Solana Jobs
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Chainlink Labs
1 day ago
## About Chainlink Chainlink is the industry-standard oracle platform bringing the capital markets onchain and powering the majority of decentralized finance (DeFi). The Chainlink stack provides the essential data, interoperability, compliance, and privacy standards needed to power advanced blockchain use cases for institutional tokenized assets, lending, payments, stablecoins, and more. Since inventing decentralized oracle networks, Chainlink has enabled tens of trillions in transaction value and now secures the vast majority of DeFi. Many of the world’s largest financial services institutions have also adopted Chainlink’s standards and infrastructure, including Swift, Euroclear, Mastercard, Fidelity International, UBS, S&P Dow Jones Indices, FTSE Russell, WisdomTree, ANZ, and top protocols such as Aave, Lido, GMX and many others. Chainlink leverages a novel fee model where offchain and onchain revenue from enterprise adoption is converted to LINK tokens and stored in a strategic Chainlink Reserve. Learn more at chain.link. ## About the Role As a software engineer on the Data Products team, you’ll collaborate with an experienced technical team of other engineers, distributed systems computing experts, and security experts, who are all committed to building a world-changing decentralized infrastructure. You’ll develop and build highly scalable, secure, and reliable software that will change the way smart contracts function at a fundamental level, with a focus on Data Feeds. You’ll have the opportunity to learn and master the latest research concerning distributed systems, cryptography, blockchains, game theory, consensus algorithms, and decentralized applications. You will be given a high level of autonomy/ownership over your projects, the opportunity to expand your scope of knowledge, and the chance to help build the decentralized infrastructure of the future. ## Your Impact - Designing and implementing new features within the Data Product space, such as trust-minimized off-chain computation & the aggregation of external data in various blockchain environments, and many more problems - Design and own the end to end delivery of new and existing data products that power the largest market share of Defi by total value secured (TVS) - Learn more about the underlying technology in the blockchain ecosystem (Solana, Avalanche, Polygon, Ethereum, and more) - Build our core products with Smart Contracts using Solidity, Move, and Rust - Partner with the research team to build cutting-edge products - Think creatively about attack vectors, possible failures, and disaster scenarios, modeling them in reproducible test environments, and developing fixes - Managing the architectural vision for new subsystems in the core Chainlink node - Implementing resilient distributed systems to achieve extremely high reliability in a variety of blockchain environments ## Requirements - At least 7-10+ years of professional software engineering experience working in a collaborative product-driven environment - Experience in blockchain and other Web 3.0 technologies - Experience developing smart contracts that secured meaningful value on-chain - Knowledge of computer science fundamentals and systems design concepts - Experience owning multi month long projects, including communication of progress, dependencies, and risk mitigation directly with stakeholders and partners - Experience building distributed systems and low-latency systems - B.S. or higher in computer science, software engineering, mathematics or related technical field ## Desired - Experience in Golang or any other strongly-typed programming language - Experience working with a globally distributed team - Experience working in or with market data ## Our Stack Golang, Solidity, TypeScript, Rust, Postgres, Terraform, AWS *All roles with Chainlink Labs are global and remote-based. Unless otherwise stated, we ask that you try to overlap some working hours with Eastern Standard Time (EST).* *We carefully review all applications and aim to provide a response to every candidate within two weeks after the job posting closes. **The closing date is listed on the job advert, so we encourage you to take the time to thoughtfully prepare your application.** We want to fully consider your experience and skills, and you will hear from us regarding the status of your application shortly after the closing date.* ## Commitment to Equal Opportunity Chainlink Labs is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us via this form. ## Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates and Applicants Information collected and processed as part of your Chainlink Labs Careers profile, and any job applications you choose to submit, is subject to our Recruiting Privacy Policy. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required. When applying, mention the word **CANDYSHOP** to show you read the job post completely.
4 days ago
## Location Remote-US ## Employment Type Full time ## Location Type Remote ## Department People and Culture ## Overview Phantom is the modern money app used by tens of millions around the world. Our product combines everything people need to manage, spend, and grow their money in one simple, intuitive experience. Phantom brings all the control and flexibility of crypto-powered finance, without unnecessary complexity, into mainstream consumer finance. By combining industry-leading security with thoughtfully designed tools, Phantom makes powerful financial tools feel approachable and easy to use. This focus on speed, control, and user experience has fueled rapid growth, with a community of 20M+ people, reaching #1 in the Google Play Store finance category, and consistently ranking as a Top 50 app across all categories, alongside some of the most recognizable consumer technology platforms in the world. ## Role Description We’re looking for a scrappy, sharp **Recruiting Operations & Sourcing Contractor** to jump in and help us build strong pipelines and keep our recruiting engine running efficiently. This role is a mix of hands-on sourcing (about 2/3 of your time) and recruiting ops + coordination (about 1/3). It’s perfect for someone early in their career who wants to level up fast. You’ll work closely with the recruiting team, helping us find great people while also making sure the process behind the scenes is best in class. ## Responsibilities ### Sourcing & Pipeline Building - Hunt down great candidates across technical and non-technical roles - Build and nurture pipelines we can tap into now and later - Run market maps to understand where top talent lives - Partner with recruiters to calibrate on profiles and refine searches - Keep a pulse on pipeline health and sourcing performance ### Recruiting Ops & Coordination - Help keep interviews running smoothly (scheduling, comms, logistics) - Own data hygiene in our ATS (clean data = better hiring) - Spot inefficiencies and help us tighten up our recruiting processes - Pull basic reports and share insights on what’s working / not working - Pitch in wherever needed — we’re a small, fast-moving team ## Qualifications - 1–3 years in recruiting coordination, sourcing, or recruiting ops - Super organized and detail-oriented (you don’t drop balls) - Curious and resourceful — you figure things out quickly - Comfortable juggling multiple priorities - Strong communicator (clear, concise, and candidate-friendly) - Bonus if you live in the San Francisco Bay Area for accessibility to our SF office ## Why Work with Us ### Opportunity We are a team of experienced builders in the blockchain and crypto industry. Our journey began from users seeking an easy, seamless path to accessing the crypto ecosystem. This passion fueled our exponential growth, allowing us to onboard over 16M+ active users in just over three years; with our user base growing weekly. Our dedication to a secure and seamless user experience has made us the leading wallet on Solana as well as our multi-chain approach enhances our platform's versatility, meeting the needs of a diverse and growing user base. By staying at the forefront of technology and user expectations, we continue to innovate and set industry standards on self-custodial crypto wallets. There has never been a better time to work in crypto to help shape the future of innovation with a focus around the wallet experience! - **First impressions matter:** Wallets are responsible for a users first impression with crypto and onboarding new users into crypto. By ensuring that a user has a great first-time experience with crypto, we can help supercharge the growth of the entire ecosystem. - **Make crypto easier to navigate:** There is no easy way for a user to discover and navigate all that crypto has to offer. Wallets have a unique opportunity to help users not only onboard to crypto but also stay retained by exploring new things to do. - **We live in a multi-chain world:** We currently support Solana, Ethereum, Polygon and Bitcoin with more networks to come in the new future. We are focused on creating a unified, multi-chain crypto experience for users. **We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply.** We believe that our work is stronger with a variety of perspectives, and we’re eager to further diversify our company. If you have a background that you feel would make an impact at Phantom, please consider applying. We’re committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career. *By submitting your resume and application materials, you acknowledge and agree that Phantom may use automated tools, including AI systems, and may engage trusted third-party service providers to process your application and ensure an efficient hiring process. Phantom does not sell your information and your materials will be handled securely and in accordance with applicable data protection laws.* When applying, mention the word **CANDYSHOP** to show you read the job post completely.
