Rust Smart Contract Engineer

London - UK

Salary: Not Disclosed

Experience Required: 3years

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

This is a remote position.

A leading provider and Developer of DeFi infrastructure and software building the next generation of on-chain finance and DeFi liquidity infrastructure on Solana and offering a dual-protocol system designed to help safeguard traders from major market events for the safety and growth of crypto worldwide.

Their offer tackle current DeFi platforms reliance on over-collateralized lending forcing users to lock up liquidity juggle multiple protocols and face high liquidation risks.

Their solution enables under-collateralized borrowing programmable margin accounts and composable strategies all through one seamless app. It unlocks capital efficiency reduces risk and makes DeFi more accessible and powerful.

They are looking for a Rust Smart Contract Engineer to join our core engineering team and help shape the backbone of Glows protocol.

MISSIONS

Youll design build and optimize Rust-based smart contracts that power Glows DeFi infrastructure working closely with product and protocol teams to create scalable secure and innovative financial primitives.

As a core contributor youll:

- Design and implement smart contracts in Rust for Glows Solana-based protocol.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to iterate experiment and ship high-impact protocol features.

- Architect systems with a focus on security scalability and gas efficiency.

- Contribute to developer tooling SDKs and integration layers that empower both internal and external builders.

- Take full ownership from concept and research to mainnet deployment and maintenance.

Responsibilities:

- Support the design development and deployment of new on-chain features.

- Work collaboratively across engineering product and research teams to refine and test protocol logic.

- Build and maintain high-quality smart contract systems with performance resilience and scalability in mind.

- Deploy monitor and operate on-chain services in production.

- Continuously look for innovative solutions to complex DeFi and protocol challenges through rigorous experimentation.

Requirements

Must have:

- Minimum 24 years of professional software development experience.

- 13 years working with Rust and other Web3 technologies.

- Proven experience shipping smart contracts that handle real funds in production.

- Strong understanding of blockchain architecture and smart contract design.

- Ownership mindset and ability to move fast in an experimental high-impact environment.

- Passion for DeFi on-chain innovation and open-source development.

Nice to have:

- Experience with Solana Anchor or other Rust-based blockchain frameworks.

- Contributions to open-source DeFi or protocol codebases.

- Background in financial systems derivatives or risk management logic.

- Previous experience in a startup or early-stage Web3 team.

Benefits

Contract : Permanent role (Hybrid remote) in Paris (France) or other EU countries or US (EST times)
Remote first company : flexibility to work fully remotely or at an office location of your preference within the European Union.
Salary Equity
Benefits: healthcare and life insurance retirement plan sponsored transportation gym lunch card home office equipment and other perks.

Recruitment process :

Founder / CEO Interview to understand your background motivations and high-level alignment with the companys mission. (career journey and goals interest in the company and the role culture fit assessment) : 45 minutes

Technical Interview to assess technical skills and problem-solving ability relevant to the position. (Practical problem-solving or coding exercise discussion of past projects and technical decisions evaluating depth of expertise and approach to challenges) : 60 minutes

Group Interview to determine cultural and interpersonal fit (Collaboration and communication style

alignment with the companys values work ethic ownership and adaptability) team dynamics and personality alignment : 45 minutes

Final Interview with the CEO to ensure mutual clarity and readiness to move forward. (Expectations offer details next steps remaining questions) : 30 minutes

Required Skills:

Must have: - Minimum 24 years of professional software development experience. - 13 years working with Rust and other Web3 technologies. - Proven experience shipping smart contracts that handle real funds in production. - Strong understanding of blockchain architecture and smart contract design. - Ownership mindset and ability to move fast in an experimental high-impact environment. - Passion for DeFi on-chain innovation and open-source development. Nice to have: - Experience with Solana Anchor or other Rust-based blockchain frameworks. - Contributions to open-source DeFi or protocol codebases. - Background in financial systems derivatives or risk management logic. - Previous experience in a startup or early-stage Web3 team.

This is a remote position. A leading provider and Developer of DeFi infrastructure and software building the next generation of on-chain finance and DeFi liquidity infrastructure on Solana and offering a dual-protocol system designed to help safeguard traders from major market events for the saf...