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Helius · 1 month ago

Sr. Performance Engineer, Trading Infrastructure

positionNorth America
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
date5+ years exp

Helius is building the core infrastructure for Solana, empowering developers to create the next generation of crypto-powered applications. They are seeking a Sr. Performance Engineer to optimize latency-critical systems responsible for streaming Solana’s state changes and providing real-time data APIs to traders and exchanges.

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Responsibilities

Profile, tune, and optimize the low-level Rust services that power traders and financial institutions
Design systems for low-latency environments where microseconds matter
Ship improvements that have immediate, visible impact across the network
Own foundational systems end-to-end and keep them simple, reliable, and easy to operate

Qualification

RustC++Performance tuningSystems-level engineeringTrading systems experienceDesire for performanceProblem-solvingOwnershipTeam collaboration

Required

5+ years of systems-level engineering in Rust or C++
Deep experience tuning high-throughput, latency-sensitive systems
Strong intuition for hardware, operating systems, and network performance
Ability to operate with high ownership on difficult technical problems
A desire to push performance to the limit, not just make it 'good enough'

Preferred

Experience in trading systems (DeFi or TradFi)
Background in performance-obsessed environments like Cloudflare, Netflix, or similar

Benefits

Competitive comp & perks
Market-leading salary
Meaningful equity
Generous vacation
Wellness budgets
Support for learning and travel

Company

Helius

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Helius accelerates the adoption of crypto-powered software.
dateFounded in 2022
location
Toronto, Ontario, CAN
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://www.helius.dev/

H1B Sponsorship

Helius has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$31.25M
Key Investors
Foundation Capital
2024-09-19Series B· $21.75M
2024-02-22Series A· $9.5M
2022-08-01Seed

Leadership Team

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Liam Vovk
Co-founder & CTO
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