Senior Software Engineer - Special Projects

Remote $200k–$250k senior 3 months ago full-time quality 9/10
RustCC++Go
  • 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 the 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
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience, with meaningful time spent on distributed systems
  • Strong systems programming skills. Rust preferred, but deep experience in C/C++, Go, or similar is fine
  • Track record building reliable, low-latency systems in production
  • Security-first mindset. You think about attack surfaces, key management, and failure modes before writing code
  • Familiarity with Solana's runtime, transaction lifecycle, and market microstructure (MEV, block building, execution quality) is a strong plus
  • Comfortable operating with high autonomy and incomplete information
  • Salary based on experience: $200,000 - $250,000 a year
  • Above-market total compensation and multiple forms of equity
  • 100% employer-paid health benefits
  • All-expenses-paid team retreats and conferences
  • Weekly meal voucher and other benefits

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