## Company Description **About OleOle** OleOle is building the world’s first decentralized football super app — a unified platform that brings together social media, messaging, real-time scores, live video, gambling, e-commerce, and crypto rewards. We’re building something truly unprecedented — a next-generation **social network and messaging platform** designed exclusively for the world’s 3+ billion football fans. Think Twitter, WhatsApp, and TikTok fused into one global superapp — built natively using **Rust**, **Blockchain**, and **AI/ML**. Our vision is bold. We’re not just creating another app — we’re creating the **platform**. A decentralized, multilingual football community powered by real-time translation for Twitter->200 languages. But this isn't just social. We're monetizing through **crypto-native gambling**, building our own **NFT marketplace** focused on matchday imagery, and developing a **low-fee crypto exchange** we believe we can acquire and relaunch for almost nothing. With 4,000+ exchanges out there and fewer than 15 expected to survive, we see a clear consolidation opportunity. At the center of this entire ecosystem is our upcoming **crypto token, OleX** — a high-utility token powering transactions, rewards, gambling, and viral platform growth. We're looking for a **hands-on technical leader** to help architect this future, someone who knows Rust cold, understands blockchain inside and out, and has experience launching or scaling token-based platforms. Prior **ICO** experience is a big plus. This is not a CTO title in name only. You’ll be **leading from the front**, building the core architecture alongside a lean but growing team, helping us bring our decentralized football superapp to life. If you're looking to shape the future of social, crypto, and sport — this is it. ## Job Description **If you don’t bother reading the job description please do not apply!** Are you a CTO, **with startup experience?** **The Role** We’re seeking a **hands-on CTO**, and possibly a **co-founder**, who can own the core technology strategy of OleOle and lead its execution from day one. You will define and build the platform's architecture, oversee engineering direction, and help shape the company’s long-term roadmap. You won’t be managing a large team yet — you’ll be rolling up your sleeves and building alongside the founding team, with equity compensation during the pre-funding phase and a full-time paid position after funding. **Key Responsibilities:** - Design and lead development of the native Rust backend, including APIs, microservices, and system architecture. - Integrate and manage real-time messaging infrastructure using WebSockets and event-driven services. - Oversee the Solana-based OleX token, including smart contract development, wallet logic, and payments architecture. - Build the backend framework for AI-powered features, including translation, recommendation engines, and user content analysis. - Ensure security, scalability, and performance across all systems, especially in crypto and gambling environments. - Partner with the CEO and broader team to align technical goals with the company’s global vision. ## Qualifications **Chief Technology Officer (CTO) – Hands-On, Startup Leader Needed** **Company:** OleOle **Location:** Remote (Global) **Compensation:** Deferred until funding closes **About Us:** OleOle is building the **world’s first social networking and messaging platform for football fans**, integrating features similar to **WeChat, Twitter, WhatsApp, and TikTok**. Our tech stack is **native, built in Rust**, and we are in the **early development phase** after completing the prototype and wireframes. We are seeking a **hands-on, technical, and strategic CTO** who has **built and scaled startups**. You will **lead, mentor, and coach** a **young, global, remote engineering team** operating on **deferred compensation** until we close funding. **Who You Are:** ✅ **A proven startup leader** – You have **7-10+ years as a CTO** and have **led engineering teams at early-stage startups**. ✅ **A technical expert** – Strong background in **Rust** and is an active coder. ✅ **A team coach & mentor** – You can **motivate and develop junior engineers**. ✅ **Experienced in remote teams** – You have led **distributed teams across multiple time zones**. ✅ **Willing to work for deferred compensation** – Until funding closes, the team is working on a **sweat equity model**. ✅ **Ideally has access to capital** – While not required, a CTO with investor connections would be a **huge plus**. **What You’ll Do:** - Lead & build our Rust-native platform from the ground up. - Mentor & develop a young engineering team working for deferred compensation. - Ensure scalability, security, and performance of our architecture. - Work hands-on with the codebase, setting up best practices. - Coordinate development timelines for Phase 1 (7–8 months) and Phase 2 (9–10 months). - Align with our vision to build the world's largest sports social platform. **Why Join Us?** **Game-Changing Vision** – OleOle is building the **world’s first super app for sports**. **Equity & Upside** – Deferred now, but **big rewards as funding closes**. ⚡ **Startup Culture** – Be a founding leader in a fast-moving, **high-impact environment**. **Global Reach** – Work with a team of **top engineers worldwide**. **How to Apply:** If you're **a hands-on, startup-seasoned CTO** who thrives in a **high-risk, high-reward** environment, we want to hear from you. ## Additional Information Of course it’s hard and others won’t want to do the hard stuff. - Creative problem solver who can courageously propose and support new ideas to our organization. Not interested in best practices, lets build something better! - Ability to adapt. An ideal candidate will welcome the opportunity to solve a broad range of problems using a wide array of technologies. - Comfortable with ambiguity, shifting priorities and general growing pains of an early-stage technology company. - An exceptional entrepreneurial judgment that fosters independence over micro-management. OleOleSport is located in beautiful Austin Texas, however, work from home while we fund raise a possibility, held and rapidly growing! When applying, mention the word **CANDYSHOP** to show you read the job post completely.
Joyride Labs
7 days ago
