Senior Rust Engineer

MLabs; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job description

Founding Solana Protocol Engineer

Job Posting Location: Remote - US/Europe/Latam/Dubai but must have 5hrs overlap with EST.

Compensation: $150K - $200K

Join a pioneering team at the intersection of capital management and Decentralised Finance (DeFi). We are building the unified infrastructure layer that intelligently connects capital to the best risk-adjusted yield opportunities. Backed by premier crypto investors, this is a ground-floor opportunity to architect a foundational piece of the future financial ecosystem. This is an opportunity for immense ownership, serving as the foundational engineer for a new, critical protocol on the Solana network. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and taking full ownership of a core asset aggregation protocol from scratch.

If you thrive on complex, ambiguous challenges and want to architect a fundamental piece of DeFi infrastructure, this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Protocol Ownership: Take full architectural and implementation ownership of the core yield aggregation protocol on the Solana blockchain.
• Smart Contract Development: Write, audit, test, and deploy highly secure, production-grade Rust smart contracts (Solana Programs).
• System Integrity: Ensure the robustness, security, and efficiency of the core logic for yield aggregation and asset reallocation.
• Pioneering Execution: Work closely with the core team to define technical requirements and rapidly ship high-quality, production-ready code from the very beginning.

Benefits & Opportunities

Compensation and benefits are highly competitive and designed to attract foundational talent. Ground-floor opportunity: Immense ownership and direct influence on the core product architecture. Funding: Backed by premier, industry-leading crypto venture capital firms. Compensation: Highly competitive compensation package commensurate with experience. Growth: Opportunity to define and scale a key piece of Decentralised Finance (DeFi) infrastructure.

Due to the high volume of applications we anticipate, we regret that we are unable to provide individual feedback to all candidates. If you do not hear back from us within 4 weeks of your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. We genuinely appreciate your interest and wish you the best in your job search.

Commitment to Equality and Accessibility

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Required Expertise

We are looking for a deep-domain expert in Solana development—a tenacious problem‑solver and relentless executor with an uncompromising focus on security.

• Rust & Solana Expertise: 3+ years of hands‑on experience building and shipping production-grade Rust smart contracts (Solana Programs).
• Proven Track Record: A demonstrable history of successfully designing and deploying complex smart contract architecture to the Solana network.
• Security Focus: A deep, working understanding of smart contract best practices, common vulnerabilities, current industry patterns, and an unwavering passion for building secure, robust infrastructure.
• Execution & Quality: A relentless commitment to shipping high‑quality, well‑tested code, even under tight timelines.
• High Ownership Mentality: Highly capable of solving complex, ambiguous problems with minimal oversight.
• Must possess a tenacious problem‑solver mindset.