Sharky is a team of experienced builders that came together to solve illiquidity for NFTs. Combined, we’ve worked in over 16 startups with several successful exits. We have experience in deep defi understanding, strong branding, managing communities, growing engineering teams, and building world-changing products.
We are determined to build a forward-thinking team, with laser-sharp execution, and clear vision. A place to work that feels like home, and the team feels like family. Where we can travel together to conferences and make lifelong friends.
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💡 Want to join us? Message @restuta on Twitter, or on Telegram.
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Sharky’s team combines cross-functional jacks of all traits with experts in specific areas.
Anton (Restuta) Engineering Lead, Solana, Risk Models, UX — Co-founder
LinkedIn | GitHub | Twitter Co-founded 2 successful startups before (Apination and Toast). Over 16 years of experience in building products and teams. Worked as Principal Engineer and Head of Engineering in various early stage startups (BuildingConnected, DivvyHomes, JuniLearning). Built and managed teams 1-30 engineers. He has extensive experience in real-estate, engineering productivity and education. Loves building products and teams. He turned down CTO roles in trad-tech to pursue building infra for NFTs and the metaverse. He likes to brag about investing in Ethereum early (and subsequently selling too early). Anton was immersed in crypto through multiple bull and bear markets, and is excited to bring new product standards to Web3.
Biba CMO, Growth, Marketing LinkedIn
Startup founder, 3 sold companies, cofounder at Infinity, previously Head of Growth at Kriptomat, Head of Growth at GameCredits, cofounder at KickAssGrowth, founder at BookABoat. 12+ years of Growth and Product Marketing experience, mentor at many startup accelerators and incubators, early crypto adopter and advisor to multiple crypto projects including NFTs, gaming and DeFi. Helped 2 ICOs raise over $50M each during the ICO era, and some smaller ICOs to raise $10M-$30M.
Jake COO LinkedIn
With over a decade in the Digital asset space, Jake has consulted non-profits, VCs, and companies at various stages regarding the use of blockchain technology. His exceptional expertise across chains has allowed him to speak alongside those like James Altucher, Congressman Warren Davidson, and Jimmy Song. As COO, Jake provides this insight to continuously improve the organization.
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As a crypto native, Reid brings over five years of experience in DeFi and Web3, specializing in asset management and risk consulting. With a dedicated three-year journey in NFTfi, Reid combines this expertise with a strong finance and accounting background. Proficient in scaling businesses and products, Reid offers essential insights and connections for driving growth in the crypto industry.
Phoenix Front-End Engineer LinkedIn | Github
Our resident full-stack wizard (now mostly frontend — who needs a backend when you have Solana?). Phoenix teaches at a Web2 bootcamp as part of her mission to bring coding to the masses. She’s been programming for 6+ years, since her first encounter with a graphing calculator. Her other interests include bikes, psychology, design principles. She is passionate about good code hygiene, mental well-being, and psychological support in the team.
Aimene Akkouche Full Stack Engineer LinkedIn | Github
Aimene has been passionate about technology since he was a child. At the age of just 12, Aimene was already coding and creating his own projects. His passion only strengthened as he grew up, leading him to pursue an engineering degree in embedded systems and connected objects, as well as a double degree in cybersecurity. He started out 3 years ago developing smart contracts on Ethereum before expanding into dApps on Solana from smart contract to front-end development.
Pyro
Full Stack Engineer Github
Developer APIs NodeJS / now mainly front-end with React building on Solana. Founded my software agency 7 years ago - building custom solutions, been active in innovative software solutions for the healthcare sector. Was a lecturer at the university of applied sciences teaching JavaScript, NodeJS, MongoDB, HTML / CSS. Graduated with a blockchain proposal for NGO’s, was not appreciated lol. Took a deep dive in to blockchain from there and never looked back. Love sports, fitness, MMA/BJJ. Love to read books, tinker about problems. Love my dog. Love motorcycles.
Natan Back-end Developer
Natan is a back-end developer and also a R&D, focusing mainly on Python and NodeJS, specializing in innovation and data solutions. He has advanced knowledge of Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, Keras, and TensorFlow libraries, which he uses to develop data science and machine learning solutions with Python. He has experience in cloud development with AWS and GCP, and he uses this expertise to implement scalable and efficient cloud solutions.
Furthermore, he has experience in backend development with Flask for REST APIs, GraphQL, and relational (SQL) and non-relational databases (MongoDB, ElasticSearch). He is also experienced in automated testing such as PyTest and Behave, ensuring that the solutions he develops are robust and reliable.
He is always looking for ways to expand his knowledge and skills, and he is excited to collaborate on projects that can benefit product development and make real consumer impact.
Gynchiii
Front End / Web3 Engineer Github Twitter I’ve developed a few things inside and outside Web3, my main focus is front-end and web3 integrations, but I work as fullstack when needed, I’ve built a few things... Such as raffles/auction system and tracking solutions for BTC/Ordinals, and about Solana, I’ve built several things, such as WolfCapital as one of them. My hobby is endurance racing / free trail.
Angelica Operations Lead LinkedIn
Angelica is a Computer Engineering student from the University of the Philippines. She has been a UI and Digital Designer for the past 5 years. Her experience ranges from being Software Quality Assurance Engineer and IT intern to being the lead designer and developer of various applications. She does Operations, Research, and Design for Sharky.
Neppah Community, Partnership Twitter | Instagram
Neppah has been working full-time in Web3 coming up to a full year. Since then, her passion has grown to help with marketing, social media management and moderation as well as project management. Neppah has helped launch multiple Solana NFT projects in the midst of the bull market in 2021 including SolSocks, Being Buddha, and the popular Solana Metaverse project - NEONEXUS. Before Web3, Neppah was a pharmacy technician for the company Chewy who shipped pet medicines throughout all 50 states of America. Other interests include podcasting, producing youtube videos, self-help topics, and more.
Nadja
Nadja is a Graphic Design student from the University of Belgrade. She has been working as a graphic designer and illustrator for the last 5 years in various industries. Her experience includes UI & UX design, branding, social marketing.