Inner Circle Agency · 20 hours ago
Senior Backend Solana Rust Engineer -
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior LevelInner 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. The role involves designing, building, and maintaining production-grade Solana programs and backend infrastructure, focusing on architecture decisions, performance optimization, and security considerations.
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