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Senior Solana Blockchain Engineer

DracoinLabs Nexus · DracoinLabs

Remote DracoinLabs Nexus Full-time / Contract Long-term
Full-time employment $150,000 – $250,000 USD Annual salary
Contract / consulting $120 – $200 USD/hr Hourly rate

Compensation determined by experience, technical expertise, project leadership, and production deployment history.

About DracoinLabs Nexus

We are seeking an experienced Senior Solana Blockchain Engineer to help review, architect, and enhance DracoinLabs Nexus — a Solana-based Web3 platform on DracoinLabs.

DracoinLabs Nexus currently includes core token functionality and wallet integration. The next phase of development will evolve the platform into a comprehensive Web3 ecosystem featuring staking, governance, treasury management, analytics, and community-driven functionality.

This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys both hands-on development and high-level architectural decision-making on production Solana infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Architecture & technical leadership

  • Review the existing DracoinLabs Nexus Solana codebase and architecture
  • Evaluate smart contract design and security
  • Identify scalability and performance improvements
  • Define technical standards and best practices
  • Create a development roadmap and implementation strategy

Blockchain development

  • Design and develop Solana programs using Rust and Anchor Framework
  • Implement staking and rewards mechanisms
  • Design governance and voting systems
  • Build treasury management functionality
  • Integrate wallet connectivity and transaction workflows
  • Improve smart contract security and testing coverage

Collaboration

  • Work closely with product and engineering stakeholders
  • Participate in technical planning and architecture discussions
  • Produce technical documentation and implementation guidelines
  • Support deployment and maintenance activities

Technical requirements

Required skills

5+ years software engineering 3+ years blockchain development Solana development Advanced Rust Anchor Framework SPL Token Smart contract testing & security Production Web3 applications Git & collaborative workflows

Preferred skills

Staking protocol development DAO governance systems Treasury management NFT ecosystem development DeFi protocol development Wallet integrations Cloud infrastructure & DevOps Smart contract auditing Open-source contributions

Initial project scope

The first phase focuses on reviewing and improving the existing DracoinLabs Nexus codebase.

Current functionality

  • DracoinLabs Nexus token implementation
  • Wallet integration
  • Basic token operations

Planned enhancements

  • Staking system
  • Reward distribution
  • DAO governance
  • Treasury management
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Security improvements
  • Performance optimization
  • Advanced Web3 functionality

Expected deliverables

01

Architecture review

Technical assessment covering current architecture, strengths and weaknesses, scalability considerations, and improvement opportunities.

02

Security assessment

Smart contract security review, access control analysis, risk assessment, and recommended mitigations.

03

Technical roadmap

Development roadmap with feature prioritization, architecture recommendations, milestones, and timeline estimates.

04

Smart contract enhancements

Design and implement staking architecture, reward distribution logic, governance framework, and treasury controls.

05

Documentation

Technical documentation, deployment instructions, testing procedures, and architecture diagrams.

Hiring process

  1. Step 1 — Initial discussion and project overview
  2. Step 2 — Portfolio and GitHub review
  3. Step 3 — Technical assessment (~60 minutes)
  4. Step 4 — Technical interview
  5. Step 5 — Paid architecture review milestone
  6. Step 6 — Long-term engagement

Ideal candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior blockchain engineer who has successfully delivered production-grade Solana applications and can contribute both as a hands-on developer and as a technical leader on DracoinLabs Nexus.

We are looking for someone who can evaluate the current platform, identify opportunities for improvement, and help drive the next phase of DracoinLabs Nexus development with a strong focus on security, scalability, and maintainability.

Submit your application

If you have strong Solana, Rust, and Anchor experience, we would like to hear from you about building DracoinLabs Nexus.

Please include

  • Resume or CV
  • GitHub profile
  • Portfolio or project examples
  • Solana & Rust experience summary
  • Anchor Framework experience
  • Staking, DAO, NFT, or DeFi project examples
  • Availability and preferred engagement type