About the company
Solana is a high performance blockchain that can enable growing decentralized applications and systems to scale without sacrificing security. Solana Labs is the team that built the original protocol, and is building both the validator client and applications on top of the Solana blockchain; therefore the team is highly specialized, and we’re looking for talented people who are willing to jump right in and use their expertise to help us build the Solana ecosystem. If you’re looking to join a fast-paced, problem solving environment in the center of blockchain infrastructure, cryptocurrency, and decentralized applications, then read on.
Job Summary
You will:
📍Design and execute developer acquisition and retention strategies across channels (social, content, events, hackathons, communities). 📍Craft clear, compelling narratives around Solana’s dev tooling: SDKs, payments rails, DeFi primitives, AI integrations and beyond. 📍Identify and run initiatives to bring in new talent into the ecosystem. 📍Build awareness through campaigns, partnerships, and targeted outreach to web2 and web3 dev communities. 📍Collaborate with technical leads to produce content such as tutorials, example apps, case studies, and developer spotlights. 📍Analyze developer funnel metrics including activation, retention, engagement and continuously improve based on data-driven insights. 📍Coordinate with ecosystem partners, accelerators, and educational programs to scale Solana’s reach among builders. 📍Stay deeply embedded in dev conversations (Twitter, Reddit, Discord, GitHub, Stack Overflow) and represent Solana in the right channels.
You ideally have:
📍4+ years in developer marketing, hackathon promotion, developer relations, or technical growth at a developer-focused company (blockchain or SaaS preferred) 📍Understanding of the developer journey, from initial awareness to adoption, contribution, and retention. 📍Experience with blockchain or fintech products (e.g., smart contracts, payments, DeFi, custody, or API integrations). 📍Ability to translate technical topics into engaging, approachable content for developers. 📍Proficiency in developer channels and growth tactics, open-source communities, hackathons, GitHub, Stack Overflow, Discord, X/Twitter, etc. 📍Collaborative mindset and ability to work cross-functionally with marketing, ecosystem, and protocol teams.
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