Smart Contract Engineer (Co-Founder Role – Equity Only)

Neon Nonce; London; Remote; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Neon Nonce, an innovative crypto-native gambling protocol, is seeking a Founding Smart Contract Engineer to lead the development of smart contract systems. This co-founder role offers significant equity with major influence on the protocol's direction. Ideal candidates will have deep expertise in Rust and Solana, along with an entrepreneurial mindset to build from the ground up in a remote, flexible environment.

Benefits

Generous equity/token allocation

Influence over protocol architecture

Flexible commitment from part-time to full-time

Qualifications

• Deep experience in Rust and Solana development.
• Familiarity with Solana architecture and SPL tokens.
• Ability to work autonomously and make high-level technical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and test Solana smart contracts.
• Implement core game mechanics like dice and slots.
• Collaborate on architecture and protocol design.

Skills

Rust

Solana development

Smart contract security

DeFi principles

Clean code

Tools

Anchor framework

Job description

Smart Contract Engineer (Co-Founder Role – Equity Only)

Smart Contract Engineer (Co-Founder Role – Equity Only)

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Compensation: Equity / Token Allocation (No salary at this stage)

NeonNonce is a crypto-native gambling protocol on Solana, building a permissionless on-chain casino that offers provably fair games and peer-to-peer betting. We operate at the intersection of blockchain infrastructure, game theory, and DeFi-native UX.

We are currently seeking a Founding Smart Contract Engineer to join our core team. This is a co-founder position with no salary initially, but with significant ownership and influence over the direction of the protocol and product.

Responsibilities

Location: Remote

Commitment: Part-time to full-time

Compensation: Equity / Token Allocation (No salary at this stage)

NeonNonce is a crypto-native gambling protocol on Solana, building a permissionless on-chain casino that offers provably fair games and peer-to-peer betting. We operate at the intersection of blockchain infrastructure, game theory, and DeFi-native UX.

We are currently seeking a Founding Smart Contract Engineer to join our core team. This is a co-founder position with no salary initially, but with significant ownership and influence over the direction of the protocol and product.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and test Solana smart contracts (preferably using Anchor)
• Implement core game mechanics such as dice, slots, and peer-to-peer wagering
• Integrate randomness systems (e.g., Switchboard, Pyth, VRF)
• Contribute to the design of the token system ($NONCE): staking, governance, and game incentives
• Collaborate on architecture, protocol design, and security reviews
• Work closely with the front-end team to ensure smooth wallet-native UX

Requirements

• Deep experience with Rust and Solana development (Anchor framework preferred)
• Familiarity with Solana architecture, SPL tokens, and on-chain randomness
• Strong understanding of smart contract security and DeFi principles
• Demonstrated ability to ship clean, reliable, and maintainable code
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a desire to build from zero
• Ability to work autonomously and make high-level technical decisions

What We Offer

• Generous equity/token allocation tied to contribution and long-term commitment
• The opportunity to lead the development of core smart contract systems and influence protocol architecture from day one
• A lean and fast-moving team of experienced builders and strategists
• The chance to build a novel, crypto-native gambling protocol with full transparency and on-chain logic at its core

If you’re excited about building in the open, pushing on-chain UX forward, and redefining how gambling works in Web3, we’d love to speak with you.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Other

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Gambling Facilities and Casinos

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