About the Role
Guide technical excellence in low-latency systems by setting performance standards, optimizing Rust-based services, and leading cross-functional efforts to eliminate bottlenecks across critical infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive performance strategy for the company's most time-sensitive systems, shaping engineering practices across teams
- Analyze, refine, and enhance low-level Rust services that serve high-volume trading platforms
- Architect solutions tailored for ultra-low-latency environments where microsecond improvements are critical
- Champion organization-wide projects to detect and resolve systemic performance constraints
- Take full ownership of core systems, ensuring they remain maintainable, efficient, and resilient
- Coach engineering teams and elevate standards for performance-focused development and operations
Benefits
- Deliver code that supports millions of users across the Solana network, including major platforms like Coinbase, Jupiter, and Phantom
- Tackle complex engineering challenges by building robust, high-performance systems across distributed infrastructure
- Lead key projects with influence over product and technical architecture, growing responsibilities as the company expands
- Work remotely from anywhere with a fully distributed and adaptable team structure
- Receive competitive compensation, equity, ample time off, wellness funding, and resources for professional development and travel
- Collaborate with a driven team focused on innovation, ownership, and advancing decentralized application ecosystems
Compensation
Market-leading salary, meaningful equity, generous vacation, wellness budgets, and support for learning and travel
Work Arrangement
Remote (Worldwide)
About Helius
The company develops foundational infrastructure for Solana, enabling developers to build next-generation blockchain applications. Its mission is to speed up the creation of internet-native financial markets by simplifying on-chain development. Thousands of teams — from startups to established players like Coinbase, Phantom, and Jupiter — depend on its APIs, webhooks, and indexing tools. Funded by Haun Ventures, Founders Fund, and Foundation Capital, it operates as a lean, experienced team focused on performance, simplicity, and scale in decentralized systems. The Helius Manifesto outlines its principles and work philosophy.
Why Helius?
- High-impact work: Your code will power applications used by millions across the Solana ecosystem, including Coinbase, Jupiter, and Phantom
- Serious engineering: Build fast, reliable systems and user experiences across distributed infra and high-throughput backends
- Ownership & growth: Lead critical initiatives, influence architecture and product direction, and take on more responsibility as the company scales
- Remote-first flexibility: Work where you’re most effective with a flexible, fully distributed team
- Competitive comp & perks: Market-leading salary, meaningful equity, generous vacation, wellness budgets, and support for learning and travel
- Mission-driven team: Join ambitious builders who move fast, take ownership, and are shaping the future of decentralized apps
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