Hello, this is

Manish Kumar Jha (keirsalterego).

Engineering high-performance protocols and decentralized infrastructure.

#Bio

I’m a B.Tech student in Computer Science and Engineering at Silicon University, moving beyond the application layer to engineer the machinery that powers the decentralized web.

While most developers focus on writing smart contracts, I focus on what runs them. My passion lies in Core Protocol Engineering and Systems Programming using Rust. I am currently researching the Solana Runtime (SVM), validator architecture, and high-performance network infrastructure.

Instead of building UI/UX, I am obsessed with low-level optimizations, memory safety, and the consensus mechanisms that make blockchains scalable. My goal is to work on the “metal” of Web3—contributing to open-source validator clients and optimizing transaction processing at the system level.

Check out my repositories where I explore systems-level challenges and Rust performance.

Always compiling, always optimizing.

#Miscellaneous

• keirsalterego is a fusion of Gaelic and Latin meaning the dark Citadel of my second self

• My dream: while(sleeping){money++;}

• Currently grinding CS2