lightcone.trade
Staff Engineer Solana
$225,000 – $250,0004 days ago
Staff Engineer (Solana) L
lightcone.trade
USD 225k-250k / year
Posted on Apr 20, 2026 About the Role
Take ownership over parts of the Solana stack (Anchor / Pinocchio programs) and parts of the backend exchange infrastructure (Rust).
Solana programs that define the foundations of impact markets as a product category
Backend infrastructure that wraps around the programs to create a robust, reliable and fast exchange product
You’ll work closely with the cofounders [1, 2] with minimal process overhead. The team is mostly remote, with a NY office space available.
Are very comfortable writing production systems in Rust
Have experience building on Solana (Anchor is a must; Pinocchio a plus)
Have worked on latency-sensitive, correctness-critical infrastructure or products
Are comfortable working in an environment with incomplete specifications
Enjoy thinking about complex problems from scratch
Are a markets nerd
Lightcone is building impact markets infrastructure that bridges prediction markets and traditional finance. We're pre-product, seed stage, and creating something genuinely new. Our market structure connects these two worlds in ways that haven't been done before.
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