Solana/Rust Program Engineer

Summary

The job is for a Solana smart contract/program developer at Syndica. The role involves designing, implementing, testing, and auditing protocol upgrades and additions using Rust. The candidate should have experience with the Solana blockchain, Rust programming, and smart contract security.

Requirements

• Proven experience interacting with the Solana blockchain and writing high-quality, well-tested Rust code
• Deep understanding of the Solana's Sealevel runtime, and JavaScript
• Knowledgeable about smart contract security and best practices
• Experienced user of Anchor Framework and @solana/web3.js
• Experienced user of Git version control system
• Passionate about DeFi and knowledgeable about industry trends
• Understanding of tokenomics and governance design
• Systematic problem-solving approach, combined with a strong sense of ownership and drive
• Firm grasp of at least one modern programming language, beyond advanced scripting (Shell or Python)
• Experience writing automation tools & eagerness to 'automate all the things

Responsibilities

• Drive high-level decisions about architecture and features
• Design, implement, test, and audit protocol upgrades and additions
• Collaborate with full-stack and front-end developers to bring products to life
• Adopt code quality processes to ensure the readability, best practices and maintainability of Solana smart contract/programs
• Test smart contract/programs in various environments
• Collaborate with other engineers to implement operational solutions while defining and adhering to industry best practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a highly distributed company is a plus
• Align a portion of your day with the business hours of Central Time Zone - UTC -6
• Working knowledge of information security issues

Benefits

• In three months, you have become our go-to Solana/Rust smart contract/program developer working on important smart contract/programs delivering quality and thoroughly tested code
• In six months, you’ve earned the trust of the team and are delivering tasks through the entire SDLC, from design through development with minimal guidance, and are helping to effectively mentor new engineers joining the team
• In twelve months, you have established a cadence of predictable, on-time delivery without cutting corners