Senior Software Engineer, Solana

Defi

$140-250k

React

TypeScript

GraphQL

Postgres

C++

Rust

Jest

Mocha

Git

Senior level

Chicago

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

Remote from US

Scalable blockchain infrastructure for building crypto apps

Job no longer available

Scalable blockchain infrastructure for building crypto apps

201-500 employees

CryptocurrencyEnterpriseBlockchain

Job no longer available

$140-250k

React

TypeScript

GraphQL

Postgres

C++

Rust

Jest

Mocha

Git

Senior level

Chicago

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

Remote from US

201-500 employees

CryptocurrencyEnterpriseBlockchain

Company mission

To empower developers to create scalable crypto apps with speed, security, and simplicity.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

5+ years of systems programming experience working with at least one of these languages (Rust, C, C++ or GO)
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineer or equivalent
Experience building user-facing software and API frameworks (REST/gRPC/GraphQL)
Ability to read and understand research papers and implement complex mathematical concepts in code
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and across the product engineering stack
Highly autonomous, ability to design and develop software with minimal guidance
Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
Passionate about blockchain, DeFi, and Web3
Working knowledge of git and continuous integration tools
Clear written and verbal communication

Desirable

Experience working with blockchain technology
Knowledge of common DeFi patterns
Experience in algorithmic trading or understanding of traditional finance primitives
Experience building large scale, data intensive applications

What the job involves

Be responsible for the research, design, implementation, testing, monitoring, and maintenance of Solana DeFi product initiatives
Help drive Solana DeFi adoption through market-leading product experiences and new smart contract paradigms
Build out services and APIs for frontend tools, backend services, and off-chain infrastructure
Deliver secure, high-quality code that can be open sourced
Perform internal code reviews and mentor junior engineers

Our take

Blockchain facilitates decentralized and secure cryptocurrency transactions, but current blockchain technology presents some serious problems. The validation of a blockchain transaction is verified through mathematical puzzles named 'proof of work', a process that is extremely energy-intensive and thus unsustainable in terms of scaling.

Solana develops blockchain technology that uses an alternative verification system named 'proof of history', a method in which 'proof of work' has been replaced with a timestamp of each transaction that can then be verified. The new technology doesn't require the GPU-intensive work that the existing blockchain technology relies on, allowing for instantaneous transactions, higher levels of security, and energy efficiency.

The company has quite rightly pointed out that as long as blockchain technology remains a high contributor to carbon emissions, it's simply not scalable, sustainable, or futureproof. By developing the new 'proof of history' means of validation, Solana presents a serious solution for blockchain technology to be innovated upon both in terms of efficiency, speed, and security.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

4% employee growth in 12 months

Trustpilot (1.9)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

Jun 2021

$314m

LATE VC

Mar 2021

$40m

EARLY VC

Total funding: $375.8m

Company benefits

Work from home opportunities

Company HQ

Alamo Square, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Raj Gokal

(Co-Founder)

They started their career as an Analyst at Financo, before roles at General Catalyst Partners and Rock Health. They co-founded Sano in 2011 and served as Director of Product at Omada Health before co-founding Solana in December 2017.

Anatoly Yakovenko

(Co-Founder)

They started their career as co-founder of Alescere before spending almost 13 years as a Qualcomm Engineer Manager. They worked in that capacity at Mesosphere and Dropbox before founding Solana with Raj in 2017.

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