Solana Rust DeFi Engineer

Solana; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Solana is looking for talented Solana Program Engineers passionate about building cutting-edge DeFi protocols. This is an open application opportunity, with roles varying from full-time to grant-based. Ideal candidates should have 2+ years of experience with Solana, a strong grasp of Rust, and a passion for DeFi. The position offers the chance to work with some of the smartest people in a fast-paced, impact-driven environment based in the United States.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience building and shipping Solana programs.
• Strong familiarity with Solana’s runtime (SVM), SPL tokens, PDAs, and Anchor.
• Hands-on experience building or contributing to DeFi protocols.

Responsibilities

• Build high-performance production grade Solana programs in Rust.
• Iterate quickly on ideas with real users.
• Contribute to open source and improve developer tools.

Skills

Rust programming

DeFi protocols

High-performance production systems

Technical trade-offs and system design

Open source contribution

Job description

Solana is looking for talented Solana Program Engineers passionate about building cutting-edge DeFi protocols. This is an open application opportunity, with roles varying from full-time to grant-based. Ideal candidates should have 2+ years of experience with Solana, a strong grasp of Rust, and a passion for DeFi. The position offers the chance to work with some of the smartest people in a fast-paced, impact-driven environment based in the United States.