Smart Contract Engineer - Rust

Stacked is looking to add to its dynamic group of professionals that are dedicated to simplifying crypto investing and helping as many people as possible to take part in the greatest investment opportunity in history. Based in Chicago, Stacked is a venture-funded crypto company with less than 100 employees. It provides automation technology to help investors more easily manage their cryptocurrency investments and strategies. Founded out of a personal need, Stacked has grown quickly and has facilitated tens of millions of trades, billions of dollars of volume, and helped tens of thousands of users. And, while work experience and educational preparation are certainly important, we don’t hire resumes. We hire talented individuals based on our culture and values that can help us drive innovation and get us to the next stage of our business. We are looking for a smart contract engineer to expand our ecosystem in order to get us to the next stage of the company. Over the next several years we are going to be faced with some incredibly complex technical challenges and we will rely on you to help us overcome them. If you are an experienced Rust developer who wants to work in the crypto space, or a long-established Solidity engineer wanting to extend your blockchain knowledge to a new ecosystem, we are looking for you!

Your Core Contributions To The Team

• Write Rust smart contracts on Solana and tests according to business requirements.
• Create technical documentation.
• Work with teams across time zones. Perform source code management and versioning
• Spec, implement, test, and audit protocol upgrades and additions
• Work with existing contracts and implement new features based on the project’s pipeline

About You

• Knowledge of the DeFi industry and experience using DeFi products (Uniswap, Compound, etc.)
• At least 1 year of experience developing in Rust, knowledge of Solana, and smart contract design on the Solana blockchain
• Or At least 2 years experience of writing high-quality, well-tested Solidity with smart contracts deployed to the mainnet, some experience with Rust and strong desire to extend your knowledge to a new blockchain ecosystem like Solana.
• Experience interacting with the EVM
• Knowledgeable about smart contract security and best practices
• More than 4 years as a software coder in general (experience outside of blockchain included)
• An ability to deliver quality code with proper practices like unit testing and integration testing
• Ability to be creative, strategic, analytical, and think outside the box to solve problems
• The ability to be a team leader; Initiative-taking is required.
• Experience with architecture in on-chain to off-chain systems
• Ability to write very high-quality, well-tested code
• Passion for Open Finance/ DeFi or Trading
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• The ability to learn and adapt to a rapidly evolving tech stack

Note: This position is only available in US time zones.

What We Provide You

Stacked works hard to provide benefits that make your life better. We offer a comprehensive benefit program that features:

• Health coverage for you and your family through medical, dental, and vision plans.
• A 401(k) plan with a company match.
• Free gym access in the Chicago office.
• A generous paid time off program.

All The Other Stuff

Stacked is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce. We are committed to building an environment of mutual respect, free of discrimination and harassment, where opportunities are available to everyone based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications.  The job functions listed above represent the primary duties and responsibilities of this job and in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by you. Other duties and responsibilities within the scope of this job may be assigned. You will be required to follow all instructions and to perform all duties requested by your manager; subject to reasonable accommodations and within the scope of the position.