Rust Engineer — Soroban Contracts (Equity, PTO)

Rain

New York (NY)

Hybrid

USD 170,000 - 240,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited time off

Flexible working

Health/dental/vision

401(k) match

Equity plan

Wellness stipend

Office meals

Job summary

Rain is seeking a senior engineer to design, build, and maintain Soroban smart contracts on Stellar, and the backend services that integrate with them, while contributing to shared infrastructure across EVM, Solana, and Stellar. The platform powers crypto-backed card products with high transaction throughput and real-time data ingestion.

The role emphasizes Rust expertise, Node.js experience, and deep Stellar knowledge to support millions of users and a borderless financial future.

Qualifications

Deep expertise in the Stellar ecosystem, including Soroban's programming model and tooling.
Strong proficiency in Rust.
Solid understanding of smart contract security patterns.

Responsibilities

Own and evolve Soroban smart contracts end-to-end — from development through deployment and maintenance.
Build robust, scalable backend services that interact with Stellar, EVM, and Solana networks.
Scale our on-chain infrastructure to support millions of users globally — powering transactions and real-time data ingestion.
Play a central role in shaping the technical and product roadmap.
Drive architectural decisions in a fast-moving product.
Ship new capabilities quickly and iteratively to customers.