Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Inner Circle Agency is partnering with established teams in the Solana ecosystem to hire Senior Backend Engineers with strong Rust expertise. The role involves designing, building, and maintaining production-grade Solana programs and backend infrastructure, focusing on architecture decisions, performance optimization, and security for live systems.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and ship production Solana programs using Rust
- Own backend and systems architecture for transaction-heavy environments
- Build and maintain backend services and APIs (gRPC, REST) supporting on-chain activity
- Work with PostgreSQL and Redis for schema design, performance tuning, and debugging
- Implement observability, testing, and benchmarking across systems
- Contribute to security-first development practices in blockchain and financial contexts
- Mentor other engineers and provide technical direction when needed
Skills
- Strong, hands-on experience with Rust in production environments
- Proven experience building and shipping Solana programs or dApps
- Deep understanding of backend systems and distributed architectures
- Experience with APIs, multi-service systems, and data-intensive workloads
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP), Docker, and CI/CD pipelines
- Ownership mindset with the ability to operate in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
- Experience with DeFi protocols or blockchain infrastructure
- Background in fintech, trading systems, or high-throughput platforms
- Familiarity with Solana RPC clients, transaction handling, and on-chain concepts
Benefits
- Competitive senior-level compensation
- High-impact role with real technical ownership
- Opportunity to work on production-grade Solana infrastructure
- Fully remote teams with experienced engineers
- Exposure to complex, real-world blockchain systems
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