Inner Circle Agency · 7 hours ago
Senior Backend Solana Rust Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior LevelInner 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.
Staffing & Recruiting
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
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
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
Company
Inner Circle Agency
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Founded in 2022
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase