinas
Blockchain Engineer
Hello, I'm Igor.
I'm a blockchain engineer and manager for fullstack project. I'm a prev member of the Astar & Ternoa core team, an Alumni of the Polkadot Blockchain Academy, an entrepreneur and crypto enthusiast with 6 years of experience in software development.
I am very quality conscious and understand the requirements to create user-friendly experiences. I have the necessary rigour to manage a project properly and support my customers.
Technical skills
Javascript/Typescript
React
19
NextJS
14
Rust
Substrate
PolkadotJS
EthersJS
TailwindCSS
Tanstack Query
GraphQL
NodeJS
Postgres
Ink!
Solidity
OSS
Projects
• Kudos
Co-Founder – (2024)
A Portal for Agile Devtime - The Platform to Connect Teams and Skilled Contributors in the Polkadot Ecosystem
Visit: morekudos.com
Visit: morekudos.com
• Secret Stash
Co-Founder - CTO – (2022 - 2023)
Development of the first NFTs marketplace on the Ternoa blockchain. Management and community growth.
Here is the final result: secret-stash.io
Here is the final result: secret-stash.io
Experience
• Blockchain Ink! engineer (Typescript | Rust | Substrate) - @Astar
Remote – (Jan 2024 - Apr 2024)
Astar is a scalable network powering a global Web3 vision for all.
- Lead the development of Swanky, an open source CLI devtool designed to enhance the development and interaction with ink! WASM smart contracts, extending cargo-contract. Tasked with fulfilling the ink!devhub roadmap proposal.
- Lead the development of Swanky, an open source CLI devtool designed to enhance the development and interaction with ink! WASM smart contracts, extending cargo-contract. Tasked with fulfilling the ink!devhub roadmap proposal.
• Blockchain Frontend & Integration engineer (Apps, Typescript SDK & Substrate pallets) - @Ternoa
Remote – (Oct 2021 - July 2023)
Ternoa is an NFT-centric Layer 1 blockchain built with Substrate and custom pallets for innovating advanced NFTs features.
- Lead a dedicated team responsible for designing tools to integrate Ternoa chain (TS Library + Bridge + Indexer).
- Development of the NFT, TEE & Transmission Protocol pallets.
- Lead a dedicated team responsible for designing tools to integrate Ternoa chain (TS Library + Bridge + Indexer).
- Development of the NFT, TEE & Transmission Protocol pallets.
• Frontend Engineer, React - @Vinci Immobilier
Paris, France – (Oct 2019 - Sept 2021)
My team and I were in charge of perfecting Vinci Immobilier website, a prominent real estate french company.
- Development of the portal app website.
- Development of a personal space, enabling owners to effectively manage their assets.
- Development of the portal app website.
- Development of a personal space, enabling owners to effectively manage their assets.
• Software Engineer - @Thales
Paris, France – (Sept 2018 - Sept 2019)
- Development of equipement drivers for the GRIFFON, an armoured vehicle.
Education
• Polkadot Blockchain Academy Alumni (Cohort 3) - @UC Berkeley California
UC Berkeley – (July 2023 - Aug 2023)
The Polkadot Blockchain Academy is an intensive, in-person educational program deeply exploring foundational concepts and hands-on blockchain curriculum. Built with Polkadot and Substrate tech.
• Master of higher education in Electronics specialized in Embedded Systems.
INP ENSEIRB-MATMECA, Bordeaux, France – (2015 - 2018)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Sciences.
Bayonne, France – (2013 - 2015)
Languages
French, NativeSpanish, NativeEnglish, FluentGreek, Notions