Ilja
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RockstarIlja Daderko is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of full‑stack experience building web, mobile, and backend systems, currently working on a high‑performance Layer 1 blockchain for stablecoins in the UAE. He has a strong Web3 pedigree from senior roles at WalletConnect, Junction and OpenSea, contributing to core protocol code, SDKs and documentation for one of the most widely used wallet standards. Equally comfortable in frontend and backend work, Ilja has implemented Next.js React wallets, integrated WalletConnect v2 connectors, and enhanced React Native Firebase modules, demonstrating hands‑on ownership from UI components to protocol refactors. He runs a self‑employed consultancy for software planning and design, blending product thinking with execution across startups and crypto projects. A UCL‑trained MSc in Web Intelligence and Big Data Analytics complements his practical engineering, and his open‑source contributions reveal a knack for improving developer experience and cross‑stack integrations.
11 years of coding experience
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Github Skills (40)
javascript10
react-native10
session-management10
typescript10
nextjs10
daap10
front-end-development10
ethereum10
typescript-types10
docusaurus10
typescripts10
walletconnect10
firebase10
react10
documentation10
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
WalletConnect/walletconnect-docs
Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
WalletConnect Documentation
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:62 reviews, 110 commits, 64 PRs in 11 months
Contributions summary:Ilja's primary contribution focused on refactoring and reorganizing the documentation for the WalletConnect project. They updated the documentation's structure, improved the content, and added examples for different SDKs (Swift, Kotlin, JavaScript). The commits indicate a heavy emphasis on clarifying the content, fixing errors, and improving the overall user experience of the documentation.
ethereumwalletconnectwallet
reown-com/web-examples
Feb 2022 - Jul 2022
Wallet and dapp examples implementing WalletConnect v2
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:25 reviews, 141 commits, 15 PRs in 5 months
Contributions summary:Ilja primarily contributed to the front-end development of a React-based wallet example. They initialized a Next.js project, set up a barebones layout using NextUI, and integrated Next.js specific configuration files. The user focused on creating UI components and setting up the application's structure, with heavy emphasis on integrating a modal and navigating between different pages. They also implemented account card with copy address functionality, indicating user interface and interaction development.
reactdappethereumblockchainwalletconnect
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