Senior Solana Data Engineer - On-Chain Analytics & Ingest

Unlimit Pro; United States; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading blockchain technology company is seeking a Blockchain Data Engineer to develop and maintain Solana blockchain ingestion systems. Responsibilities include building logic for wallet activity tracking, integrating data across various Solana programs, and ensuring reliable transaction processing. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of software engineering experience, hands-on with the Solana ecosystem, and skills in Rust, Go, or TypeScript. This role offers an engaging collaborative environment focused on innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years software engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience working within the Solana blockchain ecosystem.
• Strong understanding of Solana accounts model.
• Experience building blockchain integrations or payment systems.
• Understanding of secure transaction handling.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Solana blockchain ingestion systems.
• Decode SPL token transfers and major Solana DeFi protocols.
• Integrate data from Solana programs.
• Collaborate with backend engineers on real-time processing pipelines.

Skills

Software engineering

Solana blockchain

Rust

Go

TypeScript

Job description

Responsibilities

1. Blockchain Data Engineering

• Develop and maintain Solana blockchain ingestion systems
• Work with Solana Validator and Geyser plugins-
• Parse and decode on-chain transactions, logs, and program instructions-
• Implement reliable block, transaction, and account indexing pipelines-
• Handle slot tracking, forks, and reorg scenarios

1. On-Chain Intelligence Development

• Decode SPL token transfers and major Solana DeFi protocols-
• Build logic for:
  • wallet activity tracking
  • token movement analysis
  • liquidity and trading behavior detection
• Design derived blockchain datasets for analytics and AI models-
• Collaborate with data engineers to publish structured events into streaming systems

1. Protocol & Ecosystem Integration

• Integrate data from Solana programs (DEXs, liquidity pools, NFT protocols)
• Maintain program decoder libraries
• Monitor protocol upgrades and ecosystem changes
• Optimize blockchain querying and indexing performance

1. Platform Collaboration

• Work with backend engineers on real-time processing pipelines
• Collaborate with DevOps teams on validator deployment and performance tuning
• Support ML teams with structured blockchain datasets
• Participate in architecture discussions and technical planning

Qualifications

• 3+ years software engineering experience
• Hands-on experience working within the Solana blockchain ecosystem
• Strong understanding of:
  • Solana accounts model
  • transactions & instructions
  • SPL Token program
  • RPC & WebSocket APIs
• Experience building blockchain integrations or payment systems
• Experience with Rust, Go, or TypeScript
• Understanding of secure transaction handling and confirmations