## About Joyride Joyride is building the first dedicated 0DTE options exchange for crypto traders. Derivatives are the single largest opportunity to bring traditional finance on-chain, with over $3.5 trillion in notional volume traded in the U.S. every day. Our architecture is hybrid: a central limit order book (CLOB) for low-latency execution, paired with a blockchain for transparent, non-custodial settlement. ### The Team You'll join a founding team that includes the founders and early contributors of Origin Protocol, where we've been building on Ethereum since 2017 and have scaled products to nine-figure TVL. Two of Joyride's cofounders are early advisors to Solana and have built multiple venture-backed companies acquired by Google, Yahoo, and Walmart. ### The Challenge Centralized exchanges are fast but require trust. On-chain exchanges are trustless but slow. We refuse to accept this tradeoff. Joyride centralizes execution for speed and decentralizes verification for trust. Making that seam airtight is the hard part. * **Self-Custody Without Compromise**: Users keep the keys to their own funds and can withdraw without permission from the exchange operator, even if our servers go down. This can't come at the cost of execution speed or capital efficiency. * **Verifiable Execution**: Every off-chain trade must be provably valid on-chain. The exchange operator cannot front-run, reorder, or fabricate trades. Cryptographic proofs link the off-chain matching engine to on-chain settlement without trusting the operator. * **Censorship Resistance**: If the exchange goes dark, users must be able to reconstruct their account state from public data and withdraw their funds. No capital can ever be trapped. * **Security**: DeFi protocols have lost billions of dollars to smart contract exploits, oracle manipulation, and bridge failures. Our on-chain systems must be designed defensively from day one. As our **Founding Protocol Engineer**, you will own the trust and verification layer of Joyride's hybrid architecture. You'll work alongside our Founding Principal Engineer, who owns the matching engine and risk engine. Together, you will build an options exchange that combines the speed of a CEX with the safety guarantees of a DEX. *If you've spent time thinking about how to make off-chain execution verifiable on-chain and how to protect users from a malicious operator, keep reading.* ### Problems You'll Work On * How do you prove to a Solana program that 50,000 off-chain trades were executed fairly, without exceeding compute unit limits? * What Merkle tree structure lets users prove their balance against an on-chain state root while keeping proof sizes small enough for a single transaction? * How do you build a forced withdrawal mechanism that works even when the exchange operator is adversarial or offline? * How do you batch-publish trade history to a DA layer without leaking information that front-runners can exploit? ### Your Domain * **Settlement & Custody**: Users keep custody of their own funds while trading on Joyride. The exchange can lock collateral for risk management but can never take it. When trades settle, funds move based on cryptographic proof, not operator permission. * **Verifiable Execution**: Our matching engine runs off-chain for speed. That means traders are trusting us not to cheat. Your job is to eliminate that trust requirement. Prove to the blockchain that every trade was executed fairly and that the operator can't front-run or manipulate the order book. * **Censorship-Resistant Recovery**: If Joyride disappears tomorrow, every user must be able to independently prove what they own and withdraw it. Trade history must be publicly available and verifiable without our cooperation. * **Unilateral Exit**: Users must be able to leave the system on their own terms, even if the exchange operator is malicious or offline. This is the ultimate safety guarantee and the hardest problem to get right. * **On-Chain Security**: The on-chain systems hold real money. You're the first line of defense, threat-modeling the boundary between off-chain and on-chain and designing systems that are resilient by construction, not by audit. ### Who You Are * **Protocol Engineer, Not App Developer**: You've worked at the infrastructure layer of blockchains: client implementations, consensus protocols, p2p networking, or cryptographic systems. You understand how chains work under the hood, not just how to deploy contracts on them. * **Applied Cryptographer**: You think in Merkle trees, digital signatures, and commitment schemes. You can evaluate whether a ZK proof system, a TEE-based attestation, or a simpler signature scheme is the right tool for a given trust boundary. You follow the research but you ship production code. * **Hybrid Architecture Thinker**: You understand how other exchanges connect off-chain execution with on-chain settlement. You have opinions about their tradeoffs and can articulate what you'd do differently. * **Security-Minded**: You think like an attacker. When you see a bridge between an off-chain server and an on-chain program, your first instinct is to enumerate the ways it can be broken. * **Builder**: You write code every day. You're not looking to manage a team. You want to architect and build critical infrastructure yourself. ### Requirements * 5+ years of systems engineering in Rust, C++, or Go * Deep experience with Solana program development or equivalent blockchain runtime * Strong applied cryptography: Merkle trees, digital signatures, hash-based commitments, proof systems * Understanding of DeFi security: common exploit vectors, smart contract auditing patterns * Experience with hybrid or L2 architectures: off-chain execution with on-chain verification/settlement ### Bonus * Built or worked on a hybrid exchange where matching happens off-chain and settlement happens on-chain * Worked on state verification, fraud proofs, validity proofs, or forced exit mechanisms for an L2 or rollup, including DA integrations * Contributed to a blockchain client or protocol implementation ### What We Offer * Competitive salary and meaningful equity * Remote-first * Full autonomy over your domain * Open-source friendly When applying, mention the word **CANDYSHOP** to show you read the job post completely.
