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Engineering Manager, Product ExperienceBusiness Development LeadSr. Engineering Manager, Core ProductSr. Backend Engineer, Historical APIsStaff Backend Engineer, Historical APIsStaff Platform Engineer, Observability

Engineering Manager, Product Experience

USremote

About Helius ---------------- Helius is building the core infrastructure for Solana - empowering developers to create the next generation of crypto-powered applications. Our mission is to accelerate the development of internet capital markets by making it easier, faster, and more intuitive to build on-chain. Thousands of teams - from early-stage startups to industry leaders like Coinbase, Phantom, and Jupiter - rely on Helius APIs, webhooks, and indexing tools to power their products. Backed by Haun Ventures, Founders Fund, and Foundation Capital, we’re a small, senior team obsessed with performance, simplicity, and scalability in decentralized systems. Read our Helius Manifesto to see how we work and what we value. About the Role ------------------ We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Product Experience team, the group responsible for everything a customer sees after sign-up. This team owns onboarding, activation, monetization, integrations, and the core surfaces that drive adoption and revenue. The scope is wide, the work is high-impact, and you’ll be operating in spaces that would be handled by multiple teams at most companies. You’ll partner closely with founders, bring clarity to ambiguous product areas, and push the team to move quickly while holding a high bar for quality. You’ll guide technical direction, support senior engineers, and build a culture centered on ownership, speed, and user experience. What You'll Do ------------------ Lead the team owning the full customer lifecycle: onboarding, activation, enablement, monetization, and integrations Set technical direction across full-stack surfaces built in React, TypeScript, Next.js, AWS Lambda, and Go Drive high-velocity execution while maintaining an uncompromising bar for quality and UX Jump into the code to unblock critical paths and keep your projects on track Work with founders and product leadership to shape roadmaps tied to growth, revenue, and customer impact Coach, develop, and mentor senior engineers while fostering an ownership-driven culture Simplify complex product spaces, unblock ambiguity, and keep execution tight What You'll Bring --------------------- 5+ years of full-stack engineering experience 3+ years of leading product-facing teams Experience building products \& scaling teams in high-growth, high-velocity environments Deep technical depth and Full-Stack engineering fundamentals Strong instincts around design, architecture, and high-quality engineering execution Bias for action, high agency, and an urgency to push products forward Nice to Have ---------------- Exposure to Solana, blockchain, or web3 infrastructure Experience with developer tooling, monetization systems, or activation flows Why Helius? --------------- High-impact work: Your code will power applications used by millions across the Solana ecosystem, including Coinbase, Jupiter, and Phantom Serious engineering: Build fast, reliable systems and user experiences across distributed infra, high-throughput backends, and modern frontend stacks Ownership \& growth: Lead critical initiatives, influence architecture and product direction, and take on more responsibility as the company scales Remote-first flexibility: Work where you’re most effective with a flexible, fully distributed team Competitive comp \& perks: Market-leading salary, meaningful equity, generous vacation, wellness budgets, and support for learning and travel * Mission-driven team: Join ambitious builders who move fast, take ownership, and are shaping the future of decentralized apps

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Engineering Manager, Product Experience

USremote

About Helius ---------------- Helius is building the core infrastructure for Solana - empowering developers to create the next generation of crypto-powered applications. Our mission is to accelerate the development of internet capital markets by making it easier, faster, and more intuitive to build on-chain. Thousands of teams - from early-stage startups to industry leaders like Coinbase, Phantom, and Jupiter - rely on Helius APIs, webhooks, and indexing tools to power their products. Backed by Haun Ventures, Founders Fund, and Foundation Capital, we’re a small, senior team obsessed with performance, simplicity, and scalability in decentralized systems. Read our Helius Manifesto to see how we work and what we value. About the Role ------------------ We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Product Experience team, the group responsible for everything a customer sees after sign-up. This team owns onboarding, activation, monetization, integrations, and the core surfaces that drive adoption and revenue. The scope is wide, the work is high-impact, and you’ll be operating in spaces that would be handled by multiple teams at most companies. You’ll partner closely with founders, bring clarity to ambiguous product areas, and push the team to move quickly while holding a high bar for quality. You’ll guide technical direction, support senior engineers, and build a culture centered on ownership, speed, and user experience. What You'll Do ------------------ Lead the team owning the full customer lifecycle: onboarding, activation, enablement, monetization, and integrations Set technical direction across full-stack surfaces built in React, TypeScript, Next.js, AWS Lambda, and Go Drive high-velocity execution while maintaining an uncompromising bar for quality and UX Jump into the code to unblock critical paths and keep your projects on track Work with founders and product leadership to shape roadmaps tied to growth, revenue, and customer impact Coach, develop, and mentor senior engineers while fostering an ownership-driven culture Simplify complex product spaces, unblock ambiguity, and keep execution tight What You'll Bring --------------------- 5+ years of full-stack engineering experience 3+ years of leading product-facing teams Experience building products \& scaling teams in high-growth, high-velocity environments Deep technical depth and Full-Stack engineering fundamentals Strong instincts around design, architecture, and high-quality engineering execution Bias for action, high agency, and an urgency to push products forward Nice to Have ---------------- Exposure to Solana, blockchain, or web3 infrastructure Experience with developer tooling, monetization systems, or activation flows Why Helius? --------------- High-impact work: Your code will power applications used by millions across the Solana ecosystem, including Coinbase, Jupiter, and Phantom Serious engineering: Build fast, reliable systems and user experiences across distributed infra, high-throughput backends, and modern frontend stacks Ownership \& growth: Lead critical initiatives, influence architecture and product direction, and take on more responsibility as the company scales Remote-first flexibility: Work where you’re most effective with a flexible, fully distributed team Competitive comp \& perks: Market-leading salary, meaningful equity, generous vacation, wellness budgets, and support for learning and travel * Mission-driven team: Join ambitious builders who move fast, take ownership, and are shaping the future of decentralized apps

