Senior Blockchain Protocol Engineer

We’re building high-performance on-chain infrastructure on Solana — and we’re looking for a top-tier Rust engineer who has already shipped production smart contracts. Real programs. Real users. Real volume. What You’ll Do • Design, build, and deploy production-grade Solana programs (SVM) • Optimize for performance, compute efficiency, and security • Architect complex on-chain logic (DEX, bonding curves, staking, vaults, token mechanics) • Write clean, auditable Rust with long-term maintainability in mind • Lead contract design decisions from first principles • Work closely with backend + frontend engineers to ship fully integrated systems • Review, refactor, and harden existing contracts • Prepare codebases for external audits You Must Have • Deep expertise in Rust • Strong experience with Solana (Anchor + native programs) • Shipped at least one production protocol or smart contract system • Experience handling: • PDAs • CPI calls • Account serialization • Compute optimization • Security patterns • Solid understanding of: • Token programs • DeFi mechanics • On-chain state design • Experience debugging mainnet issues under pressure Bonus Points • Built or contributed to: • DEXs • Perps protocols • MEV-aware systems • High-frequency trading infra • Experience with security audits • Knowledge of validator architecture / RPC optimization • Performance tuning at the byte level What We Care About • You think from first principles • You optimize for speed + security • You’ve seen what fails in production • You move fast without breaking core logic • You want to build category-defining infrastructure Environment • High-performance startup • Remote, async, execution-driven • Small team, high ownership • Direct impact on core protocol architecture