Senior Software Engineer

Jito Labs is architecting the future of high-performance distributed systems on Solana. We're the team behind Jito-Solana, the leading MEV Solana client, and the Jito Block Engine, which has revolutionized block building on Solana. Our Jito-Solana client currently powers over 90% of stake and 1,100 validators, generating an additional $650M in yearly revenue for network stakers and validators. As a small, profitable company with strong product-market fit, we're uniquely positioned to tackle ambitious technical challenges while maintaining our startup agility.

At Jito Labs, you'll work alongside a small, nimble group of engineers and operators who are passionate about solving complex technical challenges at the cutting edge of Solana trading and infrastructure.

Our team culture emphasizes:

- High ownership: Every team member drives significant technical decisions and shapes our product roadmap.

- Fast execution: We ship rapidly and iterate based on real-world feedback. Progress, not motion.

- Technical excellence: We tackle complex problems with elegant, scalable solutions.

- Sustainable growth: Strong financials and proven market fit enable us to focus on long-term impact.

If you're excited about:

- Solving complex distributed systems challenges

- Working with cutting-edge MEV and trading infrastructure

- Contributing to open-source blockchain technology

- Making a tangible impact on one of the fastest-growing L1 blockchains

...then we want to hear from you.

We're not just building tools - we're architecting the future of high-performance distributed systems. Our work directly impacts Solana's ecosystem, enabling a faster network, better capital efficiency, and more robust DeFi applications for millions of users.

We offer competitive compensation, significant equity, and the opportunity to work on problems that matter. Don't just watch the future of blockchain unfold—help us build it.

About the Position

We are seeking an exceptional Senior Level Engineer to join our core team building critical, next-generation infrastructure for the Solana ecosystem. You'll be exploring uncharted technical territory and building novel solutions across our stack:

Next-Generation Infrastructure

- Design and implement new approaches to block building

- Create innovative solutions for optimizing validator consensus and execution

Performance Engineering

- Build high-performance systems for processing and analyzing on-chain data

- Optimize critical paths in our infrastructure and Solana core (Agave & Firedancer) to reduce latency and increase throughput

- Develop new tools for monitoring and improving network efficiency

Relevant Backgrounds

The engineering team at Jito Labs consists of multi-disciplinary engineers. If you have experience in any of the following, you may be a good fit:

- Embedded Systems

- Firmware

- Operating Systems

- Robotics

- HFT

Requirements

• 5+ years of systems-level programming in C, C++, or Rust (we use Rust)
• Obsessed with progress, not just motion
• Willingness to dive into complicated systems to accurately root cause and fix issues
• Hungry to learn
• Clear, simple communication
• High agency
• Excitement for decentralized finance and high performance systems