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Engineering Manager, Product Experience

USremote

About Helius ---------------- Helius is building the core infrastructure for Solana - empowering developers to create the next generation of crypto-powered applications. Our mission is to accelerate the development of internet capital markets by making it easier, faster, and more intuitive to build on-chain. Thousands of teams - from early-stage startups to industry leaders like Coinbase, Phantom, and Jupiter - rely on Helius APIs, webhooks, and indexing tools to power their products. Backed by Haun Ventures, Founders Fund, and Foundation Capital, we’re a small, senior team obsessed with performance, simplicity, and scalability in decentralized systems. Read our Helius Manifesto to see how we work and what we value. About the Role ------------------ We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Product Experience team, the group responsible for everything a customer sees after sign-up. This team owns onboarding, activation, monetization, integrations, and the core surfaces that drive adoption and revenue. The scope is wide, the work is high-impact, and you’ll be operating in spaces that would be handled by multiple teams at most companies. You’ll partner closely with founders, bring clarity to ambiguous product areas, and push the team to move quickly while holding a high bar for quality. You’ll guide technical direction, support senior engineers, and build a culture centered on ownership, speed, and user experience. What You'll Do ------------------ Lead the team owning the full customer lifecycle: onboarding, activation, enablement, monetization, and integrations Set technical direction across full-stack surfaces built in React, TypeScript, Next.js, AWS Lambda, and Go Drive high-velocity execution while maintaining an uncompromising bar for quality and UX Jump into the code to unblock critical paths and keep your projects on track Work with founders and product leadership to shape roadmaps tied to growth, revenue, and customer impact Coach, develop, and mentor senior engineers while fostering an ownership-driven culture Simplify complex product spaces, unblock ambiguity, and keep execution tight What You'll Bring --------------------- 5+ years of full-stack engineering experience 3+ years of leading product-facing teams Experience building products \& scaling teams in high-growth, high-velocity environments Deep technical depth and Full-Stack engineering fundamentals Strong instincts around design, architecture, and high-quality engineering execution Bias for action, high agency, and an urgency to push products forward Nice to Have ---------------- Exposure to Solana, blockchain, or web3 infrastructure Experience with developer tooling, monetization systems, or activation flows Why Helius? --------------- High-impact work: Your code will power applications used by millions across the Solana ecosystem, including Coinbase, Jupiter, and Phantom Serious engineering: Build fast, reliable systems and user experiences across distributed infra, high-throughput backends, and modern frontend stacks Ownership \& growth: Lead critical initiatives, influence architecture and product direction, and take on more responsibility as the company scales Remote-first flexibility: Work where you’re most effective with a flexible, fully distributed team Competitive comp \& perks: Market-leading salary, meaningful equity, generous vacation, wellness budgets, and support for learning and travel * Mission-driven team: Join ambitious builders who move fast, take ownership, and are shaping the future of decentralized apps

