Tech Jobs: Full Stack Engineer
Job Type: Remote.
Organization: Solana Foundation
Location: USA
Role: Full Stack Engineer
Salary: $107,000 – $111,000
Who We Are
The Solana Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Zug, Switzerland, is dedicated to promoting the adoption, decentralization, and security of the Solana network. Solana is a high-performance blockchain designed to offer a fast and user-friendly experience without compromising security. Our mission is to create a world where individuals own their data, utilize permissionless networks, and freely transfer information and value globally. We are seeking talented individuals who are ready to dive in and leverage their expertise to support the ecosystem’s growth.
The Opportunity
The Solana Foundation is looking for a highly driven full-stack engineer to join our ecosystem engineering team full-time. The ideal candidate is a highly organized, service-oriented, and business-minded individual passionate about enhancing efficiencies between the Solana Foundation and our partners. Web development plays a crucial role in the Solana ecosystem, and at the foundation level, we act as facilitators. There will also be opportunities to provide support to ecosystem collaborators.
Responsibilities
- Manage and develop web-based platforms for the Solana Foundation, including microsites showcasing various functionalities.
- Enhance the speed, performance, and reliability of existing web properties such as Solana Explorer.
- Review architecture and ensure best practices with external contributors.
- Facilitate communication between the ecosystem and contributors to web tools.
- Create documentation and materials to address knowledge gaps and accelerate projects’ understanding and collaboration within the Solana ecosystem.
- Help ship new web initiatives and products, including web-related modules and SDKs (e.g., the WalletConnect adapter).
Growth Opportunities
This role offers the potential to grow into owning the strategy for the Solana Foundation’s efforts to accelerate the ecosystem. This could include directly creating tools, evangelizing product flows, or defining a budget and recruiting contributors to address technical gaps. You will support and be supported by your teammates at Solana Foundation, including ecosystem engineering, developer relations, network infrastructure, and marketing, to expedite community-driven advancements to the Solana protocol and network.
You Ideally Have
- A passion for crafting exceptional software, with an emphasis on performance and maintainable code.
- Strong experience with JavaScript, React, TypeScript, NodeJS, and module packaging and distribution.
- Familiarity with advanced data structures, APIs, storage solutions, cloud infrastructure, and other relevant tools.
- Experience with a wide array of technical expertise and software development processes.
- Familiarity with Solana’s architecture and design principles, as well as its potential use cases and applications.
- Experience contributing to and engaging with open-source software communities, with a GitHub profile reflecting this.
- Enjoyment in technical advocacy, facilitating new ideas, and a desire to contribute to a future where people build together.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.