ZJ

Zeeshan Jan

Software Engineer — Distributed Systems & Blockchain

I build Web3 systems, APIs, and data pipelines. Currently leading engineering for the Edinburgh Decentralisation Index at the University of Edinburgh — measuring blockchain decentralisation across multiple protocols.

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// experience

University of Edinburgh

Research Engineer

Edinburgh, UK

Leading engineering for the Edinburgh Decentralisation Index — distributed ingestion and analytics pipelines across multiple blockchain protocols, processing archival chain data. Built REST APIs, operated full archival nodes, and delivered a public React/TypeScript dashboard.

pythontypescriptreactdockerci/cdethereumbitcoincardano
Nov 2023 - Present

Niftysplits

· contract

Blockchain Lead

Remote

Architected distributed event-driven backend for an NFT gaming platform. Designed and deployed ERC-721 smart contracts, built REST and WebSocket APIs for minting flows and gameplay mechanics.

solidityhardhaterc-721typescriptopenzeppelinnode.js
Oct 2021 - Jun 2022

The Open University — KMi

· phd

PhD Researcher

Milton Keynes, UK

Thesis: decentralised peer-review on Ethereum. Designed and built PeerMiles — a full-stack dApp for verifiable academic credentialing. See Projects.

solidityweb3ethereumvue.jsnode.jsresearch
2018 - 2022

NUI Galway — Insight Centre for Data Analytics

Researcher

Galway, Ireland

Built the VITAL ontology-based interoperability layer for a pan-EU IoT framework, enabling standardised data exchange across 10 partner organisations.

javasemantic-webiotmicroservicesontology
Dec 2014 - Aug 2017

// projects

Edinburgh Decentralisation Index

// live · university of edinburgh· live

Public analytics dashboard measuring decentralisation across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, and Ripple. Backed by multi-TB archival node data and real-time ingestion pipelines.

reacttypescriptpythonethereumbitcoin

PeerMiles

// phd project · open university· archived

Decentralised academic credentialing dApp on Ethereum. ERC-20/721 contracts for peer-review incentives, ORCID + Solid Protocol for identity. Validated via live user studies with real conference participants.

solidityvue.jsnode.jsweb3erc-721

VITAL

// eu iot framework · nui galway· archived

Ontology-based interoperability layer for a pan-EU IoT framework. Enabled standardised semantic data exchange across 10 partner organisations using linked-data principles and a microservices architecture.

javasemantic-webiotmicroservicesontology

// skills

// languages

  • Python
  • Java
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Solidity
  • Rust (learning)

// frameworks

  • React
  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • Express
  • Vue.js
  • Web3.js

// blockchain

  • Ethereum / EVM
  • Bitcoin
  • Cardano
  • Ripple
  • ERC-20 / 721
  • Hardhat
  • OpenZeppelin

// infrastructure

  • Docker
  • GitHub Actions
  • CI/CD
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Git

// education

The Open University — KMi

PhD

Thesis: Peer-review on a decentralised web

2022

Milton Keynes, UK

University of Leicester

M.Sc. Advanced Software Engineering

Distinction

2011

Leicester, UK

Bahauddin Zakariya University

BS (Hons) Computer Science

2008

Multan, Pakistan

// contact

Let’s work together.

Open to senior and staff engineering roles in distributed systems, blockchain infrastructure, or data engineering. Based in Edinburgh — open to remote.

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