Dynamic engineering leader with 18+ years in DevOps, SRE, Cloud, Blockchain, and Platform Engineering. Driving scalable, secure, and resilient systems.
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"name": "Rishi Pal",
"role": "Engineering Team Lead",
"location": "Letterkenny, Ireland",
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}Architecting the future of decentralized infrastructure — where Blockchain, AI, and Cloud-Native Platforms converge to power Web3.
With 18+ years of battle-tested experience across enterprise systems and cutting-edge blockchain networks, I specialize in building resilient, globally-distributed infrastructure that scales from zero to millions of transactions. From TCP/IP deep dives to consensus algorithm optimization, I bridge the gap between low-level networking and high-level platform orchestration.
Currently leading infrastructure at VeChain, I've executed a massive multi-region migration (China → Europe), achieving 40% cost reduction and 60% MTTR improvement. My philosophy: "Infrastructure should be invisible, reliable, and infinitely scalable."
Deep expertise in VeChainThor, Ethereum, and EVM-compatible chains. Architecting and operating mission-critical node infrastructure including RPC services, validators, and archive nodes. Proficient in consensus mechanisms (PoA, PoS), transaction lifecycle, mempool behavior, and protocol upgrades. Smart contract integration & deployment with Solidity.
Building developer-first platforms that abstract infrastructure complexity. Expert in Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD certified), ECS, and container orchestration at scale. Designing self-service platforms with GitOps workflows (ArgoCD), automated provisioning, and golden path templates. Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and AWS CDK.
Leading 12+ engineers across DevSecOps & SRE functions. Championing shift-left security with OPA policies, Falco runtime protection, and automated vulnerability scanning. Building observability stacks with Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, and Datadog. Achieving 60% MTTR reduction through intelligent alerting and runbook automation.
Deep understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, VPNs, and CDN architectures. Designing multi-region, fault-tolerant networks across AWS, GCP, and Azure. Expert in load balancing, service mesh (Istio/Linkerd), and network security. Optimizing P2P networking for blockchain node communication and low-latency RPC delivery.
Built MeterMate, a production dApp on VeChainThor that revolutionizes energy tracking with blockchain transparency. Features include AI-powered fraud detection (97%+ accuracy), DAO-driven incentive mechanisms, and secure backend services. End-to-end ownership: smart contracts, backend APIs, infrastructure, CI/CD, and deployment.
Visit MeterMate →Integrating AI/ML capabilities into production systems for intelligent decision-making. Built fraud detection models achieving 97%+ accuracy for MeterMate. Implementing AI-powered observability for anomaly detection in blockchain networks. Automating infrastructure operations with ML-driven capacity planning and predictive scaling.
Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
Certified Kubernetes Administrator
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