Danilo Pantani

Senior Platform Engineer | Go, Kubernetes & Distributed Systems

Brazil / UTC-3 | danpantani@gmail.com | linkedin.com/in/dpantani | github.com/Pantani | pantani.github.io

Available for remote international roles as a contractor or through an EOR. Brazilian and Italian citizen; open to EU relocation.

Professional Summary

Senior Go engineer with 10+ years in software engineering across backend platforms, developer tooling, financial systems, and blockchain infrastructure. Builds repeatable development and operational workflows spanning Go services, CLI tooling, code generation, Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, and production node operations. Led backend migrations and multi-chain infrastructure at Trust Wallet, designed Kubernetes delivery and monitoring at Energi, and shipped 300+ merged pull requests to Ignite CLI. Brings technical leadership from system design through implementation, release, and operations.

Core Skills

Languages: Go (Golang), Python, TypeScript

Platform Engineering: Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, production operations

Observability & Reliability: Prometheus, Grafana, monitoring, context cancellation, daemon workflows, release-quality tooling

Developer Tooling: CLI design, Cobra, Viper, Protocol Buffers, protobuf analysis, AST manipulation, code generation, scaffolding, migrations

Backend & Distributed Systems: REST APIs, gRPC, concurrency, goroutines, worker pools, fan-out processing, RPC batching, system design

Infrastructure Domains: full-node operations, validator infrastructure, Cosmos SDK, IBC, wallet backends, digital assets

Professional Experience

Ignite (All in Bits) | Blockchain Engineer, Go / Cosmos SDK / IBC

Remote | Dec 2022 - Mar 2026

  • Engineered and maintained Ignite CLI with 300+ merged pull requests across protobuf analysis, AST-driven code generation, scaffold migrations, CLI UX, and release-quality fixes.
  • Improved repeatable developer workflows for nested RPC messages, custom typed arrays, daemon-mode execution, generated code, and local application lifecycle management.
  • Diagnosed and fixed tooling quality issues including a plugin data race, canceled-context reporting noise, and CI/release workflow failures.
  • Built validator and consumer-chain lifecycle automation, parameter handling, and Validator-as-a-Service workflows.

Interchain Foundation | Blockchain Engineer, Go / Cosmos SDK / IBC

Remote | Jun 2022 - Dec 2022

  • Built Go module-composition and interoperability functionality for Cosmos Hub and downstream applications.
  • Strengthened delivery confidence through Gaia integration, encoding, security, and end-to-end test work.

Ignite (formerly Tendermint) | Senior Blockchain Engineer, Go / Cosmos SDK / IBC

Remote | Jun 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Developed scaffolding, protobuf analysis, code generation, and CLI workflows for teams building and operating Cosmos SDK applications.
  • Improved local developer experience across custom types, RPC messages, generated code, IBC, and validator infrastructure.

Hermez Network | Blockchain / Layer-2 Engineer, Go / Ethereum / zk-SNARKs

Remote | Feb 2021 - Jun 2021

  • Built Go components for transaction selection, coordinator synchronization, rollup-contract integration, and production operator services.
  • Instrumented Prometheus and Grafana metrics and automated release artifacts with GoReleaser, GitHub Actions, and reproducible Docker builds.

Energi Core | Backend Engineer / Architecture, Go / Kubernetes / Observability

Remote | Apr 2020 - Feb 2021

  • Built Go backend services for DeFi and custodial-wallet workflows.
  • Designed Kubernetes deployment architecture with Helm and GitHub Actions CI/CD for services and full nodes.
  • Implemented Prometheus and Grafana observability for production services and node infrastructure.

Trust Wallet | Backend Lead, Go / Multi-chain Indexing / Full-node Tooling

Remote | Aug 2019 - Apr 2020

  • Led backend work on blockatlas, delivering 200+ merged pull requests across chain integrations, indexers, market data routes, RPC batching, and full-node tooling.
  • Migrated services from Node.js to Go and standardized worker pools, fan-out processing, batching, and context cancellation.
  • Built and operated multi-chain RPC integrations, asset metadata, validator logic, and production full nodes.

Mercado Bitcoin | Tech Lead, Backend & Mobile / Fintech & Digital Assets

Sao Paulo, Brazil | Mar 2018 - Aug 2019

  • Built Go and Python services for transaction tracking, payload signing, and wallet operations.
  • Led backend and mobile delivery across iOS, Android, web, and exchange workflows.

Earlier Software Engineering & Technical Leadership

Brazil | 2011 - 2018

  • Delivered exchange, compliance, mobile, and document-recognition systems across XDEX, Finchain/FlowBTC, Neon Bank, and earlier software roles.

Selected Open Source & Platform Impact

Education

Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie - Coursework in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Languages

Portuguese - Native | English - Advanced | Spanish - Advanced

Additional Information

Brazilian and Italian citizen. Available for international contractor or EOR arrangements. Open to relocation within the European Union.