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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.

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Smart Contract Engineer - SVM

6 months, 1 week ago

Anywhere

Full-time

Senior

Blockchain Developer

Software Development

Encryption Ethereum React Rust Solana

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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

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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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