Senior Software Engineer, Payments
Content + Source + Freshness • 11 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Solid opportunity for experienced software engineers to contribute to payment innovations within blockchain, but lacks specific compensation details.
- Challenging role in payment systems engineering.
- Collaborative work in the blockchain ecosystem.
- Requires solid experience in software development.
Pros
- Challenging work focused on enhancing payment systems.
- Exposure to collaborative projects across the Solana ecosystem.
- Potential for professional development in a growing field.
Cons
- Vague compensation structure can lead to candidate uncertainty.
- High expectations for performance requiring experience.
- Must be able to quickly adapt to evolving technologies.
Who it's for
Mid-Level • Remote
Good fit
- Mid-level software engineers with fintech experience.
- Candidates interested in blockchain technology.
- Professionals seeking to develop payment solutions.
Not recommended for
- Entry-level candidates without relevant experience.
- Individuals disinterested in payment technologies.
- Professionals who need clearly defined structures.
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Location
Remote-US
Employment Type
Full time
Department
Ecosystem Engineering
Who We Are
The Solana Foundation is a non-profit based in Zug, Switzerland, dedicated to the adoption, decentralization, and security of the Solana network. Solana is a high performance blockchain that can deliver a fast and friendly user experience, without sacrificing security. The Solana Foundation is working to realize a world where individuals own their data, use permissionless networks, and transfer information and value freely around the world. We are looking for talented people who are willing to jump right in and use their expertise to help the ecosystem build.
What We Do
The Ecosystem Engineering team is a horizontal team of strategically deployed engineers that live at the intersection of business, technology, and innovation in the Solana ecosystem. We support teams small and large by providing technical guidance, architecture review, and maximize our leverage by driving adoption of technical public goods through code and coordination.
The Opportunity
We’re looking for a software engineer to drive adoption of standards, specifications, and conventions throughout the entire Solana network to improve payments, stablecoins and tokenization! This role will also assist payment-related ecosystem teams in achieving their business goals within the Solana ecosystem.
To be successful in this role
You will be:
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Driving feature development: you’ll be driving high priority payment-related products:
Standards related to improving on-chain payments and integrations with traditional finance
Solana pay
Compliance Requirements for stablecoins / Payments
Agentic and automated payments
Supporting ecosystem teams and prospective builders: you will be a technical point-of-contact for processing payments in the Solana ecosystem
Interfacing with developers: you will be collaborating directly with developers building on Solana to receive review, collect their feedback, and inform key payment related development
You ideally have:
3+ years working in blockchain or platform-focused teams building out payment systems at scale
Experience using Rust, Typescript, or other performant languages in a production environment
Established experience with payment systems whether on-chain, or in traditional finance
Experience designing and operating APIs
A deep interest in the impact of blockchain technologies on how money moves globally
Bonus points:
Experience working with the Solana protocol
Understand how the existing corresponding banking system works
Understand how payments are processed by global institutions and international banks
Experience contributing to open-source projects
