ONLINE · TORONTO · ET

Tinsley
Lau

I build web-based applications across Web3, DeFi, and fintech -- interfaces people actually touch.

SOFTWARE ENGINEERWEB3 · FINTECHFRONTEND / WEB

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I'm a senior software engineer with 10+ years across Web3, DeFi, fintech, and enterprise systems -- leading frontend from startup prototypes to protocols with over $1.4B in TVL. Strip away the titles and I'm a technical problem solver: find the real problem, build the thing that removes it.

Shipping is a team sport. I work the seams between product, design, QA, and backend -- turning ambiguity into scope, writing decisions down so they travel, and mentoring so the whole team compounds. From startups to enterprises, one rule holds: clear communication ships faster than heroics.

I work AI-native: agents, custom skills, and MCP integrations wired into everything from my editor to my daily workflows. If a workflow can be compressed, I've probably already built the tool that compresses it.

ROLE
Senior Software Engineer
EXP
10+ yrs · Web3 / fintech
BASE
Toronto · ET
FOCUS
Real-time web UI
MODE
Collaborate → ship
TOOLS
AI-native, MCP-wired

~/work

[01]

Web3 & DeFi Platforms

Frontend across DEX, lending, stablecoin, and NFT platforms -- from startup prototypes to DeFi protocols holding over $1.4B in TVL.

TypeScriptReactWeb3
[02]

End-to-End Frontend Observability

User interaction tracking, production monitoring, and real-time bug reporting wired through the frontend -- smoother experiences, faster resolution, fewer surprises in prod.

AnalyticsMonitoringUX
[03]

Cross-System Context Tooling

MCP-powered developer tooling that pulls conversations, tickets, and code reviews into one place -- compressing hours of context rebuilding into a single query.

MCPDXAI Agents

~/stack

Languages

  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • HTML / CSS
  • SQL

Frontend

  • React
  • Real-time data UI
  • State management
  • Design systems

AI & Tooling

  • Claude Code
  • MCP servers
  • Agent workflows
  • Cursor

Platform

  • Node.js
  • Git / GitHub Actions
  • REST APIs
  • Performance & observability
2026 -- NOWSoftware Engineer IIReal-time web interfaces · fintech
2025Cronos LabsDeFi protocols -- DEX, lending, stablecoin, and NFT platforms
2021Crypto.comFrontend for the Cronos blockchain ecosystem -- DeFi & NFT
2018Hongkong PostMission-critical eServices for the Information Systems Division
2014Early careerPOS, ERP & custom business apps -- C# .NET full-stack

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Signal me on any channel

Interesting frontend problems, agentic tooling, or anything at the intersection of real-time UI and AI -- my inbox is open.

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