Senior Software Engineer, Block Production

Design, implement, and optimize block production, scheduling, and verification mechanisms for the Solana network, improving scalability, security, and performance while maintaining shared-memory interfaces, documenting protocols, conducting code reviews, and collaborating with protocol, security, and infrastructure specialists.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize block production mechanisms
• Develop and refine scheduling mechanisms for block production and verification
• Identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities in the pipeline
• Improve pipeline scalability for increasing transaction volumes and validator participation
• Create and execute stress tests, fault-injection tests, and performance benchmarks
• Collaborate with core protocol engineers, security experts, and infrastructure teams
• Maintain documentation for block production and scheduling protocols
• Conduct peer code reviews
• Design and maintain high-performance shared-memory interfaces

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with core infrastructure software and distributed systems
• Proficiency in Rust, C, or C++
• Experience with distributed systems and blockchain technology
• Ability to analyze complex systems and develop effective solutions
• Knowledge of common security threats and security best practices
• Experience with performance profiling and optimization techniques
• Familiarity with Linux, systems automation tools, and systems architecture
• Experience designing secure protocols, software, and algorithms