Senior Rust Engineer

Phantom is the modern money app used by tens of millions around the world. Our product combines everything people need to manage, spend, and grow their money in one simple, intuitive experience. Phantom brings all the control and flexibility of crypto-powered finance, without unnecessary complexity, into mainstream consumer finance.

By combining industry-leading security with thoughtfully designed tools, Phantom makes powerful financial tools feel approachable and easy to use. This focus on speed, control, and user experience has fueled rapid growth, with a community of 20M+ people, reaching #1 in the Google Play Store finance category, and consistently ranking as a Top 50 app across all categories, alongside some of the most recognizable consumer technology platforms in the world.

Responsibilities

As a Rust engineer at Phantom you’ll be doing everything from building delightful user interfaces and creating cross-platform client infrastructure on the frontend, to creating APIs, data pipelines and services that bridge the gap between the blockchain and the user experience our users have come to expect on the backend.

• Transaction Reliability & Performance: Designing and optimizing systems that ensure Phantom transactions land quickly and consistently across rapidly evolving Solana network conditions.

• Order Flow Optimization: Architecting strategies to maximize value capture and execution quality from Phantom’s unique retail order flow.

• Ecosystem Awareness: Staying ahead of Solana market structure changes driven by key players like Jito, Solana client developers, and new SIMD proposals—adapting Phantom’s systems to leverage these advancements.

• Cutting-Edge Infrastructure: Collaborating across engineering and product to build resilient, performant systems that define the standard for wallet transaction infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in software development, with at least 2 years of experience in Rust.

• Proven experience in contributing to Solana client development or forks.

• Highly motivated, self-driven, and passionate about building cutting-edge transaction landing infrastructure.

• English language mastery both in spoken and written forms.

Why Work with Us

We are a team of experienced builders in the blockchain and crypto industry. Our journey began from users seeking an easy, seamless path to accessing the crypto ecosystem. This passion fueled our exponential growth, allowing us to onboard over 15M+ active users in just over three years; with our user base growing weekly. Our dedication to a secure and seamless user experience has made us the leading wallet on Solana as well as our multi-chain approach enhances our platform's versatility, meeting the needs of a diverse and growing user base. By staying at the forefront of technology and user expectations, we continue to innovate and set industry standards on self-custodial crypto wallets.

There has never been a better time to work in crypto to help shape the future of innovation with a focus around the wallet experience!

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity

• Comprehensive insurance (medical/dental/vision) — 100% covered

• Stipend for your ideal remote set-up

• Flexible hours and a supportive remote environment

• Unlimited vacation: Take time when you need it (and we really mean it!)

• 401(k) retirement plan

• Monthly wellness benefit

• Weekly meal benefit

• Global off-sites

The target base salary for this role will range between $200,000 to $230,000 with the addition of equity and benefits. This is determined by a few factors including your skillset, prior relevant experience, quality of interviews and market factors (such as location) at the point in time of offer.

We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply. We believe that our work is stronger with a variety of perspectives, and we’re eager to further diversify our company. If you have a background that you feel would make an impact at Phantom, please consider applying. We’re committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career.

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