Senior Product Engineer

SOLANA FOUNDATION; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The SOLANA FOUNDATION is seeking a Senior Product Engineer to lead product development for innovative applications used by tens of thousands. This role encompasses full-stack responsibilities and emphasizes creating intuitive user experiences, with a focus on high-quality code. The ideal candidate will bring 3+ years of relevant experience, particularly with React and TypeScript, and will enjoy a competitive salary alongside benefits like health insurance and opportunities for global travel.

Benefits

Competitive salary with sliding scale offer

Health, vision, dental insurance

Opportunity to travel globally for events

Freedom to explore and work on your passion

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience building user-facing software.
• Proven track record with React and TypeScript.
• Bonus: Product design or management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end product development from conception to completion.
• Design and develop applications for desktop, mobile, and Telegram.
• Maintain high standards for code quality and testing.

Skills

User-facing software development

Frontend frameworks (React)

TypeScript

API development

UI/UX design

Job description

We're seeking a Senior Product Engineer to build and scale applications across multiple platforms. You'll drive ambitious product initiatives while creating intuitive user experiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end product development from conception to completion

• Design and develop applications across desktop, mobile, and Telegram mini-apps

• Create robust APIs and backend services

• Build intuitive user interfaces with modern design principles

• Maintain high standards for code quality, testing, and monitoring

What We Look For

• 3+ years of experience building user-facing software products with high-quality, well-documented production code

• Proven track record of creating excellent UX using modern frontend frameworks, particularly React and TypeScript

• Is a product-minded individual who not only knows how to build the thing but also how to build for the customer based on business context

• Versatility to work across the entire product engineering stack

• Bonus points if you have product design or product management experience, or you have built stablecoin applications

Interview

• You’ve built something you’re proud of. Explain it to us. Talk about the problems you solved, the things you didn’t know, what you’d add, and more

• Show me your favorite dapp and why you think it’s great. How would you improve it? How would you compose it with other products?

• Talk about your ideal role and past experience

• Be ready to provide references

What We Offer

• Build products that will be used by tens of thousands of users

• Competitive salary with sliding scale offer

• Health, vision, dental insurance

• We don’t believe in unlimited PTO. The gap between average and excellence is wide. If you’re excellent, do what you want.

• Freedom to explore, grow, and work on your passion

• Opportunity to travel globally for events