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Notice: This role is for a remote software engineering position based in Singapore with the opportunity to move to our on-site San Francisco office in Q4 2025.

About Solayer Labs

Solayer is building a vertically integrated financial stack for the open internet.

Powered by InfiniSVM, our hardware-accelerated blockchain engine, Solayer delivers unmatched performance, up to 1,000,000 transactions per second (TPS) while providing a seamless on-chain to real-world experience through native assets, DeFi tools, and our Solayer suite of products.

Find out more about us and our products at https://docs.solayer.org.

The Role

We are looking for a highly motivated and self-driven engineer to contribute to one or more of the following areas: Database, Networking, or Storage. This is a fast-paced, hands-on role where you’ll be expected to dive into the challenges and contribute immediately.

In this role, you will be at the forefront of designing, analyzing, and implementing core mechanisms that drive Solayer’s core products. You’ll contribute to critical infrastructure helping to ensure our platform remains at the cutting edge of decentralized technology.

What We’re Looking For

Solayer is a challenging, fast-paced environment where you’ll grow exponentially and a chance to work on meaningful projects that push the boundaries of engineering.

New graduates are welcome to apply. If your background is primarily in Web2 technologies, but you’re eager to take on new challenges, we encourage you to apply.

• Bias towards Action: You must be proactive in identifying solutions and communicating to drive outcomes for your responsibilities.
• Passion for Learning: You thrive in environments where self-initiative and a desire to push boundaries are key.
• Self-Motivated: This is not a role where you’ll be trained—no formal training will be provided. You must have the passion and curiosity to pick up the context and skills required on your own.

What You Will Do

• Core Development: Design, implement, and maintain backend features that support Solayer’s infrastructure, focusing on low-level programming for optimal performance.
• Rust Programming: Write, test, and deploy robust code in Rust, ensuring high performance and reliability of Solayer’s backend infrastructure.
• Performance Optimization: Identify and resolve bottlenecks to maximize platform efficiency, prioritizing low-latency transaction processing.
• Mechanism Design: Develop and analyze mechanisms across various domains, such as transaction ordering, (re)staking economics, spam prevention, etc.
• Research & Documentation: Keep up-to-date with advancements in blockchain mechanism design and synthesize insights into best practices. Document findings for both internal and external stakeholders.

Nice to Haves

• Deep understanding of Solana native features, such as SPL and transaction processing.
• Experience with other low-level programming languages.
• Familiarity with blockchain security best practices and experience with secure coding practices.
• Strong engineering and architectural understanding of blockchain economic design.
• Expertise in:
• Transaction Ordering and MEV: Understanding of Miner/Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) dynamics.
• Staking and Economic Security: Familiarity with delegation economics, slashing conditions, and stake pool design.
• Consensus Mechanisms: Proficiency in pBFT, Tendermint, Gasper, PoH, and other consensus algorithms.
• Spam Prevention: Knowledge of light clients, Merkle proofs, and security guarantees across L1s and rollups.

What We Offer

• Work remotely or from our San Francisco office.
• Competitive salary, ranging from US$80k to US$150k, based on experience and skills.
• Ownership in the company.
• Flexible work schedule to support work-life balance.
• Bi-yearly team offsites for networking, collaboration, and team-building.

Solayer Labs is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law.