Backend Engineer - Solana

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Solana programs and backend services
• Own features end to end from design through monitoring and improvement
• Integrate third-party DeFi protocols and evaluate technical and economic risks
• Build reliable APIs, data pipelines, SDKs, and internal tools
• Design for security and financial correctness, including access control and recovery
• Improve scalability, reliability, and performance of the Solana platform
• Develop automated tests and participate in security reviews and audits
• Collaborate with product, engineering, research, and external partners

Requirements

• Strong professional experience with Rust and security-critical systems code
• Deep knowledge of Solana and the SVM, account model, and token standards
• Experience building Solana programs and backend services or SDKs
• Experience designing and operating production APIs in Python or TypeScript
• Strong DeFi fundamentals: vaults, lending, trading, liquidity, and cross-chain systems
• Security mindset and experience handling real money
• Strong testing practices across unit, integration, and end-to-end environments
• High agency and clear communication

Preferred Qualifications

• Production experience with Anchor, native Solana development, and the Solana token ecosystem
• Track record deploying, auditing, or maintaining smart contracts securing meaningful value
• Experience integrating major Solana DeFi protocols or building vault, lending, or bridge products
• Knowledge of EVM smart contracts or cross-chain systems
• Experience with key management, multisig, or custody workflows
• Experience with cloud-native services, containers, and production observability

Benefits

• Competitive base salary plus equity

About the Company

Veda builds vault infrastructure for DeFi, managing billions in TVL across 15+ blockchain networks. The team is 35 people and raised $18M at Series A.