ALeko

Solidity | DeFi

[ALeko @0xaleko]

@0xDeantoshi Dm pls, have some questions about yieldz

[ALeko @0xaleko]

Btw after this post I get 80-100k job offers :)

[ALeko @0xaleko]

How I made $300K and now can't find a job as a Solidity dev with 5+ years of exp.

In 2024, I quit my job and jumped into a crazy adventure with a friend from Discord — liquidations on lending protocols on L2s.
He had a theory. We tested it. It worked.
He handled the backend. I built the contracts.

From then until September 2025, we liquidated $5M+ in positions and made $300K+ in profit.

Along the way: endless experiments across different L2s and chains, Rust, Move, attempts on perpDEXes (yes, there are others beyond Hyperliquid), own nodes and more.
At some point I knew Uniswap's code well enough to rewrite it line by line from memory — and I'm not joking.

Eventually we stopped working together. Working 12-hour days for 1+ years, accompanied by severe stress, took a toll on my health and our relationship.

I took a month off. Then decided to get back into development, try myself in arbitrage, and in parallel I've been applying for Solidity dev roles.
My experience exceeded most job requirements — but 2-3 interview callbacks for ~100 roles. 2-3!!!

Are these jobs even real? Or am I just not good enough?

Show me the people who ARE getting hired — what do their GitHub profiles and CVs look like lol.

Starting to lose hope and be disappointed when I see how vibecoders are pushing AI-generated code, losing millions and still getting hired :)

Genuinely considering just going full degen on futures. 😅🤣

[ALeko @0xaleko]

@Jeyffre What about Advanced Solidity bootcamp? I can't find any info on the website.

[ALeko @0xaleko]

@CodeByNZ Hyperliquid

[ALeko @0xaleko]

@ChefFranPS @PancakeSwap Wow good luck sir, first Dapp where I started my way in DeFi. 🫡

[ALeko @0xaleko]

@saintniko Let me know, I'd love to meet my web3 colleagues in irl :)))

[ALeko @0xaleko]

From ex @aave dev.

To be Honest, I would like to be as cool as they are 😅

But seriously, I urgently need help with github!!!

https://t.co/i6BS87Q3HN

[ALeko @0xaleko]

@RibsModi To be famous, be star in community.
Be part of product which have a big impact on industry.

Honestly idk 🤷‍♂️ I’m trying to solve this problem myself.

[ALeko @0xaleko]

How I made $300K and now can't find a job as a Solidity dev with 5+ years of exp.

In 2024, I quit my job and jumped into a crazy adventure with a friend from Discord — liquidations on lending protocols on L2s.
He had a theory. We tested it. It worked.
He handled the backend. I built the contracts.

From then until September 2025, we liquidated $5M+ in positions and made $300K+ in profit.

Along the way: endless experiments across different L2s and chains, Rust, Move, attempts on perpDEXes (yes, there are others beyond Hyperliquid), own nodes and more.
At some point I knew Uniswap's code well enough to rewrite it line by line from memory — and I'm not joking.

Eventually we stopped working together. Working 12-hour days for 1+ years, accompanied by severe stress, took a toll on my health and our relationship.

I took a month off. Then decided to get back into development, try myself in arbitrage, and in parallel I've been applying for Solidity dev roles.
My experience exceeded most job requirements — but 2-3 interview callbacks for ~100 roles. 2-3!!!

Are these jobs even real? Or am I just not good enough?

Show me the people who ARE getting hired — what do their GitHub profiles and CVs look like lol.

Starting to lose hope and be disappointed when I see how vibecoders are pushing AI-generated code, losing millions and still getting hired :)

Genuinely considering just going full degen on futures. 😅🤣

[ALeko @0xaleko]

@0xFlint_ Don't think so.
That's actual defi problem. Will write about it soon

[ALeko @0xaleko]

@saintniko If you catch a trend early enough, you’re not chasing — you’re leading.
That’s how people end up looking like innovators.

[ALeko @0xaleko]

@CryptoEagle1101 Everyone's talking about auditing and how web3 requires security, but who's writing this unsecured code?! 😁

I think only way to find job is to be ex @Uniswap or ex @aave …

[ALeko @0xaleko]

@Jeyffre Yes, I have been communicating with @itsme_madara , but so far without any results.

P.s. Thanks for your attention, Jeffrey. I love your books, they helped me a lot at the beginning 🤓

[ALeko @0xaleko]

@XtineFang Cheaper version 😁

[ALeko @0xaleko]

@0xb4dg0d Working brother. Working and traveling.
Visited 12+ countries and learned a lot. Earned a lot and spend a lot 😂😁
But yeah, it would be better to do all this in public.

[ALeko @0xaleko]

@0xnightswatch @RareSkills_io True! Rareskills resources are one of the best.

Helped me a lot on my journey when I started learning defi protocols.

[ALeko @0xaleko]

@PerpetualCow All this is wonderful, but it doesn't make sense and sounds like a fairy tale.

[ALeko @0xaleko]

@pashov Probably ~100 fit the criteria. But yeah, might be a better to open more slots 😁