Day-in-the-Life of a DePIN Engineer — What Skills Actually Matter?

Hey everyone,

I’ve been hearing more about DePIN engineer careers and projects like Helium, Filecoin Green, and IoT blockchain, but I’m still not clear on what the day-to-day work really looks like.

If you’ve worked as a DePIN (decentralized physical infrastructure) engineer, which skills have actually made the biggest difference for you? Is it networking knowledge, smart contract development, hardware tinkering or something surprising you didn’t expect?

Also, how does working in decentralized physical infrastructure compare to traditional IoT or network engineering? What challenges do you face, and what do you wish you had learned earlier?

Keen to hear your real-world experiences. Thanks in advance for sharing!