Nischal Sharma
Co-Founder at Web3 Labs
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Summary
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Top SchoolNischal Sharma is a blockchain engineer and co-founder with ~8 years in software and about 5 years focused on Ethereum, currently leading development of Enscribe—an on-chain identity/ENS naming platform—while maintaining core Web3j repositories and steering Hyperledger Besu work. He combines hands-on backend Java expertise (notably improving Besu error handling, private-call revert reasons, and modernizing JUnit tests) with product leadership across L1 and L2 deployments. His experience spans enterprise blockchain at VMware to mentoring a Linux Foundation Caliper benchmarking project, reflecting a deep understanding of private and permissioned networks as well as public Ethereum. Nischal pairs protocol-level contributions with developer-facing tooling and UX improvements, aiming to make smart contract naming and Ethereum developer experience more intuitive. Based in Pune, he blends engineering rigor with startup drive, and is open to mentorship and career conversations.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science, Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science at The LNM Institute of Information TechnologyKendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
English, Hindi
Github Skills (9)
javas10
debugging10
error-handling10
ethereum10
java10
blockchain10
apidoc9
api9
p2p8
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
besu-eth/besu
Feb 2023 - Aug 2024
An enterprise-grade Java-based, Apache 2.0 licensed Ethereum client https://github.com/besu-eth/besu/wiki
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:11 reviews, 17 PRs, 76 comments in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Nischal Sharma primarily contributed to improving the error messages and handling within the Besu Ethereum client, specifically addressing issues related to enode URL syntax verification and reverting reasons in private calls. Their work involved modifying core Java files within the `ethereum` and `besu` modules and integrating changes into the acceptance tests. They also migrated JUnit tests from version 4 to version 5, refactoring test code in various modules to enhance maintainability.
ethereumjavabesublockchainp2p
NickSneo/besu
Feb 2023 - Oct 2024
An enterprise-grade Java-based, Apache 2.0 licensed Ethereum client https://wiki.hyperledger.org/display/besu
Contributions:135 pushes, 13 branches in 1 year 7 months
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