Solana Foundation
11 days ago
## Location New York ## Employment Type Full time ## Department Business Development ## Who We Are The Solana Foundation is a non-profit based in Zug, Switzerland, dedicated to the adoption, decentralization, and security of the Solana network. Solana is a high performance blockchain that can deliver a fast and friendly user experience, without sacrificing security. The Solana Foundation is working to realize a world where individuals own their data, use permissionless networks, and transfer information and value freely around the world. We are looking for talented people who are willing to jump right in and use their expertise to help the ecosystem build. ## What We Do The institutional growth team at the Solana Foundation focuses on ecosystem development and strategic relationships for Solana with respect to banks, asset managers, securities exchanges, capital markets, and RWA issuers (tokenized equities, commodities, bonds, etc.). Having grown the RWA ecosystem from zero to $2B+ in total value, our team specifically focuses on: - Accelerating ecosystem growth through strategic partnerships with tier-1 financial institutions - Supporting projects building on Solana with resources, connections, and guidance - Facilitating institutional adoption while maintaining Solana's decentralized ethos - Building bridges between traditional finance and Solana's technology - Ensuring Solana remains at the forefront of blockchain innovation and adoption ## The Opportunity **Solana Foundation** is seeking a highly independent, individual contributor to support the Head of Institutional Growth. You will support RWA issuers throughout the lifecycle and drive post-launch institutional product growth. While our team secures partnerships with major institutions like BlackRock, JPMorgan, and Fidelity to tokenize assets on Solana, you'll support the full institutional lifecycle — from identifying and cultivating new issuers and founders building in the ecosystem, to ensuring products thrive once they're live onchain. You'll own the success metrics of tokenized institutional products—driving TVL growth, transaction volume, user adoption, and ecosystem integrations. This role requires someone who can work cross-functionally with issuers, market makers, custody providers, and DeFi protocols to create vibrant markets around institutional digital assets. ## To be successful in this role ### You will drive **Institutional Pipeline Development** - Identify and engage banks, asset managers, and startups at early stages of their tokenization exploration - Build and maintain a pipeline of prospective issuers and evaluate fit for Solana - Support founders and early-stage startups building in the institutional/RWA space — including facilitating introductions to investors and strategic partners - Represent Solana at industry events to drive inbound interest from potential institutional partners **Post-Launch Product Growth** - Drive adoption and TVL growth for live tokenized products (funds, treasuries, securities, etc.) - Develop and execute go-to-market strategies for newly launched institutional products - Create growth playbooks that can scale across different asset types and issuers - Monitor product performance metrics and identify growth bottlenecks **Ecosystem Development** - Build liquidity strategies including market maker relationships and DeFi integrations - Coordinate with wallets, custody providers, and platforms to ensure seamless product access - Identify and facilitate secondary market development opportunities - Work with protocols to create yield opportunities and use cases for tokenized assets **Partner Success Management** - Serve as primary post-launch contact for institutional issuers - Provide regular performance reporting and strategic recommendations to partners - Coordinate product enhancements based on market feedback - Ensure partner KPIs and success metrics are achieved **Market Development** - Identify distribution channels and buyer segments for each product type - Develop relationships with wealth platforms, brokerages, and aggregators - Create educational content and sales enablement materials - Support product marketing initiatives and conference presentations ### You ideally have: - 3+ years experience in product growth or BD in a digital assets role responsible for TVL/AUM - Track record of driving adoption and growth metrics for financial products - Understanding of tokenization, RWAs, DeFi, yield strategies, and digital asset market structure - Experience with liquidity provision, market making, or trading operations - Strong analytical skills with ability to identify growth levers and optimization opportunities - Ability to manage multiple products and stakeholders simultaneously - Exceptional project management and communication skills - Experience working directly with founders or early-stage companies, including navigating the relationship between startup needs and institutional-grade requirements - Retail and technical understanding of Solana - Active in crypto communities and ecosystem building - Ability to travel 25-40% of the time for conferences, partner meetings, and ecosystem events *When applying, mention the word CANDYSHOP to show you read the job post completely.*
12 days ago
## Who We Are The Solana Foundation is a non-profit based in Zug, Switzerland, dedicated to the adoption, decentralization, and security of the Solana network. Solana is a high-performance blockchain that can deliver a fast and friendly user experience without sacrificing security. The Solana Foundation is working to realize a world where individuals own their data, use permissionless networks, and transfer information and value freely around the world. We are looking for talented people who are willing to jump right in and use their expertise to help the ecosystem build. ## What We Do The institutional growth team at the Solana Foundation focuses on ecosystem development and strategic relationships for Solana with respect to banks, asset managers, securities exchanges, capital markets, and RWA issuers (tokenized equities, commodities, bonds, etc.). Having grown the RWA ecosystem from zero to $2B+ in total value, our team specifically focuses on: - Accelerating ecosystem growth through strategic partnerships with tier-1 financial institutions - Supporting projects building on Solana with resources, connections, and guidance - Facilitating institutional adoption while maintaining Solana's decentralized ethos - Building bridges between traditional finance and Solana's technology - Ensuring Solana remains at the forefront of blockchain innovation and adoption ## The Opportunity Solana Foundation is seeking a highly independent, individual contributor to support the Head of Institutional Growth. You will support RWA issuers throughout the lifecycle and drive post-launch institutional product growth. While our team secures partnerships with major institutions like BlackRock, JPMorgan, and Fidelity to tokenize assets on Solana, you'll support the full institutional lifecycle — from identifying and cultivating new issuers and founders building in the ecosystem, to ensuring products thrive once they're live onchain. You'll own the success metrics of tokenized institutional products—driving TVL growth, transaction volume, user adoption, and ecosystem integrations. This role requires someone who can work cross-functionally with issuers, market makers, custody providers, and DeFi protocols to create vibrant markets around institutional digital assets. ## To be successful in this role You will drive: ### Institutional Pipeline Development - Identify and engage banks, asset managers, and startups at early stages of their tokenization exploration - Build and maintain a pipeline of prospective issuers and evaluate fit for Solana - Support founders and early-stage startups building in the institutional/RWA space — including facilitating introductions to investors and strategic partners - Represent Solana at industry events to drive inbound interest from potential institutional partners ### Post-Launch Product Growth - Drive adoption and TVL growth for live tokenized products (funds, treasuries, securities, etc.) - Develop and execute go-to-market strategies for newly launched institutional products - Create growth playbooks that can scale across different asset types and issuers - Monitor product performance metrics and identify growth bottlenecks ### Ecosystem Development - Build liquidity strategies including market maker relationships and DeFi integrations - Coordinate with wallets, custody providers, and platforms to ensure seamless product access - Identify and facilitate secondary market development opportunities - Work with protocols to create yield opportunities and use cases for tokenized assets ### Partner Success Management - Serve as primary post-launch contact for institutional issuers - Provide regular performance reporting and strategic recommendations to partners - Coordinate product enhancements based on market feedback - Ensure partner KPIs and success metrics are achieved ### Market Development - Identify distribution channels and buyer segments for each product type - Develop relationships with wealth platforms, brokerages, and aggregators - Create educational content and sales enablement materials - Support product marketing initiatives and conference presentations ## You ideally have: - 3+ years experience in product growth or BD in a digital assets role responsible for TVL/AUM - Track record of driving adoption and growth metrics for financial products - Understanding of tokenization, RWAs, DeFi, yield strategies, and digital asset market structure - Experience with liquidity provision, market making, or trading operations - Strong analytical skills with ability to identify growth levers and optimization opportunities - Ability to manage multiple products and stakeholders simultaneously - Exceptional project management and communication skills - Experience working directly with founders or early-stage companies, including navigating the relationship between startup needs and institutional-grade requirements - Retail and technical understanding of Solana - Active in crypto communities and ecosystem building - Ability to travel 25-40% of the time for conferences, partner meetings, and ecosystem events *When applying, mention the word **CANDYSHOP** to show you read the job post completely.*
12 days ago
# Senior Software Engineer - Special Projects **Location:** USA **Department:** Engineering **Workplace Type:** Remote ## About the Position We're building a new application that brings the power of Solana's market infrastructure directly to users. This is a 0-to-1 effort backed by the team that built the leading infrastructure powering billions in daily transaction value on Solana. We're looking for a senior engineer to join a small, scrappy team with full ownership over this product. You'll work alongside world-class designers and engineers who have built products used by millions. The work spans backend services, real-time data pipelines, and everything in between. You'll build systems that are fast, reliable, and secure from day one. If you've spent time thinking about how markets actually work on Solana and want to build the product layer on top of that, this is the role. ## What You'll Do - Design and build core systems for our new product from scratch - Build low-latency, high-reliability services that interact directly with Solana's transaction and block building pipeline - Own critical infrastructure: order routing, execution, real-time market data, and position management - Implement security at every layer, from transaction signing to user data protection - Work closely with the product and infrastructure teams to ship fast and iterate based on real user feedback - Make significant architectural decisions as an early member of the team ## What We're Looking For - 5+ years of software engineering experience, with meaningful time spent on distributed systems - Strong systems programming skills. Rust preferred, but deep experience in C/C++, Go, or similar is fine - Track record building reliable, low-latency systems in production - Security-first mindset. You think about attack surfaces, key management, and failure modes before writing code - Familiarity with Solana's runtime, transaction lifecycle, and market microstructure (MEV, block building, execution quality) is a strong plus - Comfortable operating with high autonomy and incomplete information. This is a 0-to-1 product, not a mature codebase ## Relevant Background If you have experience in any of the following, you may be a good fit: - Trading systems or exchange infrastructure - DeFi protocol engineering - Fintech backend systems (payments, custody, execution) - High-frequency or low-latency systems - Security engineering ## Compensation & Benefits **Salary Range:** $200,000 - $250,000 a year - Salary based on experience - Above-market total compensation and multiple forms of equity - 100% employer-paid health benefits - All-expenses-paid team retreats and conferences - Weekly meal voucher and other benefits ## About Jito **Jito** builds the Market Layer of Solana, the infrastructure that powers real markets on-chain. We started by building foundational network infrastructure: execution systems, capital markets, and incentive mechanisms that process billions in daily transaction value. Our products (Jito Block Engine, BAM, and JitoSOL) are market leaders and core to how Solana's economy operates. Now we're moving up the stack. We're building the consumer product that helps people access better financial services, backed by the same world-class team that built the infrastructure powering billions in daily transaction value. We're a small, profitable company with product-market fit. That means: 1. **High ownership:** Every team member drives significant technical decisions and shapes our product roadmap. 