Nicolás Victorio Ludueña · Córdoba, Argentina

I design and ship complex software systems.

Senior Full-Stack Developer & Tech Lead

Open to select freelance and consulting engagements.

Senior full-stack developer with 5+ years owning technically difficult products across protocol work, developer tooling, backend systems, and production infrastructure. I work primarily in TypeScript and Rust and have taken systems from initial architecture through mainnet and production delivery.

Tell me briefly about the project, desired timeline, and approximate budget.

Nicolás Ludueña on stage beside the Midnight Hack Buenos Aires display
Midnight Hack Buenos Aires
DeliveryMetera · Architecture to mainnet
Developer toolingAudit workflows · VS Code extensions
AssuranceTxPipe · Evidence-driven technical review

Services

01

Blockchain & smart-contract development

Smart contracts, indexers, wallets and dApp architecture for ecosystems outside Cardano and Midnight.

02

Full-stack web development

TypeScript, Next.js/React, NestJS and PostgreSQL; production apps end to end.

03

Developer tooling & Cloud/DevOps

VSCode extensions, CLIs, CI/CD, GCP/AWS, Kubernetes and Terraform.

Experience

2021 ~ 2022

Seenka

Backend Developer and DevOps

  • Worked in the integration of Django+Google's Pub/Sub technologies with MLflow models developed by the Machine Learning team. Tech stack: Python, Django, ElasticSearch, Flask, Grafana, Kubernetes and GCP.
2022 ~ 2023

Plank

Fullstack Web Fellow and Developer

  • Trained as a web developer with strong fundamentals.
  • Developed and deployed a clothing shopping website and an MVP for a Cardano Real Estate Tokenization platform. Tech stack: React, NestJS, Next.js, Typescript, TypeORM, Prisma, GraphQL, AWS
2023 ~ Present

TxPipe

Blockchain Fullstack Developer

  • Third-Party Assurance. Reviews Cardano Vision 2026 milestone deliveries, validating each delivery claim against its stated scope and submitted evidence.
  • Internal audit tooling. Builds Visual Studio Code extensions and TypeScript tooling for smart-contract auditing workflows. Tech stack: TypeScript, Git, simple-git, Mocha.
  • Metera architecture and mainnet delivery. Designed the project architecture from scratch and brought it to mainnet while serving as a core developer. Tech stack: TypeScript, Turbo, Lucid, DrizzleORM, PostgreSQL, Dolos, UTxORPC, Terraform, Next.js, Blockfrost, GitHub Actions.
  • Midnight DApps and developer education. Designs multiple Midnight DApps and writes educational articles for TxPipe, turning protocol concepts into working applications and practical guidance.
  • Lace Anatomy. Worked on the explorer development team using TypeScript, Konva, React, Next.js, UTxORPC and Cardano DB Sync.
  • Apex Fusion. Developed transaction builders for Vector chain stress testing, wrote eUTxO onboarding documentation, and led a proof-of-concept order book for its fast-finality blockchain.
  • Tx3, Dolos and Pallas. Worked as a core developer on TxPipe's Tx3 language and contributed to its underlying Rust and Cardano infrastructure repositories.
  • Marlowe SDK. Worked as a core developer on the multi-language Project Catalyst SDK using Rust, Go, Python, TypeScript, C# and OpenAPI Generator.

Projects

Metera

Designed the project architecture from scratch and brought it to mainnet while serving as a core developer.

Tx3

Worked as a core developer on TxPipe's Tx3 language. Tech stack: Rust, Tokio, Handlebars, Pest, Dolos, CShell, Pallas.

Lace Anatomy

Worked on the Lace Anatomy and explorer development team. Tech stack: TypeScript, Konva, Tailwind, React, UTxO RPC, Cardano DB Sync.

Midnight hackathons

  • 20262nd place · Midnight Buenos Aires Hackathon
  • 20252nd place · Midnight Buenos Aires Hackathon
  • 2025Invited participant · Midnight London Summit Hackathon

Skills

Blockchain & Core Development

UTxORPCDolosPallasLucidblaze-cardanoTypeScriptRust

Web & Data Technologies

Next.jsReactNestJSDjangoFlaskPostgreSQLElasticSearchDrizzleORMPrismaTypeORM

Cloud & DevOps

GCPAWSKubernetesTerraformDockerGitHub ActionsTailwind CSSshadcn/uiKonva

Languages

  • SpanishNative
  • EnglishFluent

Questions

Are you available for freelance or consulting work?

Yes. I'm open to select remote-first freelance and consulting engagements across full-stack, blockchain and developer-tooling work. For independent blockchain engagements, I'm currently available for ecosystems outside Cardano and Midnight. You can reach me by email or on LinkedIn.

What does your typical stack look like?

TypeScript and Rust are my daily drivers, with deep hands-on experience across the Cardano stack (Dolos, Pallas, UTxO RPC, Lucid and blaze-cardano), plus Next.js, React, NestJS, PostgreSQL, GCP, AWS, Kubernetes and Terraform.

What do you do at TxPipe?

I'm on the Third-Party Assurance team, validating Cardano Vision 2026 milestone delivery claims against their scope and evidence, and I build internal TypeScript tooling for smart-contract auditing workflows.

Do you work with distributed teams?

Yes. I'm based in Córdoba, Argentina (UTC-3) and have worked remotely with distributed teams since 2023. I'm a native Spanish speaker and fluent in English.

How do we start?

Send me an email with a short description of your project, your timeline and a budget range. I usually reply within a day or two with next steps or a quick call.

Background

2011 ~ 2017

Electronics Technician & Highschool Degree

Graduated top of my class. First programming language was C applied for microcontrollers and robotics; learned Arduino and won multiple regional electronics hackathons.

2018 ~ 2021Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

Computer Analyst

Graduated among the top students in the class with average grades of 9.58 out of 10. Gained a strong foundation in computer science fundamentals and low-level operating system concepts.

2021Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

Teaching Assistant and Tutor

Worked as a tutor at both high school and university levels, culminating in a role as a Teaching Assistant (TA) for a first-year computer science course.