Matías Benary
Senior Fullstack Engineer · TypeScript, React, Node.js
Developer experience at NEAR Protocol: I build the tooling, example apps and the Ask AI assistant behind docs.near.org, and ship features from the database to the UI.
Buenos Aires, Argentina · Remote, LATAM to US/EU
Highlights
- #1 contributor to near/docs over the last 12 months: 43 merged PRs, more than any other author.
- 228 merged pull requests across open source, most of them in repos I don't own (near-api-js, create-near-app, hello-near-examples, nearai/ironclaw).
- Led the migration of Fonselp's legacy Laravel platform to Node and React; 7,500+ organizations use it.
Projects
near-stake
Non-custodial staking console: browse validators, compare net APYs, stake, unstake or withdraw from one screen. In production.
TypeScript · Next.js · React · TanStack Query · near-api-js
near-connect-hooks
React hooks for NEAR wallet integration, published as a library with a live demo.
TypeScript · React · near-api-js
outlayer-mock
Dependency-free mock of OutLayer's agent custody API, so you can test against it without touching the blockchain. 104 tests in 8 suites.
JavaScript · Node.js
Experience
NEAR ProtocolSoftware Engineer, Developer Experience
Dec 2023 – Present
FonselpTech Lead & Technical Advisor · Fullstack (Laravel, React, Node)
Apr 2018 – Present
Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche (UNAJ)Lecturer, Algorithms and Programming
Mar 2025 – Dec 2025
Ada ITWFrontend Instructor
Nov 2019 – Feb 2023
Supryme S.A. (acquired by Visa, now Prisma Medios de Pago)PHP Developer (Laravel)
Nov 2015 – Apr 2018
Writing
- Yield and Resume: Contracts That Know How to WaitNov 2026
- Deploy Once, Use Everywhere: Global Contracts on NEAROct 2026
- Gas Keys: One Key, a Thousand Transactions in FlightOct 2026
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