Nikita Varabei
Founder at ChainPatrol
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolNikita Varabei is a founder and seasoned software engineer with 11 years of experience building developer-facing products and security-focused tooling for Web3. After contributing to Coinbase Wallet, he launched ChainPatrol to protect users and communities from phishing—now trusted by teams like Consensys, Arbitrum, and zkSync. He blends full‑stack engineering, product leadership, and security-first thinking from roles spanning startups and enterprises, including Capital One and multiple founding stints. Based in Toronto, he also creates developer-focused content through Essential Dev, signaling a commitment to making complex engineering accessible. A pragmatic builder, Nikita’s background includes immersive 3D web experiences, real-time communications, and platform analytics, reflecting an ability to move between cutting-edge Web3 security and hands-on developer tools.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science at University of Toronto
English, Russian
Github Skills (107)
coinbase10
ethereum-wallet10
phishing10
discord10
chatbot9
telegram9
agentic9
discord-bot9
ethereum9
crypto8
ai8
rest8
operating-system8
swarm8
blockchain8
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
NikitaVr/eth-phishing-detect
Nov 2022 - Jul 2024
Utility for detecting phishing domains targeting Ethereum users
Contributions:5 reviews, 10 PRs, 79 pushes in 1 year 8 months
ethereumphishing-detectionphishing-domainsdetectingphishing
NikitaVr/dndcrafting
Apr 2020 - Jul 2020
Contributions:196 commits, 15 PRs, 179 pushes in 2 months
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