Smart Contract Development

Smart Contract Development

ScopeLift engineers have been writing Solidity smart contracts since 2016, with a track record of contracts that have processed or custodied billions of dollars across DeFi protocols and other blockchain applications. Smart contract development is the firm's core competency and flagship service.

What They Deliver

ScopeLift provides end-to-end smart contract engineering — from initial architecture and design through implementation, testing, audit preparation, and deployment. Their process is described by clients as highly collaborative, from ideation through to audit and deployment.

Expertise and Track Record

The team has delivered smart contract systems for major Web3 protocols including Uniswap, Compound, PoolTogether, Endaoment, Gitcoin, and zkSync. Notable achievements include:

• Upgrading Compound's governance contracts — a high-stakes engagement on a billion-dollar protocol with zero margin for error
• Building the Umbra stealth payment protocol, which has processed $500M+ in value
• Developing Flexible Voting, an extension to OpenZeppelin Governor now used by 8+ DAOs
• Authoring Ethereum Improvement Proposals ERC-5564 and ERC-6538 for stealth address standardisation

Standards and Philosophy

ScopeLift emphasises that smart contract development requires a higher level of knowledge, care, and skill than virtually any other form of software engineering. Their philosophy is that when code is immutable and real money is at stake, you have to get it right the first time. They engage security experts early in the process.

Target Clients

DeFi protocols, DAOs, Web3 startups, and established blockchain projects requiring expert-level Solidity engineering for governance, payments, DeFi, and other on-chain applications.