Domain
Blockchain & Web3
Skill Profile
DeFi protocols: AMM (Uniswap), lending (Aave, Compound), DEX, yield farming
Roles
2
where this skill appears
Levels
5
structured growth path
Mandatory requirements
10
the other 0 optional
Blockchain & Web3
DeFi
3/17/2026
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| Role | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blockchain Developer | Required | Understands core DeFi primitives: AMM, lending/borrowing, liquid staking. Interacts with Uniswap and Aave via SDK. Analyzes DeFi protocol transactions in block explorer. |
| Smart Contract Developer | Required | Understands DeFi primitives: constant product AMM (x*y=k), lending/borrowing mechanics, staking. Reads and analyzes Uniswap V2/V3 and Aave code. Interacts via contract calls. |
| Role | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blockchain Developer | Required | Integrates DeFi protocols into blockchain infrastructure: event indexing, price feed aggregation, liquidity monitoring. Implements backend for DeFi position monitoring and health factors. |
| Smart Contract Developer | Required | Implements DeFi contracts: custom AMM with fee distribution, lending pool with collateral management, yield aggregator with auto-compound. Integrates Chainlink price feeds for oracle data. |
| Role | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blockchain Developer | Required | Designs infrastructure for DeFi ecosystem: MEV protection, oracle infrastructure, liquidation monitoring. Analyzes protocol economic security and sandwich attack vectors. |
| Smart Contract Developer | Required | Designs DeFi protocols: concentrated liquidity AMM, dynamic fee mechanisms, liquidation engines with MEV protection. Conducts economic security analysis and formal verification. |
| Role | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blockchain Developer | Required | Defines DeFi infrastructure strategy for the organization. Establishes oracle integration and risk management standards. Evaluates protocol composability risks for production deployments. |
| Smart Contract Developer | Required | Defines DeFi architecture standards for the organization. Establishes risk framework for protocol integrations and composability. Coordinates cross-protocol smart contract interactions. |
| Role | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blockchain Developer | Required | Shapes enterprise DeFi strategy: institutional access, RWA tokenization, compliant DeFi. Researches novel DeFi mechanisms and publishes DeFi infrastructure research. |
| Smart Contract Developer | Required | Defines enterprise DeFi protocol strategy. Researches novel DeFi mechanisms: intent-based trading, hook architectures (Uniswap V4). Shapes industry security standards. |