Nicolás Tallar
Sr Backend Developer at PedidosYa
Argentina
Summary
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Top SchoolNicolás Tallar is a senior backend developer and technical leader with 9 years of experience specializing in functional programming, distributed systems, and blockchain technologies. He has led teams and built production microservices in JVM languages (Scala, Kotlin, Java) while also working with Haskell, Solidity and TypeScript across multiple cryptocurrency ecosystems including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano and ZCash. His background includes translating academic research into production code—modernizing protocol clients like Mantis and contributing to Cardano integrations—so he blends deep theoretical understanding with pragmatic delivery. Currently at PedidosYa after a series of leadership roles at Globant and Atix Labs, he focuses on designing robust, scalable backend architectures and mentoring squads. Based in Argentina, he brings a rare combination of hands-on cryptography/blockchain experience and people-oriented technical leadership.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Computación, Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Computación at Universidad de Buenos AiresPerito Mercantil con Especialización Contable e Impositiva, Perito Mercantil con Especialización Contable e Impositiva at Instituto Santa Brígida
Spanish, English
Github Skills (31)
icarus10
scala10
ethereum10
blockchain10
wallet9
reference-implementation9
ada9
cardano9
cryptocurrency8
chrome8
financial7
gateway7
firefox7
react7
yellow7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
input-output-hk/plato
Apr 2017 - Jan 2018
Contributions:1 release, 86 commits, 5 PRs in 8 months
input-output-hk/mantis
Dec 2016 - Dec 2020
A Scala based client for Ethereum-like Blockchains.
Contributions:1 release, 257 reviews, 676 commits in 4 years
ethereumscalablockchainblockchains
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