Jesse Rafters
Software Engineer at NHD
Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolJesse Rafters is a versatile Software Engineer with nine years of experience blending full-stack development, DevOps, and industrial automation expertise across finance and manufacturing. A recent Polkadot Blockchain Academy graduate, he builds Substrate/Ink! smart contracts and solo-chain proofs-of-concept while also delivering React/TypeScript front-ends and end-to-end CI/CD pipelines. His background at the National Bank of Canada includes cloud architecture, AWS cost-optimization, Kafka and BPMN work, demonstrating an ability to translate enterprise constraints into scalable, auditable systems. Earlier roles in MES and systems engineering gave him hands-on experience with PLC-adjacent tooling, OEE data mining, and low-level integrations in C/C++. Known for rapid learning and adaptation, he combines systems thinking with practical automation to move proofs-of-concept into production-ready solutions. Based in Greater Montreal, he pairs industrial control sensibilities with modern cloud-native and blockchain stacks for traceability and auditable workflows.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Polkadot Blockchain AcademyD.E.C Computer Science, D.E.C Computer Science at CEGEP - John Abbott CollegeHigh School Diploma High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates, High School Diploma High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates at Kuper AcademyHigh School Diploma International Baccalaureate, High School Diploma International Baccalaureate at St. Thomas High School
English, French, Spanish
Github Skills (12)
substrate10
polkadot10
blockchain10
cumulus9
youtube8
state-machine8
rust7
go6
discord6
audio5
golang4
llm1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Wolfenheimm/automuse
Mar 2022 - Dec 2022
Contributions:71 commits, 119 pushes, 6 branches in 8 months
Wolfenheimm/polkadot-sdk
Aug 2024 - May 2025
The Parity Polkadot Blockchain SDK
Contributions:89 pushes, 5 branches in 8 months
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