Solana Protocol Engineer

The role

You will contribute to the design, implementation, testing, and security review of Wormhole's core Solana programs and protocols. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into smart contract code.

What you will do

• Contribute to the design, implementation, testing, and security review of Wormhole's core Solana programs and to protocols expanding to Solana.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather customer requirements, analyze business needs, and translate them into smart contract code.
• Follow best practices for secure smart contract development and build future best practices alongside Wormhole security researchers.
• Stay up to date with the latest in Solana tooling, best practices, and industry trends.

Required qualifications

• Deep experience writing production Solana programs or production Rust for applications with millions of users.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, although equivalent practical experience will also be taken into consideration.
• High agency and effect the outcomes they wish to see.
• Care deeply about the business outcomes of your work and challenge priorities when the business impact is unclear.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Restricted token units
• Unlimited time off
• Healthcare premium reimbursement
• 401K
• Top-of-the-line MacBook Pro laptop

Before you apply

• Must have work authorization.
• We will only respond to applicants that meet our requirements.

About the company

Wormhole Labs is a pioneering blockchain technology company building decentralized systems for a freer and fairer global economy. They are technology innovators bridging traditional finance with the emerging possibilities of crypto.