About the company
Phantom makes it safe & easy for you to store, buy, send, receive, swap tokens and collect NFTs on the Solana blockchain.
Job Summary
Responsibilities
📍We’re looking for a Solana Blockchain Engineer to lead the development of cutting-edge on-chain trading infrastructure at Phantom. This is a unique opportunity to build novel exchange mechanisms—RFQ systems, AMMs, and intent-based protocols—on Solana, while leveraging Phantom’s massive distribution and daily engagement across millions of users. You’ll be joining a deeply crypto-native team with over a decade of experience in the space, including contributions to the adoption of proof-of-stake, innovative stables-to-stables AMM designs, and early RFQ-based trading systems. As the technical lead for on-chain trading programs, you’ll play a key role in shaping the future of decentralized finance on Solana. 📍Solana Contract Development: Design, implement, and deploy high-performance, production-grade smart contracts on the Solana blockchain, with a focus on trading infrastructure. 📍Exchange Architecture: Develop and iterate on core on-chain components including Request-for-Quote (RFQ) systems, Automated Market Makers (AMMs), novel DEX primitives, and intent-based execution protocols. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams—including research, product, frontend, and off-chain services—to ensure system-level coherence and responsiveness in protocol behavior. 📍Performance Optimization: Optimize smart contracts and supporting systems for latency, throughput, and transaction cost, ensuring world-class UX for traders and integrators.
Qualifications
đź“ŤMinimum of 5 years in software development, with at least 2 years of experience in Rust. đź“ŤProven experience in building production Solana programs that have handled significant funds. đź“ŤStrong understanding of DeFi, trading systems, and smart contract risks. đź“ŤHighly motivated, self-driven, and passionate about building cutting-edge blockchain protocols. đź“ŤEnglish language mastery both in spoken and written forms.
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