Senior Solana SVM Engineer: DeFi Vaults & Protocols

Remotedxb; Dubai; On-site; AED 400,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Veda is seeking a senior Rust developer to design and build secure DeFi vaults on the Solana ecosystem. You will implement SVM smart contracts, optimize for parallel execution, review security patterns, and collaborate with security teams to guard against exploits.

You will work on cross-protocol integrations, contribute to documentation, and stay ahead of Solana developments to improve scalability and reduce costs while delivering production-ready vault protocols for partners.

Qualifications

• Experience building, deploying, and maintaining SVM smart contracts in production.
• Strong programming experience in Rust.
• Deep understanding of Solana and low-level SVM concepts.
• Thorough understanding of the Solana Virtual Machine architecture and its constraints.
• Experience building DeFi protocols (lending, trading, yield farming, etc.).
• Knowledge of cryptographic principles and blockchain security best practices.
• Familiarity with Solana Program Library (SPL) and ecosystem tools.
• Understanding of vault architectures in DeFi contexts.
• Experience with on-chain security patterns and common vulnerabilities.
• Solid grasp of financial concepts as they apply to decentralized finance.
• Problem-solving attitude and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop smart contracts and DeFi protocols on the Solana Virtual Machine.
• Build and optimize secure vault systems for asset management and yield strategies.
• Collaborate with security teams to ensure protocols are protected against exploits.
• Integrate with existing DeFi protocols and establish cross-protocol compatibility.
• Optimize code for Solana's parallel execution environment.
• Conduct thorough testing and debugging of smart contracts.
• Research and implement innovative solutions to improve scalability and reduce transaction costs.
• Stay current with the latest developments in the Solana ecosystem and DeFi space.
• Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Rust programming

Solana SVM concepts

DeFi protocol knowledge

Cryptography basics

Security best practices

SPL familiarity

Anchor framework

Cross-protocol integration

Problem-solving

Tools

Solana CLI

Anchor

Solana SPL

Audit tooling

Job description

Veda is seeking a senior Rust developer to design and build secure DeFi vaults on the Solana ecosystem. You will implement SVM smart contracts, optimize for parallel execution, review security patterns, and collaborate with security teams to guard against exploits.

You will work on cross-protocol integrations, contribute to documentation, and stay ahead of Solana developments to improve scalability and reduce costs while delivering production-ready vault protocols for partners.