Taras Shchybovyk
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Engineer and Developer
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Toptal member since August 22, 2025
Taras is an applied cryptography and blockchain engineer with expertise in deep protocol design and back-end systems. He combines research and engineering to deliver secure, scalable, innovative solutions. With a strong background in zero-knowledge proofs, distributed systems, and data availability, Taras thrives at bridging theory and practice to build next-generation infrastructure.
Experience
- C - 7 years
- C++ - 7 years
- Python 3 - 7 years
- Rust - 5 years
- Go - 4 years
- Applied Cryptography - 4 years
- Zero-knowledge Proofs - 4 years
- Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) - 2 years
Preferred Environment
Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Cursor AI, Warp
The most amazing...
...project I've worked on involved a zero-knowledge proof system for video streaming.
Education
Master's Degree in Computer Engineering
Polytechnic University - Lviv, Ukraine
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React
Tools
GitHub
Languages
Rust, C, C++, Python 3, Go, JavaScript, Embedded C, Java, Solidity
Platforms
Kubernetes, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Docker
Other
APIs, API Design, Applied Cryptography, Zero-knowledge Proofs, Open Source, Terraform Cloud, Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE), Computer Architecture, System Programming, GitOps, Computer Engineering, GitHub Actions, Cursor AI, Warp
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