DeFi Development

AIGard builds blockchain-based financial products such as lending, staking and exchange protocols, with security and testing at the center.

The work typically covers:

• Protocol design
• Smart contract development
• Front-end and wallet integration
• Economic and scenario testing
• Security review
• Monitoring and incident response

DeFi Development is usually the right investment in one or more of these situations:

• You're launching a lending, staking or exchange product
• An existing protocol needs new features
• Contracts need review before launch
• You want dashboards for protocol activity

On a 30-minute scoping call we confirm whether it fits your case and recommend a team shape and first milestones.

AIGard manages risk in DeFi projects through conservative design, extensive scenario testing, security review and a recommended independent audit before launch.

Security and testing are at the center of our DeFi work. Protocol design is followed by economic and scenario testing and a security review, and after launch we support monitoring and incident response so issues can be identified and acted on.

AIGard performs internal security review, and we recommend an independent third-party audit for any protocol holding user funds.

Our review is part of development and is not a substitute for an independent audit. We can also review existing contracts before launch, and we will say plainly where a third-party audit should be completed before a protocol goes live.

By proving the hardest assumption first. We scope a contained first milestone that tests technical feasibility before committing the full budget.

That gives you evidence for the next investment decision rather than a forecast.

Engineers are matched to your stack and domain at the first vetting stage, and you interview them before they join.

If we do not have the right specialists for a requirement, we will say so on the scoping call.

For DeFi Development, AIGard engineers typically work with Solidity, Ethereum, React, TypeScript and Python.

The stack is selected to fit the systems you already run, and engineers are matched to it before they join.

DeFi Development is available through any of AIGard’s three engagement models: staff augmentation, where engineers join your team; a dedicated team that runs the workstream; or software outsourcing, where AIGard delivers a defined project.

The choice depends on how much of the delivery you want to manage, and it can change later under the same agreement.

Engineers typically start within two to four weeks of the scoping call. The exact date depends on the roles, seniority and number of people required.

We confirm a realistic start date in writing before you commit, and you meet the proposed engineers before work begins.

AIGard engineers typically cost 30–50% less than the fully loaded cost of a comparable US-based hire, with no recruiting fees, benefits overhead or insurance costs on your side.

The figure for a specific engagement depends on the model, the roles, the seniority mix and the size of the team. We issue a written proposal after the scoping call, so the commercial terms are agreed before any work starts.

NDAs are signed before any access is given, and engineers work inside your environment under least-privilege access, with permissions limited to their responsibilities.

Access is reviewed as roles change and removed when work ends. Our practices align with ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR and HIPAA, with PII masking, encryption and audit logging built into data work. We review your access policies, data-handling needs and vendor requirements during scoping.

You do. Intellectual property assignment is written into every contract, in every engagement model.

That covers source code, designs, documentation, data, models and prompts produced for you. Third-party components and their licenses are identified, so ownership is clear at handover.