2. **Fast execution:** We ship rapidly and iterate based on real-world feedback. Progress, not motion. 3. **Technical excellence:** We tackle complex problems with elegant, scalable solutions. 4. **Sustainable growth:** Strong financials and proven market fit enable us to focus on long-term impact. We offer competitive compensation, significant equity, and the opportunity to work on problems that matter. --- *When applying, mention the word CANDYSHOP to show you read the job post completely.*
Ondo Finance
13 days ago
## Full-Stack Software Engineer **Location:** Remote (US) **Department:** Software Engineering **Work Type:** Remote **Employment Type:** Full-time ### About the company Hi, we're Ondo Finance. Our mission is to provide institutional-grade, blockchain-enabled investment products and services. We have both a technology arm that develops decentralized finance technology, and an asset management arm that creates and manages tokenized funds. We were the first company to tokenize exposure to US Treasuries, and have since expanded into several other assets. We are also focused on incubating protocols that can support both tokenized real-world assets and traditional crypto. Founded by folks from Goldman Sachs Digital Assets Team, we’re backed by some of the best investors in the world including Founders Fund, Coinbase Ventures, Pantera Capital, Tiger Global, and more. We are currently the leaders in the space in terms of AUM and are well capitalized to continue growing the firm. We're fully remote, with team members across the U.S. ### About the role Our Web team builds the applications, APIs, and underlying systems behind Ondo’s most important product experiences, giving users access to complex investment products across chains such as Ethereum, Binance, Arbitrum, Solana, Sui, and Aptos. We work across a broad surface area — from onboarding and mint/redeem flows for USDY and OUSG, to tokenized stocks and ETFs through Ondo Global Markets, portfolio experience, and bridge infrastructure. You’ll join a small, exceptional, and fast-growing team with real responsibility from day one. The scope is wide, the standards are high, and the work matters. This is a true full-stack role: you’ll move fluidly from product surfaces to APIs, backend systems, integrations, and core infrastructure, owning problems end to end and shipping with speed, rigor, and strong technical judgment. This is a role for engineers who want significant ownership and who care intensely about quality, pace, and craft. ### Responsibilities - Build and ship high-quality product experiences across the stack, with particular attention to speed, reliability, usability, and craft. - Design and implement clean, maintainable frontend systems and user interfaces in React and TypeScript. - Develop APIs, backend services, and integration layers that support product functionality and internal operations. - Work closely with Product and Design to turn ambiguity into clear plans, strong technical decisions, and fast execution. - Own problems end to end, from idea formation and technical design through implementation, iteration, and long-term maintenance. - Exercise strong engineering judgment in architecture, abstractions, tooling, and tradeoffs, with a bias toward simplicity and durability. - Use AI-native engineering workflows thoughtfully and effectively to increase velocity, improve quality, and strengthen execution. - Stay current on relevant advances in AI tooling, developer workflows, and crypto infrastructure, and apply them where they create real leverage. - Contribute to a culture of high standards, ownership, continuous improvement, and strong collaboration. ### Requirements - 1+ years of experience shipping high-quality software in production, ideally using Node.js, React, JavaScript, and TypeScript. - You are exceptionally effective with AI-native engineering workflows. You know the leading coding models, IDE copilots, agent tools, eval harnesses, benchmark patterns, and verification loops, and you use them thoughtfully to produce more and better work than a typical engineer. - Exceptional engineering ability and craft. You have strong product instincts, care deeply about quality, and consistently produce clean, durable, well-reasoned systems. - A history of operating at a very high level of ownership and intensity. You do not wait around for perfect specs; you push things forward, make good decisions, and close loops. - Strong full-stack fundamentals across web applications, APIs, distributed systems, and modern front-end architecture. - Strong taste and high standards for performance, reliability, usability, and developer experience. - Clear communicator, strong collaborator, and low-ego teammate who raises the level of the people around them. - Based in PT, MT, CT, or ET time zones. - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent demonstrated ability. ### Nice to haves - Genuine interest in crypto and the broader onchain ecosystem, whether through building, investing, experimenting, governance, or participation onchain. ### What we offer - Competitive compensation including but not limited to salary, future token rights, and/or equity (according to your preferences) — We are well-funded and believe that great talent deserves great compensation. - Full benefits (medical, vision, and dental) and flexible vacation policy (PTO). - Remote-first team across many countries — You will be an early team member helping shape our vision, culture, and design practices. - A+ colleagues — Our team includes alumni from: Goldman Sachs, Blackrock, Two Sigma, Bridgewater, SpaceX, AWS, Meta, Google, McKinsey, Circle, Uniswap. - Best-in-class investors — We are proud to be backed by leading crypto experts and VCs, including Pantera Capital, Founders Fund and Coinbase Ventures. **Req ID: R64** *When applying, mention the word CANDYSHOP to show you read the job post completely.*
Jito Foundation
