Erik Alvarez

Full-Stack Engineer

// puerto rico, pr · UTC-4

Building in the open from Puerto Rico. Full-Stack Engineer.

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Scouting report

Bitcoin/Lightning tinkerer across Python and PHP

assessed from open-source footprint

Senior

64signal

Erik works at the fintech edge: a WordPress plugin for Bitcoin quiz rewards over Lightning (2★) and an LNBits CLI wallet client in Python, backed by a fintech/payments and data-ML lean. Two deployed projects and steady 4-year activity show follow-through, though total stars (4) and a 0.43 abandonment ratio keep impact low. A solid fit for crypto/payments teams wanting hands-on Lightning curiosity.

Authorship & open source

Solo authorwrote 100% of commits on lnbits-demo-wallet

1 merged PRs67 commits / yr3 external projects

Contributes to

Velas-Commerce/bitcoin-dev-grants11★
Velas-Commerce/lightning-pulse0★
Velas-Commerce/lightning-address-invoice-generator0★

What they build

Backend40%

Data / ML37%

Frontend23%

Industry experience

Fintech & Payments
Developer Tools
Productivity & SaaS

Signal breakdown

Originality82

Impact51

Consistency85

Polish40

Stars

top repo 2

Original repos

13% forks

Followers

On GitHub

4.3 yr

Live demos

Activity

Active

43% stale

Strengths

Verified author — wrote 100% of commits on lnbits-demo-wallet
Open-source contributor — 3 external projects incl. Velas-Commerce/bitcoin-dev-grants (11★)
Original builder — 14 of their own repositories
Ships to production — 2 live demos
Backend focus with Data / ML
Domain experience in Fintech & Payments & Developer Tools
Core stack: Python, JavaScript, Jupyter, PHP

About

Full-Stack Engineer from Puerto Rico, active on GitHub with 16 public repositories and 8 followers. Explore the work and reach out on GitHub.

Skills

Python
JavaScript
Jupyter
PHP
HTML
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Rewards
Lightning Network

Featured work

Hd Quiz Bitcoin Rewards

WordPress plugin that enables bitcoin rewards for quizzes and surveys.

PHP
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Rewards
Lightning Network
Quizzes

by Erik Alvarez

Lnbits Demo Wallet

A simple Python command-line interface for interacting with the LNBits Lightning Network wallet API.

Python

by Erik Alvarez

Health Check Btcpay

periodic health checker for btcpay servers

Python

by Erik Alvarez

Breez Sdk Spark Wallet

A python wallet for testing Breez SDK Spark features

Python

by Erik Alvarez

Nostr Example Script

A simple hands-on Python script to demonstrate how NOSTR (Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays) works. This educational script walks students…

Python

by Erik Alvarez

Brc 555 Testing

Test minting a BRC-555 programmable inscription.

JavaScript

by Erik Alvarez