Senior Backend Solana Rust Engineer

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<h3>Job Description</h3><p>Job Description<p><p><strong>Job Title:</strong>Senior Backend Solana Rust Engineer<br /><strong>Location:</strong>Remote<strong><br /></strong><strong>Employment Type:</strong>Full-time<br /><strong>Focus:</strong>Backend / Systems Engineering<strong><br /></strong><strong>Industry:</strong><p>Blockchain Infrastructure / Web3</p><hr />About the OpportunityInner Circle Agency is partnering with well-known, established teams in the Solana ecosystem to hire Senior Backend Engineers with strong Rust expertise and real production experience.<br /><p>Our clients are building transaction-heavy, performance-critical systems. They are looking for engineers who think in systems, take full ownership of what they ship, and are comfortable working close to the protocol.</p><p>This is a backend and systems-focused role. </p><hr />Role Overview<p>As a Senior Backend Solana Engineer, you will design, build, and maintain production-grade Solana programs and the backend infrastructure that supports them. You will be deeply involved in architecture decisions, performance optimization, and security considerations for live systems used at scale.</p><p>You will work alongside senior engineers, product, and infrastructure teams to ship reliable, secure, and scalable Solana-based systems.</p><hr />Key Responsibilities<ul><li><p>Design, develop, and ship production Solana programs using Rust</p></li><li><p>Own backend and systems architecture for transaction-heavy environments</p></li><li><p>Build and maintain backend services and APIs (gRPC, REST) supporting on-chain activity</p></li><li><p>Work with PostgreSQL and Redis for schema design, performance tuning, and debugging</p></li><li><p>Implement observability, testing, and benchmarking across systems</p></li><li><p>Contribute to security-first development practices in blockchain and financial contexts</p></li><li><p>Mentor other engineers and provide technical direction when needed</p></li></ul><hr />Qualifications<p><strong>Required</strong></p><ul><li><p>Strong, hands-on experience with Rust in production environments</p></li><li><p>Proven experience building and shipping Solana programs or dApps</p></li><li><p>Deep understanding of backend systems and distributed architectures</p></li><li><p>Experience with APIs, multi-service systems, and data-intensive workloads</p></li><li><p>Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP), Docker, and CI/CD pipelines</p></li><li><p>Ownership mindset with the ability to operate in fast-moving, ambiguous environments</p></li></ul><p><strong>Nice to Have</strong></p><ul><li><p>Experience with DeFi protocols or blockchain infrastructure</p></li><li><p>Background in fintech, trading systems, or high-throughput platforms</p></li><li><p>Familiarity with Solana RPC clients, transaction handling, and on-chain concepts</p></li></ul><hr />What Our Clients Offer<ul><li><p>Competitive senior-level compensation</p></li><li><p>High-impact role with real technical ownership</p></li><li><p>Opportunity to work on production-grade Solana infrastructure</p></li><li><p>Fully remote teams with experienced engineers</p></li><li><p>Exposure to complex, real-world blockchain systems</p></li></ul><hr /><p>If you are a backend-focused Solana engineer looking to work on meaningful, production systems, we would be happy to share more details and explore fit confidentially.</p></p></p></p>