Smart Contract Engineer - SVM

4 months, 3 weeks ago
Full-time
Senior
Software Development
Law360

Law360

Law360 is a premier online media company offering in-depth legal news and analysis on litigation, policy, and deals, serving as a vital resource for legal professionals globally.

Media
251-1K
Founded 2004

Description

  • Design and develop smart contracts and DeFi protocols on the Solana Virtual Machine.
  • Build and optimize secure vault systems for asset management and yield strategies.
  • Collaborate with security teams to protect protocols against exploits.
  • Integrate with existing DeFi protocols and ensure cross-protocol compatibility.
  • Optimize smart contracts for Solana’s parallel execution environment.
  • Conduct thorough testing and debugging of smart contracts.
  • Research and implement solutions that improve scalability and reduce transaction costs.
  • Stay current with developments in the Solana ecosystem and DeFi space.
  • Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing.

Requirements

  • Experience building, deploying, and maintaining SVM smart contracts in production.
  • Strong programming experience in Rust.
  • Deep understanding of Solana and low-level SVM concepts.
  • Thorough understanding of the Solana Virtual Machine architecture and its constraints.
  • Experience building DeFi protocols such as lending, trading, or yield farming.
  • Knowledge of cryptographic principles and blockchain security best practices.
  • Familiarity with Solana Program Library (SPL) and ecosystem tools.
  • Understanding of vault architectures in DeFi contexts.
  • Experience with on-chain security patterns and common vulnerabilities.
  • Strong problem-solving ability and comfort working in a fast-paced environment.
  • Track record of creating audited and battle-tested smart contracts (preferred).
  • Strong systems engineering fundamentals, including event-driven architectures, data pipelines, caching layers, and API services at high throughput (preferred).
  • Previous experience building vault protocols on Solana or other blockchains (preferred).
  • Contributions to open-source Solana projects (preferred).
  • Experience with the Anchor framework for Solana development (preferred).
  • Knowledge of other blockchain platforms such as Ethereum or Near for cross-chain compatibility (preferred).
  • Familiarity with front-end frameworks for dApp development such as React (preferred).

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary plus equity.
  • Meaningful equity opportunity at a Series A company heading toward Series B.
  • Access to comprehensive medical, dental, and life insurance in the US.
  • Remote work environment.
  • Opportunity to work on production infrastructure supporting billions in TVL.
  • Early-stage but established company environment with real business traction.

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