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Senior Software Engineer, Backend
BackendRemote — North America
Published on 2026-08-19
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About this role
Helius is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to take ownership of core systems that are vital for the Solana ecosystem. The role involves designing and optimizing performance-sensitive products while mentoring junior engineers and setting architectural direction.
About the company
Helius provides Solana developer infrastructure including RPCs, APIs, and webhooks. It helps crypto teams build and scale on-chain applications faster.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and release performance-sensitive products
- Optimize production systems for latency and throughput
- Collaborate on architectural and product decisions
- Improve operational excellence
- Mentor junior engineers
What we're looking for
- 5+ years of backend engineering experience
- Strong systems-level intuition
- Proficiency in Rust, C++, or Go
- Experience with latency-sensitive systems
- Ability to own problems end-to-end
- High ownership mindset
Nice to have
- Deep Rust experience
- Experience with distributed systems
- Familiarity with profiling tools
- Interest in blockchain infrastructure
- On-call experience
Benefits
- Market-leading salary
- Meaningful equity
- Generous vacation
- Wellness budgets