Staff Engineer (Solana)

SOLANA FOUNDATION; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech-focused organization in the United States is seeking an experienced Rust developer to enhance the Solana stack and backend exchange infrastructure. The ideal candidate will take ownership of impactful projects, ensuring the reliability and performance of exchange products. Expertise in Rust and experience with Solana are essential. This position offers remote work flexibility and a chance to join a forward-thinking team working at the intersection of finance and technology.

Qualifications

• Very comfortable writing production systems in Rust.
• Experience building on Solana is a must; familiarity with Anchor required.
• Experience with latency-sensitive, correctness-critical infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership over components of the Solana stack and backend exchange infrastructure.
• Work closely with cofounders to build robust exchange products.
• Solve complex problems and work in an environment with incomplete specifications.

Skills

Rust programming

Solana blockchain experience

Latency-sensitive systems

Problem-solving

Job description

About the Role

Take ownership over parts of the Solana stack (Anchor / Pinocchio programs) and parts of the backend exchange infrastructure (Rust).

You’ll work directly on:

• Solana programs that define the foundations of impact markets as a product category
• Backend infrastructure that wraps around the programs to create a robust, reliable and fast exchange product

You’ll work closely with the cofounders [1, 2] with minimal process overhead. The team is mostly remote, with a NY office space available.

You may be a good fit if you:

• Are very comfortable writing production systems in Rust
• Have experience building on Solana (Anchor is a must; Pinocchio a plus)
• Have worked on latency-sensitive, correctness‑critical infrastructure or products
• Are comfortable working in an environment with incomplete specifications
• Enjoy thinking about complex problems from scratch
• Are a markets nerd

About Lightcone

Lightcone is building impact markets infrastructure that bridges prediction markets and traditional finance. We're pre-product, seed stage, and creating something genuinely new. Our market structure connects these two worlds in ways that haven't been done before.

Read more here.