Senior Solana Engineer - MLabs

Location: Remote - US is the preference.

Remote | Full-time

Compensation: $200K - $220K

Our client is an innovative Web3 organization building advanced modular stablecoin infrastructure. This infrastructure empowers businesses to launch highly customizable stablecoins by separating application, distribution, and issuance layers into configurable stacks. Designed to support flexible regulated issuers, custom logic templates, and shared network liquidity, the platform ensures businesses retain complete control over their stablecoin behavior and assets.

They are seeking a highly skilled Senior Solana Engineer to play a fundamental role in shaping the technical landscape of the organization. Operating in a remote capacity within the USA, the successful candidate will architect and develop Solana programs in Rust, maintaining and extending the core issuance infrastructure with a specific focus on Token-2022 extensions.

The ideal candidate is a self-driven engineer with strong ownership instincts, a bias for action, and a deep-rooted passion for tackling complex technical problems. This individual thrives under deadlines, communicates clearly across cross-functional teams, and excels in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and Develop: Build and optimize high-performance Solana programs in Rust utilizing Anchor and/or native frameworks.
• Infrastructure Expansion: Maintain and extend the existing issuance infrastructure, heavily leveraging Token-2022 extensions.
• Performance Optimization: Optimize smart contracts for efficient compute unit usage, account sizing, and transaction packing.
• Code Quality Assurance: Participate actively in comprehensive code and design reviews to maintain architectural integrity.
• Audit Preparation: Prepare codebases for rigorous third-party security audits by writing extensive test suites, invariants, and fuzz harnesses.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Core Software Experience: 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Rust Expertise: 2+ years of experience writing production-grade code in Rust.
• Solana Production Track Record: Proven experience deploying and maintaining complex Solana programs within a production environment.
• Solana-Native Knowledge: Deep working knowledge of the Solana account model, rent, transaction limits, versioned transactions, and address lookup tables.
• Token Standards: Strong familiarity with the SPL Token program, Token-2022, and Associated Token Accounts.
• Ecosystem Experience: Hands-on experience navigating and integrating with the broader Solana DeFi ecosystem.
• Cross-Chain Protocols: Experience working with cross-chain messaging and bridging protocols, such as Wormhole NTT, LayerZero, Hyperlane, or Chainlink CCIP.
• Multi-Chain Literacy: Basic familiarity w