Roger Ballard

Roger Ballard

Backend & Blockchain Engineer · UK

Next up: Money Movement @ Phantom (opens in new tab)

About

11+ years building Web3 consumer products across Solana and EVM—wallets, trading infrastructure, cross-chain bridges, and the APIs that tie them together. Previously Head of Engineering at Token.com (opens in new tab).

Technologies

  • TypeScript
  • Node.js
  • Golang
  • GraphQL
  • Solana
  • EVM

Experience

  1. Money Movement

    Next up

    Phantom (opens in new tab)

    Joining Phantom to build payments and money movement for the leading Solana wallet.

  2. Head of Engineering

    Previously

    Token.com (opens in new tab)

    Led engineering for a Web3 consumer trading product — wallets, trading infrastructure, and the backend services behind them.

  3. Backend & Blockchain Engineering

    11+ years

    Earlier roles

    Consumer-facing Web3 products across the Solana and EVM ecosystems, from early-stage builds to production systems at scale.

Selected Work

  • Wallet Infrastructure

    Backend services powering consumer crypto wallets — balances, transaction history, and key user flows.

    • TypeScript
    • Node.js

  • Trading Infrastructure

    Pricing, routing, and execution systems for consumer trading across Solana and EVM markets.

    • Golang
    • Solana
    • EVM

  • Cross-Chain Bridges

    Bridging flows that move assets safely between Solana and EVM chains.

    • Solana
    • EVM

  • APIs & Integrations

    GraphQL and REST APIs that tie wallets, trading, and bridging together into one product.

    • GraphQL
    • Node.js

Contact & Profiles

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