Lead Solutions Architect

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🕒 March 27

🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

💻 Solutions Engineer

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Solana Foundation

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2017

🤝 Non-profit

₿ Crypto

🌐 Web 3

Non-profit • Crypto • Web 3

Solana Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Zug, Switzerland, dedicated to promoting the decentralization, adoption, and security of the Solana blockchain ecosystem. The foundation supports initiatives like Stake Pools, which enhance censorship resistance and decentralization, and provides grants and funding to projects that further these goals. Solana Foundation also runs a Delegation Program to encourage high-quality validator operations and incentivizes participation through its innovative liquid staking solutions. With a focus on building a censorship-resistant network, the foundation plays a vital role in expanding the decentralized finance (DeFi) space and the overall Solana network.

📋 Description

• Engaging at the executive level: serve as the technical counterpart to CTOs, Chief Architects, and engineering leadership at tier-1 institutions, establishing credibility and trust in complex sales cycles • Driving standards and best practices: identify, create (directly or through coordination with external development teams), and drive ecosystem-wide adoption of institutional standards including tokenization of common asset types, institutional trading, compliance tooling, and institutional custody architectures • Building strategic relationships: cultivate deep technical relationships with custodians, tokenization engines, exchanges, prime brokers, and asset managers. Navigate complex organizational structures to build champion networks and influence multi-stakeholder decision processes • Providing hands-on technical leadership: design reference architectures, drive institutional-grade documentation, and develop ROI models tailored to institutional decision-makers. Partner with business development to navigate 6-18 month sales cycles and institutional procurement requirements

🎯 Requirements

• 6+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years in institutional or enterprise environments • Proven track record of defining and executing technical roadmaps with measurable impact • Deep expertise in institutional infrastructure: custody solutions, financial products, compliance adherence, trading systems, or settlement infrastructure • Experience engaging with C-level executives and navigating complex enterprise sales cycles with multiple stakeholder approval processes • Understanding of institutional business models, enterprise integration patterns and operational requirements • Strong understanding of security frameworks, compliance requirements, and audit processes in regulated financial services • Experience with Rust, Go, Java, or other systems programming languages in production environments • Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical decisions across organizations and credibly represent complex technical topics to both technical and business stakeholders • Track record of shipping production systems that handle institutional-grade requirements.