About me

I'm Maharshi Mishra. I spent 2.5 years building SDK tooling at MetaMask, then moved to Yellow Network to lead developer experience for the Nitrolite Protocol (ERC-7824). Now I'm doing the thing that scared me most: pivoting from building security tools to breaking things.

This blog is my real-time documentation of that pivot. I write from the learner's perspective with the explainer's skill. No "I am an expert teaching you." Instead: "I just figured this out and here is exactly how it works."

Career timeline

2023 — 2025

Developer Advocate @ MetaMask (ConsenSys)

Built developer tools, SDKs, and documentation for the world's most popular Web3 wallet. 2 years 5 months shipping features used by millions of developers.

2025 — 2026

Senior DevRel Engineer → Dev Experience & SDK Lead @ Yellow Network

Leading developer experience for the Nitrolite Protocol (ERC-7824 state channels). Deep dive into protocol-level security and cross-chain infrastructure.

2026 — Present

Security Researcher (in training) @ Independent

Pivoting into offensive security. Studying for PNPT and PT1. Competing in smart contract auditing. Writing about everything I learn.

Currently working on

  • ▸PNPT certification (TCM Security)
  • ▸PT1 certification (TryHackMe)
  • ▸Ethernaut and Damn Vulnerable DeFi challenges
  • ▸Competitive smart contract auditing