Solana Protocol Engineer

Remotedxb; Dubai; On-site; AED 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and token units

Unlimited time off

Healthcare premium reimbursement

401K

Job summary

Wormhole Labs in Dubai seeks a skilled Solana/Rust engineer to help design, implement, and audit core Solana programs, contributing to scalable blockchain protocols used by millions.

You will collaborate across teams to translate customer needs into secure smart contracts, stay current with Solana tooling, and participate in token-based compensation and related benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience writing production Solana programs or production Rust.
• Ability to translate customer requirements into smart contract code.
• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design, implementation, testing, and security review of Wormhole’s core Solana programs and to protocols expanding to Solana.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather customer requirements, analyze business needs, and translate them into smart contract code.
• Follow best practices for secure smart contract development and build future best practices alongside Wormhole security researchers.
• Stay up to date with the latest in Solana tooling, best practices, and industry trends.

Skills

Solana programming

Rust programming

Security-focused development

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Rust

Solana

Job description

About the Company

Wormhole Labs is a pioneering blockchain technology company building decentralized systems for a freer and fairer global economy. We're reshaping financial infrastructure across the entire crypto stack, from core protocol development to trading systems and user-facing applications.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design, implementation, testing, and security review of Wormhole’s core Solana programs and to protocols expanding to Solana
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather customer requirements, analyze business needs, and translate them into smart contract code
• Follow best practices for secure smart contract development and build future best practices alongside Wormhole security researchers
• Stay up to date with the latest in Solana tooling, best practices, and industry trends

Requirements

• Deep experience writing production Solana programs or production Rust for applications with millions of users
• High agency and ability to effect desired outcomes
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Ability to work 10-6PM US Eastern Time

Benefits

• Competitive salary and restricted token units
• Unlimited time off
• Healthcare premium reimbursement
• 401K