Senior Rust Engineer for Low-Latency Crypto Trading

Jito Labs, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Jito Labs, Inc. is hiring a senior software engineer to design and build core systems for a new Solana-focused product. You will develop low-latency services that interact with Solana's transaction and block-building pipeline and own critical infrastructure like order routing, data streams, and position management.

The role emphasizes security-first thinking, production reliability, and close collaboration with product and infra teams to ship rapidly while iterating on feedback from real users.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience in distributed systems.
• Strong systems programming skills; Rust preferred, but C/C++ or Go also acceptable.
• Familiarity with Solana runtime, transaction lifecycle, and market microstructure is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and build core systems for our new product from scratch.
• Build low-latency, high-reliability services that interact directly with Solana's transaction and block-building pipeline.
• Own critical infrastructure: order routing, execution, real-time market data, and position management.
• Implement security at every layer, from transaction signing to user data protection.
• Work closely with product and infrastructure teams to ship fast and iterate based on real user feedback.
• Make significant architectural decisions as an early member of the team.

Skills

Distributed systems

Rust

Systems programming

Security mindset

Production reliability

Solana familiarity

Job description

Jito Labs, Inc. is hiring a senior software engineer to design and build core systems for a new Solana-focused product. You will develop low-latency services that interact with Solana's transaction and block-building pipeline and own critical infrastructure like order routing, data streams, and position management.

The role emphasizes security-first thinking, production reliability, and close collaboration with product and infra teams to ship rapidly while iterating on feedback from real users.