16 days ago
## Growth Lead: Special Project **Location:** Remote, Western European time zones **Department:** Jito Foundation **Workplace Type:** Remote ### About Jito Jito is an organization with the broad mandate to promote the adoption of Jito Network products, including JitoSOL, the largest DeFi protocol on Solana, and BAM, a platform for neutral block building on Solana. We are both extremely lean and relentlessly effective, and pride ourselves on having built a flat culture that prioritizes empowering multi-talented self-starters to develop and pursue their own strategic vision. ### About the Role As Growth Lead, you'll be the owner of this product line’s community growth and report to the Head of Marketing. You'll refine the vision, and ship the experiences that bring users to Solana. This is a startup within a startup - you'll have the autonomy to move fast, the resources of a well-funded company behind you, and the opportunity to build something from absolute zero that could reshape how people interact with money. This role is about execution at a high level: 1. Turning positioning into content 2. Turning content into distribution 3. Turning distribution into users You need to understand how narratives actually spread on Crypto Twitter and inside trading communities, and how to consistently win attention in a crowded, fast-moving environment. ### Key Responsibilities #### I. Social Growth Execution - Own and operate project social accounts, primarily X - Grow accounts from zero to relevance through consistent, high-quality output - Execute daily posting across formats including memes, threads, clips, and product content - Identify what is working in real time and double down quickly #### II. Content Production - Translate positioning into clear, engaging content - Create content that resonates with active traders on Solana - Balance signal and entertainment to maintain credibility while driving reach - Work with internal and external teams to ship content at high velocity #### III. Distribution and Virality - Understand how content spreads on CT and optimize for it - Engage with key accounts, traders, and communities to amplify reach - Build repeatable systems for content distribution through owned & paid social media channels (including X, TikTok, Instagram, Google, YouTube etc.) and email - Identify trends early and capitalize on them quickly #### IV. Community Engagement - Actively engage with replies, comments, and community discussions - Build relationships with traders, creators, and ecosystem participants - Turn followers into active users and advocates - Maintain a strong presence in relevant Telegram and Discord groups #### V. Feedback Loop to Product - Surface real user feedback from social channels - Identify patterns in trader behavior and sentiment - Provide actionable insights back to product and leadership ### Qualifications & Skills #### Required - 5+ years experience in product marketing, growth, or crypto-native roles - Deep understanding of Solana and onchain trading behavior - Active participant in the trading ecosystem or close proximity to it - Strong understanding of Crypto Twitter dynamics and distribution - Proven ability to grow and manage social accounts - Strong writing skills with a clear and distinct voice - High output and ability to operate quickly without heavy direction #### Preferred - Existing presence or audience on X - Experience working with trading products such as DEXs, perps, or aggregators - Background in financial markets or trading - Experience in fast-moving startup or crypto environments --- *We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.* When applying, mention the word **CANDYSHOP** to show you read the job post completely.
Ellipsis Labs
18 days ago
## Location New York, New York ## Employment Type Full time ## Location Type Hybrid ## Department Engineering ## Compensation - $150K – $200K • Offers Equity ## Job Overview Ellipsis Labs is a profitable, venture-backed New York-based startup building sustainable and efficient DeFi protocols on high-throughput decentralized infrastructure. Our long-term goal is to build a better financial system. Our flagship product, Phoenix Perpetuals, brings professional-grade perpetual futures to Solana. Building on our experience developing efficient markets, Ellipsis Labs also operates SolFi, a proprietary automated market maker that provides efficient liquidity for key trading pairs. Our foundational product, Phoenix Legacy, is a limit order book on the Solana blockchain that established our expertise in operating high-performance markets. Combined, these products have facilitated over $285B in trading volume across Solana markets. **All roles are in the Ellipsis Labs office in New York City.** Ellipsis Labs is seeking 2027 software engineering new grads to join our team. As an early-stage startup, we appreciate bright generalists who can iterate and ship quickly. In this role, you will: - Build real product features and/or platform components across the stack, front end, back end, infra, or on-chain, based on your skills and interest - Own scoped projects end-to-end: problem definition → design → implementation → testing → deployment → monitoring - Collaborate with design and engineering to deliver fast, reliable, and secure experiences - Instrument and improve performance, reliability, and observability; write clear tests and documentation ## Qualifications ### Required - Hands-on experience building software (courses, personal projects, research, or internships) in one or more languages such as TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, Rust, Java, C/C++; you write clear, tested code - Solid CS fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, systems thinking) and familiarity with Git and basic debugging - Ability to make informed trade-offs with business context; high agency and a team-first mindset - Curiosity about DeFi/crypto (prior domain experience not required) ### Preferred - Experience in one or more areas: full-stack web (React/Javascript), backend APIs/services, infrastructure/DevOps (Docker, CI/CD, cloud), or on-chain/low-level systems - Familiarity with blockchain technology (Solana a plus) - Interest or experience in fintech/trading - Rust or TypeScript proficiency **Compensation Range: $150K - $200K** *When applying, mention the word CANDYSHOP to show you read the job post completely.*