Securitize - Sr Solana Developer

About the role

WHO IS SECURITIZE

Securitize, the leader in tokenizing real-world assets with $3.7B+ AUM (as of May 5, 2025), is bringing the world on-chain through tokenized funds in partnership with top-tier asset managers, such as Apollo, BlackRock, Hamilton Lane, KKR, and others. Securitize, through its subsidiaries, is a SEC-registered broker-dealer, digital transfer agent, fund administrator, and operator of a SEC-regulated Alternative Trading System (ATS). Securitize is a global, fully remote team consisting of top talent from the blockchain and financial services industries. Having raised $170M overall to date, we are backed by some of the largest names in finance and technology, including BlackRock, Morgan Stanley, Blockchain Capital, MUFG, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Sony Finance, Banco Santander, Coinbase, among others. Securitize has also been recognized as a 2025 Forbes Top 50 Fintech https://www.forbes.com/lists/fintech50/ company.

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They are looking for a Senior Solana Developer to join our blockchain engineering team and help build the next generation of regulated digital securities infrastructure. You will work on complex Solana programs, cross-chain integrations, and Token-2022 implementations — with a direct impact on how institutional-grade financial products live on-chain.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

- Design, develop, test, and deploy Solana programs using Anchor and native Rust

- Build and maintain Token-2022 integrations, including transfer hooks, non-transferable tokens, permanent delegation, and interest-bearing token extensions

- Implement and manage cross-chain bridges and messaging using Wormhole or similar interoperability protocols

- Develop and integrate SPL token programs, including ACL-gated on/off ramp flows and compliance-aware mint/burn mechanics

- Architect PDA-based systems for registries, whitelists, multisig, and permissioned account management

- Write robust unit and integration tests; participate in code reviews and audit preparation

- Collaborate with backend engineers to expose Solana program interfaces via Node.js / TypeScript services

- Contribute to technical design documents, architecture definitions, and Jira story scoping

- Work independently, proactively identify improvements in code quality and team processes

- Interact with product and commercial teams to translate requirements into technical designs

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITION:

CORE SOLANA EXPERTISE

- 5+ years of software development experience, with at least 2 years focused on Solana program development

- Deep understanding of Solana's account model, PDA derivation, CPI patterns, and rent exemption mechanics

- Hands-on experience with Anchor framework: account validation, constraints, IDL generation, and program upgrades