Gerson - Web3 Developer and Open Source Contributor

Gerson

Web3 Developer & Open Source Contributor

Building the future of decentralized applications with Starknet, contributing to open source, and speaking about blockchain technology across Latin America.

20+
OSS Projects
3
Fellowships
$10,000+
OSS Earnings
3
Hackathon Wins
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Fellowships & Programs

Recognized Excellence

Selected for competitive fellowship programs that recognize outstanding contributions to Web3 development and the open source ecosystem.

Upcoming

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🔵Upcoming

Builder Residency

Invisible Garden

2025
6 weeks

Selected again for the 2025 cohort, demonstrating continued value and growth. Focus on advanced cryptographic protocols and their practical implementations in Web3.

Notable: Selected twice in consecutive years (2024 & 2025) - demonstrating exceptional performance and continuous value to the research community

Focus Areas

Advanced CryptographyProtocol DesignWeb3 InfrastructureResearch Leadership

Key Achievements

  • Repeat selection demonstrates impact and growth
  • Advanced cryptographic protocol research
  • Mentorship role for new participants
Program Details
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🔵Upcoming

Devconnect Argentina Scholarship

Ethereum Foundation

2025
1 week

Highly competitive scholarship program supporting <100 developers worldwide to attend Devconnect Argentina. Focus on core Ethereum development, research, and ecosystem building.

Notable: Less than 100 developers selected globally

Focus Areas

Ethereum Core DevelopmentResearch CollaborationGlobal NetworkingProtocol Evolution

Key Achievements

  • Selected from global pool of applicants
  • Full travel and accommodation support
  • Access to core Ethereum developer community
Scholarship InfoEvent Details

Completed

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✅Completed

Starknet Fellowship

OnlyDust

2025
3 months
$1,000/month

Competitive fellowship program supporting dedicated contributors to the Starknet ecosystem. Focus on core protocol development, developer tooling, and educational content creation.

Focus Areas

Starknet CoreCairo DevelopmentDeveloper ExperienceProtocol Optimization

Key Achievements

  • Strong maintainer feedback on contributions
  • Multiple merged PRs to core repositories
  • Mentorship of newer contributors
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✅Completed

Builder Residency

Invisible Garden

2024
6 weeks

Selective residency program focusing on cutting-edge research and development in Ethereum, Zero-Knowledge proofs, AI, and Cryptography. Bringing together builders, researchers, and visionaries.

Focus Areas

Ethereum ResearchZero-Knowledge ProofsCryptographyAI Applications

Key Achievements

  • Collaborated with leading researchers
  • Built network within Ethereum research community
Program Details
Professional Experience

Building Web3 Infrastructure

Hands-on experience with leading Web3 companies, contributing to core Ethereum infrastructure and advancing the ecosystem through production-ready code.

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Nethermind

Rust Developer Intern

3 months • 2025
Remote
Team: Alpen Labs

Focused internship working on Ethereum infrastructure for Alpen Labs, specifically contributing to core serialization protocols and performance optimizations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Converted Python-based SSZ serialization logic to Rust
  • Improved performance and memory safety of Ethereum infrastructure
  • Collaborated with international team on protocol specifications
  • Contributed to testing and documentation of core libraries

Key Achievements

Successfully migrated critical serialization components to Rust
Contributed to production-ready Ethereum infrastructure
Demonstrated ability to work with complex protocol specifications

Technologies Used

RustPythonEthereumSSZSimple SerializationProtocol Development
Open Source Impact

Contributing to the Starknet Ecosystem

Active contributor to the Starknet ecosystem through OnlyDust platform. Focus on core protocol improvements, developer tooling, and documentation.

300+
Contributions
$10,000+
Earned
100%
Merge Rate

OnlyDust Contribution Activity

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GitHub/OnlyDust contribution graph showing 494 contributions in the last year

Key Contributions

📚

Cairo Testing Macro Documentation

starkware-libs/cairo

$150

Added comprehensive documentation and examples for Cairo testing macro functions, helping developers understand how to write effective tests for their Cairo contracts.

Impact: Improved testing experience for Cairo developers

DocumentationCairoDocumentationTestingMacros
Maintainer Feedback

"Great examples for testing macros. This will help developers write better tests."

View PROnlyDust
December 2024
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Bitcoin Light Client Implementation

keep-starknet-strange/raito

$400

Contributed to the development of Raito, a Bitcoin light client implementation in Cairo, enabling Bitcoin block verification on Starknet.

Impact: Contributing to Bitcoin verification on Starknet

FeatureCairoBitcoinCryptographyZero-Knowledge
Maintainer Feedback

"Solid contribution to Bitcoin verification logic."

View PROnlyDust
November 2024
✨

Cairo Scripts and Smart Contracts

KaizeNodeLabs/starkiro

$350

Contributing to Starkiro, a set of scripts and smart contracts in Cairo as an example for new developers of how to build certain things on Starknet.

Impact: Contributing to a set of examples for new developers to learn about Cairo

FeatureCairoScriptsSmart ContractsExamplesCommunity
Maintainer Feedback

"Important work on examples for onboarding new developers to learn Cairo."

View PROnlyDust
October 2024
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ZK Ethereum Virtual Machine Contributions

kkrt-labs/kakarot-rpc

$500

Contributing to KakarotZKEVM, an implementation of the Ethereum Virtual Machine in Cairo, enabling Ethereum smart contract execution on Starknet.

