About the company
Helius is a leading developer platform on the Solana blockchain, dedicated to inspiring and accelerating the creation of crypto-powered software. Customers like Coinbase, Jupiter, and Phantom use Helius to power their applications on Solana. Weāve raised over $34m from Haun Ventures, Founders Fund, Foundation Capital, 6th Man Ventures, Reciprocal Ventures, Chapter One and angel investors including Solana co-founders Anatoly Yakovenko and Raj Gokal, and Balaji Srinivasan. Our team members have previously built mission-critical, scalable infrastructure at AWS, Coinbase, Stripe, Google, Digital Ocean, and more.
Job Summary
What You'll Do
šBuild ingestion, indexing, and retrieval features across our archival systems šImprove API performance and reliability for high-throughput services šOptimize query performance against databases like ClickHouse, Postgres, and RocksDB šCollaborate with senior & staff engineers on caching, scaling, and distributed data patterns šDebug, profile, and maintain production systems for performance šEngage in system design, technical discussions, and long-term planning
What You'll Bring
š3+ years of strong backend engineering experience šExperience with Rust (strongly preferred), C++, or an equivalent language šProfessional experience with distributed systems, data pipelines, and performance-focused engineering šFamiliar with database schema design and optimization patterns for large datasets šAbility to break down complex problems into simple solutions šRelentless curiosity and a drive to dive deep into performance optimizations
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