Senior Software Engineer – Rust

• Permanent
• $190k - 225k per year + Equity / Bonus

Senior Software Engineer – Rust

Industry: Blockchain / Web3 / Crypto / Finance

Location: Houston, TX

Salary: $190-225,000 + Bonus

X4 Engineering is thrilled to partner with an innovative, fast-growing organization that is shaping the future of high-performance distributed systems within blockchain.

The company is fundamentally transforming block building on Solana and is searching for a Senior Software Engineer who is driven by complex technical challenges at the cutting edge of Solana trading and infrastructure.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll join the core team responsible for developing essential, next-generation infrastructure within the Solana ecosystem. Your work will include designing and implementing advanced approaches to block building and creating solutions to optimize validator consensus and execution. Additionally, you’ll build high-performance systems for processing and analyzing on-chain data, playing a critical role in the evolution of this ecosystem.

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field, Engineering, or a similar area.
• Proficiency in Rust programming.
• Experience in other languages such as C / C++ and/or Golang.
• Prior experience developing on the Solana network is beneficial.
• Curiosity to explore and adapt to other Rust-based platforms, particularly ICP.
• A strong foundation in blockchain concepts and ideally, experience contributing to a blockchain project.
• Developed and refined smart contracts on Solana, with the flexibility to extend into others.

The role is fully remote but you must be eligible to work in the US and be based in the US.

If you’re interested in the role please apply via the job advert or get in touch with a.koivio@x4engineering.