Backend Engineer

Solana Foundation; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology company is seeking a Backend Engineer to lead the development of off-chain infrastructure. In this remote-first role, you will maintain and build APIs and data pipelines using Rust and TypeScript, while working closely with product and protocol teams. The ideal candidate has at least 2 years of experience in Rust/TypeScript and a solid understanding of the Solana ecosystem, including SDKs and data services. Competitive compensation and flexible working hours are offered.

Benefits

Remote‑first working environment

Flexible working hours

Competitive compensation

Equity compensation packages

Company‑paid offsites, minimum twice a year

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience writing production‑grade Rust and/or TypeScript code.
• 2+ years of experience with Solana and Anchor SDKs.
• Experience with cloud providers (preferably AWS).
• Familiarity with Solana programs, account layout and data structures.
• Experience with Solana data streaming services (gRPC, LaserStream, websockets).
• Familiarity with the Pinocchio framework or native Solana programs.
• Up-to-date with the latest updates of the Solana runtime and developer tooling.
• Experience integrating SDKs/APIs of existing DeFi protocols.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and build APIs using Rust and TypeScript.
• Maintain and build data pipelines, indexers and analytics services in Rust and TypeScript.
• Test and simulate the behavior of our systems in various scenarios.
• Understand and integrate Reflect's on‑chain protocols and primitives.
• Work on the architecture, optimizing for security and scalability of our systems.
• Participate in code reviews.

Skills

Rust

TypeScript

Solana

AWS

gRPC

LaserStream

Websockets

Job description

About Reflect

Reflect is a financial technology company building decentralised, credibly neutral infrastructure for yield‑bearing stablecoins. We are making stablecoins powerful, programmable and productive tools, so they can better serve networks, protocols, developers and communities, instead of banks and centralised issuers. Reflect is a lean, highly technical, remote‑first team based in Europe (United Kingdom, Italy, Poland). We’ve recently raised a $3.75 million seed round led by a16z crypto CSX. The product is currently in invite‑only alpha access for selected individuals and is soon launching publicly. We’re looking for high agency individuals who want to build at the edge of stablecoin innovation.

The role

We are looking for a Backend Engineer to lead the development of our off‑chain infrastructure.

In this role, you'll work on and maintain Reflect Core API and Reflect Integrator API. You'll work closely with the product and protocol teams to build robust and scalable data pipelines, integrations and services.

You will

• Maintain and build APIs using Rust and TypeScript.
• Maintain and build data pipelines, indexers and analytics services in Rust and TypeScript.
• Test and simulate the behavior of our systems in various scenarios.
• Understand and integrate Reflect's on‑chain protocols and primitives.
• Work on the architecture, optimizing for security and scalability of our systems.
• Participate in code reviews.

Requirements

You are a great fit if

• 2+ years of experience writing production‑grade Rust and/or TypeScript code.
• 2+ years of experience with Solana and Anchor SDKs.
• Experience with cloud providers (preferably AWS).
• Familiarity with Solana programs, account layout and data structures.
• Experience with Solana data streaming services (gRPC, LaserStream, websockets).
• Familiarity with the Pinocchio framework or native Solana programs.
• Up‑to‑date with the latest updates of the Solana runtime and developer tooling.
• Experience integrating SDKs/APIs of existing DeFi protocols.

Nice to have

• Experience in operating a Solana validator node.
• Experience with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines.

What we offer

Remote‑first role with competitive and upside‑aligned compensation.

• Remote‑first working environment with flexible working hours.
• Competitive compensation.
• Equity compensation packages.
• Company‑paid offsites, minimum twice a year.

Interested?

Send us a short note with relevant proof of work. We read every application carefully.

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