# Rust Engineer (Solana)

*Work with a team shipping real DeFi apps on Solana. Write performant Rust, own smart contract upgrades, and secure millions in on-chain value.*

**Authors:** [Mark Curchin](/c/people/mark-curchin)

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We’re looking for a **Rust Engineer** who can bring elegance
and precision to on-chain Solana programs.
If low-level optimization, security-by-design,
and decentralized finance excite you —
and you’re ready to own smart contracts that power real-world crypto products —
we’d love to talk.

## What will you do

- **Architect and build Solana programs.**
  Develop scalable smart contracts in Rust
  that run efficiently on the Solana runtime, using anchors like Anchor,
  or going bare-metal when needed.
- **Deploy and iterate safely**.
  Roll out upgrades with confidence,
  using program-derived addresses (PDAs)
  and careful account management to ensure backward compatibility.
- **Maximize performance and minimize risk**.
  Your programs will manage real assets.
  You’ll need to optimize compute units, manage rent,
  and implement on-chain checks that minimize exploit vectors.

### Apply for Solana Engineer

Are you ready to shape decentralized systems from the ground up
and ship Rust code that lives on-chain?
Let’s build together.

[Apply](https://holdex.io/hr/apply)

## Hard Requirements

- **Production-grade Solana experience**.
  You’ve written, tested,
  and deployed Solana smart contracts in real-world applications,
  and understand how to design accounts,
  manage cross-program invocations (CPIs),
  and work within Solana’s compute budget.
- **Deep Rust knowledge**.
  Ownership, lifetimes, traits, async/await — you write expressive,
  safe Rust that others can extend.
- **Reliability mindset** : You’re obsessed with safety,
  from rigorous testing and simulations to upgrading contracts without
  compromising live assets.
- **Follow-through** : You don’t leave tasks half-baked.
  If something breaks or doesn't feel right,
  you dig in until it’s solved or shipped better.