Mordi Goldstein
Software Engineer | Founder | Stablecoins
Johannesburg
Summary
I'm obsessed with payments and the financial world. I've built payment gateway aggregators, crypto apps and worked extensively with vouchers and cross-border transactions.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Founder
Arena Studios
02.2024 - Current
Running a small team of designers and developers to build onchain software. Everything from NFT drops to cross-chain bridging smart contracts.
Developer Relations Engineer
thirdweb
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Worked part-time with the developer relations team at thirdweb for more than a year
- Wrote code examples and guides for the thirdweb Typescript SDK
- Created videos and ran workshops
Founder
Zaro
03.2025 - Current
Founded Zaro - a platform that makes cross-border payments faster, cheaper and more reliable for businesses in South Africa
Software Engineer
Simply Anvil
04.2021 - 02.2024
- Full stack Typescript and AWS
- Working extensively with Reactjs and Nodejs
- Building serverless web apps with AWS services such as Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, AppSync, Elastic Search, Cognito
- Handling CI/CD pipelines with GitHub actions
Ops Manager
Ohrsom Student
01.2018 - 03.2021
Ran a gap year program that took students to many countries around the world. This role required:
1. Planning and arranging of all logistics for the gap year
2. Selling to students and parents
3. Management of invoicing and payments, including cross-border payments
Education
Certificate - ACI Dealing Certificate
ACI Financial Markets Association
04.2001 -
Skills
Team leadership
Strategic planning
Project management
Entrepreneurial and innovative
Operations management
Timeline
Founder
Zaro
03.2025 - Current
Founder
Arena Studios
02.2024 - Current
Developer Relations Engineer
thirdweb
01.2022 - 01.2023
Software Engineer
Simply Anvil
04.2021 - 02.2024
Ops Manager
Ohrsom Student
01.2018 - 03.2021
Certificate - ACI Dealing Certificate
ACI Financial Markets Association
04.2001 -