Yevhen Pervushyn is a seasoned software engineer and blockchain security auditor based in Folsom, California, with over 12 years delivering secure, scalable systems. He currently leads software engineering at Midgard Technologies and is founder of a stealth cybersecurity startup, while also serving as a Blockchain Security Auditor to assess smart contracts, DApps, and protocols. His hands-on work spans Golang, Rust, Node.js, and Java, including building cross-chain smart contracts and a market-making platform across 10+ exchanges. On the open-source side, he contributed to the Zephir project as a back-end developer, tackling core PHP extension internals and visibility semantics—demonstrating deep low-level craftsmanship. An active contributor to blockchain security tooling, he develops automated audit scripts, mentors teammates, and keeps pace with evolving threat models. Based in Northern California, he combines entrepreneurial leadership with technical depth to turn complex requirements into auditable, production-ready solutions.
Zephir is a compiled high-level language aimed to ease the creation of C-extensions for PHP
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Back-end Developer
Contributions:5 commits in 6 days
Contributions summary:ILyK primarily contributed to the Zephir project by addressing bugs and making improvements to the Zephir language's internal workings. Their work included correcting code, fixing visibility checks, and adding features related to method calls and visibility. The user also worked on low-level code in the `ext/kernel` directory, modifying core PHP extension functions. These commits demonstrate a focus on improving the core functionality and stability of the Zephir language.
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