Facundo Medica
Senior Protocol Engineer at Saga.xyz
Andorra
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Top SchoolFacundo Medica is a Senior Protocol Engineer with a decade of experience building backend systems and blockchain infrastructure, currently focused on protocol work at Saga.xyz from Andorra. He has deep Cosmos SDK expertise—contributing to core modules like capability and governance and to notable projects such as the cosmos-sdk and Umee’s Gravity Bridge—bringing practical experience in bridging, token transfer logic, and app wiring migrations. Experienced across startups and developer-relations roles, he blends hands-on Go engineering with systems-level reasoning about cross-chain and DeFi primitives. Fluent in shipping robust tests and refactors (e.g., simulation-state migrations and GenericFilteredPaginate), he pairs rigorous engineering with an interest in languages, culture, and people, which informs his collaborative approach to complex protocol design.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Licenciatura Ingeniería informática, Licenciatura Ingeniería informática at Universidad Empresarial 'Siglo 21'Tecnicatura Tecnología/Técnico de software informático, Tecnicatura Tecnología/Técnico de software informático at ICES
Spanish, Portuguese, English, Italian
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Github Skills (17)
cosmos-sdk10
back-end-development10
go10
blockchain10
backend10
testing9
cosmos9
apidoc9
api9
mongodb6
aggregation-framework6
graphql-go6
mongodb-stitch6
http6
proxy6
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
cosmos/cosmos-sdk
Apr 2022 - Jan 2023
:chains: A Framework for Building High Value Public Blockchains :sparkles:
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:989 reviews, 97 commits, 374 PRs in 9 months
Contributions summary:Facundo's contributions focused on fixing and improving the Cosmos SDK's capability and governance modules. They addressed issues by modifying code related to capability keys and REST routes. They were involved in refactoring simulation states and related tests, switching `SimulationState.InitialStake` to an `sdkmath.Int`. Further contributions include the migration of the capability and fee grant modules to app wiring, and the addition of a `GenericFilteredPaginate` feature.
golangcosmos-sdkblockchainchainscryptocurrency
umee-network/umee
Nov 2021 - Jun 2022
A Golang implementation of the Umee network, a decentralized universal capital facility in the Cosmos ecosystem.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:59 reviews, 18 commits, 30 PRs in 6 months
Contributions summary:Facundo primarily contributed to the `x/peggy` module, focusing on bridging and token transfer functionalities within the Umee network, which is built using the Cosmos SDK and Go. Their work involved implementing and testing features related to the outgoing pool, including the use of reverse iterators for batch processing. Furthermore, the user refactored code, removed genesis parameters, and updated the Gravity Bridge implementation, demonstrating an understanding of the project's architecture and its integration with external systems.
golangcreditcosmos-sdkblockchaindecentralized
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