Impact: Improving EVM compatibility on Starknet

EnhancementCairoEVMEthereumZero-Knowledge
Maintainer Feedback

"Excellent work on refactoring the codebase."

View PROnlyDust
September 2024
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Decentralized Work Platform

trustless-work/trustless-work

$500

Contributing to Trustless Work, a decentralized platform for freelance work and payments, enabling trustless employment relationships on blockchain.

Impact: Building trustless freelancing infrastructure

FeatureSoliditySmart ContractsDeFiWeb3
Maintainer Feedback

"Great contribution to decentralized work infrastructure."

View PROnlyDust
August 2024
⚡

Giza Agents CLI improvements

gizatechxyz/giza-agents

$450

Contributed fixes and enhancements addressing the linked issue to streamline the Giza Agents developer workflow, improving CLI reliability and usability around agent creation, authentication, and environment setup.

Impact: Improved developer experience for Giza Agents CLI usage and onboarding

EnhancementPythonCLIDeveloper Tools
Maintainer Feedback

"Valuable improvements to developer experience."

View PROnlyDust
October 2024
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Speaking & Education

Sharing Knowledge

Passionate about educating the Latin American developer community about Web3 and blockchain technology. Speaking at conferences to promote practical applications beyond speculation.

Web3: Más allá de la especulación presentation at ETH Pura Vida 2024
ETH Pura Vida 2024
Spanish

Web3: Más allá de la especulación

Web3 History: Beyond the speculation

September 2024
San José, Costa Rica
200+ developers, entrepreneurs, and blockchain enthusiasts
30 minutes

About This Talk

A comprehensive journey through internet history leading to Web3 innovation, starting with the 2008-2009 financial crisis that sparked the creation of Bitcoin through Satoshi Nakamoto's whitepaper. Explored blockchain's true value beyond the casino culture of memecoins and scams, focusing on real-world applications that solve coordination problems. Discussed practical programming languages and development paths for developers interested in building meaningful Web3 applications that create genuine societal value.

Key Takeaways

  • Blockchain's true value lies in solving coordination problems
  • Web3 UX must improve to achieve mainstream adoption
  • Latin America is uniquely positioned for Web3 innovation

Topics Covered

Web3 ApplicationsReal-World Use CasesLatin American TechWeb3 History
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Feedback

"One of the most insightful talks about practical blockchain applications we've heard."

— Event Organizer

"Finally, someone talking about blockchain beyond speculation!"

— Attendee

Event Photos

Web3: Más allá de la especulación at ETH Pura Vida 2024
Web3: Más allá de la especulación at ETH Pura Vida 2024
Web3: Más allá de la especulación at ETH Pura Vida 2024

Available for Speaking

Interested in having me speak at your event? I'm available for conferences, meetups, and workshops on Web3 development, Starknet, and blockchain applications.

Contact for Speaking

Featured Projects

Building the future of Web3 with innovative applications that solve real problems. From arbitration platforms to on-chain games, each project demonstrates technical excellence and practical impact.

Arkthemist - Arbitration-as-a-service platform for Web3 disputes
2025
3rd Best Starknet dApp
Hackathon Winner 2025

Arkthemist

A decentralized arbitration platform that provides fair, transparent dispute resolution for Web3 applications. Built on Starknet for low-cost, high-throughput arbitration services.

StarknetCairoReactTypeScriptSmart Contracts
Code
Tinder Stock - Tinder-like interface for crypto stock discovery and trading
2024
2nd Place ETH Pura Vida
$2,500 Prize

Tinder Stock

A gamified approach to cryptocurrency portfolio building, using swipe mechanics to help users discover and buy crypto stocks based on their preferences and risk tolerance.

React NativeWeb3.jsNode.jsExpressChainlink

Additional Contributions

More experiments and contributions to the ecosystem

NINE - Distributed AI agents that work everywhere with no-code UI
2025
Nethermind
Technical Achievement

NINE

Distributed AI agents that work everywhere with no-code UI

RustAgentsNo-code UI
Code
Ethereum SSZ Parser - Ethereum Simple Serialization parser for Alpen Labs
2025
Performance Improvement
Professional Experience

Ethereum SSZ Parser

Ethereum Simple Serialization parser for Alpen Labs

RustPythonEthereumSSZSerialization
Code
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Let's Build Together

Open to full-time Web3 developer positions, consulting opportunities, speaking engagements, and collaborations on innovative blockchain projects.

What I'm Looking For

Full-time Web3 Developer

Seeking roles in Starknet/Cairo development, Ethereum infrastructure, DeFi protocols, or developer tooling.

  • Starknet & Cairo expertise
  • Production Rust/Python experience
  • Strong open source track record
  • Remote-first preferred

Speaking Engagements

Available for conferences, meetups, and workshops on blockchain development and Web3 applications.

  • Web3 & blockchain fundamentals
  • Starknet development
  • Open source contribution
  • Spanish & English fluency

Consulting & Collaboration

Open to short-term consulting projects and technical collaborations on innovative Web3 solutions.

  • Smart contract development
  • Protocol design & architecture
  • Developer experience optimization
  • Technical due diligence

Get In Touch

Preferred Contact

For fastest response, reach out via Telegram. I'm usually online and respond within hours.

Message @Glv_rar

Based in Costa Rica

Available for remote work worldwide

[email protected]

Professional inquiries welcome

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Book a time that works for both of us

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