Helius
Staff Performance Engineer, Trading Infrastructure
North America · Staff+
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 55 days ago
C++Design Systems
About the role
- These services are responsible for streaming Solana's state changes across our global network and providing real-time data APIs to traders, exchanges, and DeFi protocols.
- The problems are challenging, the expectations are high, and the improvements you ship will be felt across the Solana ecosystem.
Responsibilities
- Profile, tune, and optimize the low-level Rust services that power traders and financial institutions
- Design systems for low-latency environments where microseconds matter
- Lead cross-team initiatives to identify and eliminate systemic performance bottlenecks
- Own foundational systems end-to-end and keep them simple, reliable, and easy to operate
- Build fast, reliable systems and user experiences across distributed infra and high-throughput backends
Nice to have
- Experience in trading systems (DeFi or TradFi)
- Background in performance-obsessed environments like Cloudflare, Netflix, or similar
- High-impact work: Your code will power applications used by millions across the Solana ecosystem, including Coinbase, Jupiter, and Phantom
- Mission-driven team: Join ambitious builders who move fast, take ownership, and are shaping the future of decentralized apps
Compensation
- Competitive comp & perks: Market-leading salary, meaningful equity, generous vacation, wellness budgets, and support for learning and travel
Benefits
- Market-leading salary, meaningful equity, generous vacation, wellness budgets, and support for learning and travel
Company info
- Lead critical initiatives, influence architecture and product direction, and take on more responsibility as the company scales
- We're looking for a Staff Performance Engineer to own the most latency-critical systems at Helius.
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