Dustin Lee

Dustin Lee

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Senior Web3 / Smart Contract Engineer (Security-Focused)
Prosper, Texas, United States

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    Senior Cross-Chain Protocol Engineer
    LayerZero Labs
    Jun 2024 - Current (2 years 3 months)
    Tech: Solidity, Rust, Anchor, Solana SDK, SPL Token, TypeScript, Foundry • Engineered and secured cross-chain messaging infrastructure enabling reliable asset and data transfer across distributed blockchain networks • Developed adversarial testing pipelines using Foundry and custom simulation tooling to validate message delivery guarantees under edge-case execution scenarios • Strengthened protocol defenses against replay attacks, forged payload execution, signer misuse, and cross-chain state desynchronization issues • Partnered with protocol and infrastructure teams to improve relayer validation logic, execution ordering, and settlement reliability across omnichain workflows • Built monitoring and anomaly detection systems identifying inco
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    Senior Smart Contract Security Researcher
    Spearbit
    Jan 2023 - Jan 2024 (1 year 1 month)
    Tech: Rust, Anchor, Solana SDK, Web3.js, TypeScript • Conducted protocol security reviews across Solana and EVM ecosystems focusing on staking, liquidity routing, reward distribution, and delegated execution systems • Validated PDA authorization models, signer verification paths, CPI safety guarantees, and state transition correctness • Modeled adversarial attack scenarios including MEV exploitation, liquidity abuse, reward manipulation, and governance attack vectors • Built local validator exploit simulations reproducing real-world failure conditions across distributed protocol systems • Designed AI-assisted transaction analysis workflows for anomaly detection and exploit pattern recognition • Strengthened protocol guarantees through invar
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    Senior Protocol Engineer
    Aave Labs
    Nov 2022 - Jan 2024 (1 year 3 months)
    Tech: Solidity, Ethers.js, Hardhat, Foundry, React, Next.js, TypeScript • Developed and secured lending protocol infrastructure supporting multi-million-dollar liquidity markets • Built protocol logic for borrowing, collateralization, liquidation flows, and governance-controlled parameter management • Introduced invariant testing and adversarial fuzzing significantly improving protocol resilience under edge-case conditions • Hardened protocol logic against oracle failures, liquidation exploits, rounding inconsistencies, and privileged misuse • Designed protocol APIs and event schemas powering analytics systems and transaction indexing pipelines • Reduced gas costs by ~20% through optimized storage layouts and execution path improvements • I
  • Offchain Labs
    Blockchain Infrastructure Engineer
    Offchain Labs
    Nov 2021 - Sep 2022 (11 months)
    Tech: Solidity, EVM Infrastructure, AWS, TypeScript, Monitoring Systems • Built infrastructure supporting high-throughput rollup and cross-chain asset flows • Contributed to protocol reliability initiatives focused on transaction consistency, replay protection, and fault-tolerant execution • Developed monitoring pipelines validating transaction state assumptions and bridge integrity conditions • Improved operational visibility through automated alerting and anomaly detection systems • Strengthened distributed execution guarantees across infrastructure and settlement systems • Assisted with protocol-level debugging involving distributed state synchronization and execution edge cases
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    DeFi Protocol Engineer
    Balancer Labs
    Aug 2020 - Oct 2021 (1 year 3 months)
    Tech: Solidity, Foundry, Hardhat, React, GraphQL, AWS • Developed AMM and vault controller systems supporting automated liquidity and yield strategies • Built protocol integrations enabling deposits, withdrawals, reward harvesting, and liquidity rebalancing • Improved invariant correctness across pool accounting, share pricing, and liquidity distribution logic • Designed protocol interfaces consumed by aggregators, analytics systems, and third-party integrations • Contributed to governance-controlled upgrade systems using multisig and timelock protections • Identified edge cases involving liquidity imbalance, fee accounting, and state transition inconsistencies
  • Fireblocks
    Blockchain Backend Engineer
    Fireblocks
    Jul 2018 - Jul 2020 (2 years 1 month)
    Tech: Python, TypeScript, Web3 Infrastructure, Custody Systems, AWS, PostgreSQL • Built backend infrastructure supporting institutional blockchain custody and transaction workflows • Developed APIs for transaction indexing, wallet monitoring, and confirmation tracking across distributed blockchain systems • Strengthened custody safeguards through withdrawal validation logic, authorization workflows, and monitoring pipelines • Improved reconciliation systems reducing transaction inconsistencies during high-volume trading periods • Implemented infrastructure monitoring and alerting systems for blockchain network health and transaction reliability • Assisted with operational security initiatives focused on transaction integrity and asset prote
  • Capital One
    Software Engineer
    Capital One
    Oct 2015 - Jun 2018 (2 years 9 months)
    Tech: Java, Spring Boot, Angular, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, AWS, Docker • Built distributed backend systems supporting high-throughput financial transaction processing • Developed APIs and validation systems focused on correctness, traceability, and fault tolerance • Implemented fraud detection and transaction validation pipelines for near real-time financial workflows • Improved platform resilience using idempotent transaction handling, retry orchestration, and failure recovery systems • Deployed and operated containerized services within AWS infrastructure environments
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  • University of South Carolina
    BS in Computer Science
    University of South Carolina
    Sep 2011 - May 2015 (3 years 9 months)