Adam Cuculich

About Adam Cuculich

I build high-performance optimization systems in DeFi.At Odos, as part of the Algorithm Research team, I re-architected the trade-routing engine that powers ~350M quotes per day and routes ~$300M in daily volume. I integrated five novel AMMs, exposing ~$1B of liquidity across 100+ pools, by modeling their trading functions off-chain and deriving analytic gradients to support simulation-based optimization. I reduced quote latency by 30% through rigorous concurrency design and caching, cut internal API calls (~400M/day) by 70%, and lowered Redis throughput by 90%. I built a controlled algorithmic benchmarking framework that evaluates routing algorithms on identical blockchain states—capturing token prices, gas costs, and AMM reserves per block—isolating true algorithmic effects on latency and yield. The framework supports reproducible experiments and informs the optimization roadmap. I also designed and shipped the full backend for the Odos loyalty program (250K requests per day, 400K claims,$20M distributed).Previously, as Lead Blockchain Engineer at Ax Research, I launched a cross-chain stablecoin spanning 9 EVM chains with smart contracts mathematically guaranteeing a $1.00 price. Notably, I received my paycheck in the currency I built.I’m currently pursuing an M.S. in Computer Science (ML specialization) at Georgia Tech and hold a Mechanical Engineering degree from Purdue.Always open to building with people who think deeply about engineering, math, or hard problems.

Experience

1. Senior Backend Software Engineer

   Relay

   Oct 2025 — Present · Sunnyvale, CA, US

   Member of the core solving team.

Education

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  Master's Degree, Computer Science

• Purdue University

  Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

• Shanghai Jiao Tong University

  Mechanical Engineering