Rahul Kulkarni

Software engineer building products across markets, crypto, and AI.

I build things, then write about how they actually work.

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About

I like building products that sit close to the infrastructure. My work has moved from mobile apps to crypto, developer tools, AI systems, and now trading infrastructure. I'd rather understand how a system actually works and ship something real on top of it than stay inside one category.

Along the way: Solana Foundation Fellow, 25+ hackathon wins, and 30+ talks at events like ETH KL and DogeCon.

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Experience

  1. Since 2026

    Senior Fullstack Blockchain Developer, Stealth Derivatives Startup

    Options trading with on-chain custody and an off-chain order book.

  2. 2024 to 2026

    DevRel Lead & AI Ecosystem Architect, SOON SVM

    Helped 50+ teams ship to SOON mainnet. 60M+ transactions across them.

  3. 2024

    Solana Fellow, Solana Labs

    Built CLI tooling and SPL token libraries.

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Contact

Always happy to talk about trading systems, AI, crypto, or whatever you're building. Email and X are the fastest ways to reach me.