Curriculum Vitae
ELLIOT
LUCKY
Software & Blockchain Developer
( elliotlucky509@gmail.com )
( github.com/codeBigInt )
( Based in Nigeria )
Experience
Co-Founder at SwiftGigs
2025 to Present- Co-founded a service marketplace startup connecting skilled gig workers with clients across Nigeria.
Technical Founding Lead at KnightShield Wallet
Present- Current technical founding lead of KnightShield, an installable PWA Midnight wallet (knightshieldedwallet.tech), building it with Matt Cobbert.
- Open-source codebase at github.com/Knight-Shield-Wallet/wallet-v2.
Co-Founder & Lead Midnight Blockchain Developer at LucentLabs
Jan 2025 to Present- Co-founded LucentLabs and lead a team of 3 Midnight blockchain developers across privacy-preserving DeFi products: Statera, HydraStake, Midnight Launchpad, FundAGoal, and ckb-dex.
- Own architecture decisions, code review, and Compact smart contract implementation.
Smart Contract Developer (Intern) at Fluid Tokens
Feb 2025 to Present- Built on-chain lending logic for a fully shielded lending protocol: positions, liquidity, borrowing, repayment.
- Reduced contract failure risk by 95% through on-chain testnet testing with a CLI DApp interface.
Lead Developer at CQRE Studios
Earlier- Led backend engineering with Node.js and Express; drove SEO strategy for client sites including detopsyelectricalshops.com.
- Containerized services with Docker for lightweight, repeatable deployment and hosting.
Frontend Developer at HNG Internship (i11)
Jun 2024 to Aug 2024- Finished top two frontend developer out of 24,234 applicants.
- Helped ship Remote Bingo, a real-time multiplayer game room, using REST APIs, WebSockets, and modern state management.
Education
BSc. Biological Science
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria
Dec 2019 to Sep 2025
Achievements
- Midnight Aliit Fellow, Cohort 0: only ambassador representing Nigeria and Africa (Nov 2025)
- Winner, Midnight London Summit Hackathon: Finance Track, HydraStake (Nov 2025)
- Winner, Midnight Mini-DApps Hackathon: Statera (Aug 2025)
- Winner, African Blockchain Championship: Midnight Track, FundAGoal (Jul 2025)
- Finalist, HNG Internship i11: top two of 24,234 applicants (2024)
Articles
- Journey into Blockchain Development the Easy Way
- Shielded Token Contracts on Midnight: Real Errors, Real Fixes
- Build a Private Vault DApp Smart Contract on Midnight with Compact
medium.com/@elliotlucky509 · dev.to/codebigint_01
Skills
RustTypeScriptJavaScriptReactNext.jsNode.jsExpressCompactMidnight NetworkDockerGit