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Business Development Lead

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About Helius: Helius is the leading developer platform for Solana. We build the infrastructure that powers many of the most widely used crypto applications. Teams like Coinbase, Phantom, and Jupiter rely on Helius to access blockchain data, run production-grade infrastructure, and build real-time applications on Solana. Helius has raised $34M+ from top investors including Haun Ventures, Founders Fund, Foundation Capital, 6th Man Ventures, and Reciprocal Ventures along with angels including Anatoly Yakovenko, Raj Gokal, and Balaji Srinivasan. Our team has previously built mission-critical infrastructure at AWS, Coinbase, Stripe, Google, and DigitalOcean. About the Role: As Business Development Lead, you'll play a key role in expanding Helius' presence across the Solana ecosystem and broader crypto industry. You'll work closely with our Chief Revenue Officer and collaborate with our Revenue, Engineering and Product teams to drive adoption of Helius across top trading, infrastructure, and fintech teams. This is a high impact role where you'll be one of our founding GTM hires and help shape the function from the ground up. This is a highly strategic and hands-on role — you'll close high-value deals and help shape how Helius brings new infrastructure products to market. About the Team: As Business Development Lead, you'll join our growing team as we enter our next phase of growth after growing revenue 10x in 2025. You'll work directly with our Chief Revenue Officer in addition to working cross functionally with our Engineering, Product, and Operations teams. What You'll Do: - Own the full sales lifecycle — from sourcing and discovery through negotiation and closing - Identify and pursue strategic partnerships that accelerate adoption of Helius across the Solana ecosystem - Become a deep product expert and guide customers through technical evaluations and integrations - Work closely with Engineering and Product to inform roadmap priorities and remove customer adoption blockers - Collaborate with Product and Engineering to develop go-to-market strategies for new Helius products and infrastructure offerings - Outbound to key accounts, verticals, and funds - Meet and exceed quarterly revenue targets

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Business Development Lead

North Americaremote

About Helius: Helius is the leading developer platform for Solana. We build the infrastructure that powers many of the most widely used crypto applications. Teams like Coinbase, Phantom, and Jupiter rely on Helius to access blockchain data, run production-grade infrastructure, and build real-time applications on Solana. Helius has raised $34M+ from top investors including Haun Ventures, Founders Fund, Foundation Capital, 6th Man Ventures, and Reciprocal Ventures along with angels including Anatoly Yakovenko, Raj Gokal, and Balaji Srinivasan. Our team has previously built mission-critical infrastructure at AWS, Coinbase, Stripe, Google, and DigitalOcean. About the Role: As Business Development Lead, you'll play a key role in expanding Helius' presence across the Solana ecosystem and broader crypto industry. You'll work closely with our Chief Revenue Officer and collaborate with our Revenue, Engineering and Product teams to drive adoption of Helius across top trading, infrastructure, and fintech teams. This is a high impact role where you'll be one of our founding GTM hires and help shape the function from the ground up. This is a highly strategic and hands-on role — you'll close high-value deals and help shape how Helius brings new infrastructure products to market. About the Team: As Business Development Lead, you'll join our growing team as we enter our next phase of growth after growing revenue 10x in 2025. You'll work directly with our Chief Revenue Officer in addition to working cross functionally with our Engineering, Product, and Operations teams. What You'll Do: - Own the full sales lifecycle — from sourcing and discovery through negotiation and closing - Identify and pursue strategic partnerships that accelerate adoption of Helius across the Solana ecosystem - Become a deep product expert and guide customers through technical evaluations and integrations - Work closely with Engineering and Product to inform roadmap priorities and remove customer adoption blockers - Collaborate with Product and Engineering to develop go-to-market strategies for new Helius products and infrastructure offerings - Outbound to key accounts, verticals, and funds - Meet and exceed quarterly revenue targets

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Engineering Manager, Product Experience

USremote

About Helius ---------------- Helius is building the core infrastructure for Solana - empowering developers to create the next generation of crypto-powered applications. Our mission is to accelerate the development of internet capital markets by making it easier, faster, and more intuitive to build on-chain. Thousands of teams - from early-stage startups to industry leaders like Coinbase, Phantom, and Jupiter - rely on Helius APIs, webhooks, and indexing tools to power their products. Backed by Haun Ventures, Founders Fund, and Foundation Capital, we’re a small, senior team obsessed with performance, simplicity, and scalability in decentralized systems. Read our Helius Manifesto to see how we work and what we value. About the Role ------------------ We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Product Experience team, the group responsible for everything a customer sees after sign-up. This team owns onboarding, activation, monetization, integrations, and the core surfaces that drive adoption and revenue. The scope is wide, the work is high-impact, and you’ll be operating in spaces that would be handled by multiple teams at most companies. You’ll partner closely with founders, bring clarity to ambiguous product areas, and push the team to move quickly while holding a high bar for quality. You’ll guide technical direction, support senior engineers, and build a culture centered on ownership, speed, and user experience. What You'll Do ------------------ Lead the team owning the full customer lifecycle: onboarding, activation, enablement, monetization, and integrations Set technical direction across full-stack surfaces built in React, TypeScript, Next.js, AWS Lambda, and Go Drive high-velocity execution while maintaining an uncompromising bar for quality and UX Jump into the code to unblock critical paths and keep your projects on track Work with founders and product leadership to shape roadmaps tied to growth, revenue, and customer impact Coach, develop, and mentor senior engineers while fostering an ownership-driven culture Simplify complex product spaces, unblock ambiguity, and keep execution tight What You'll Bring --------------------- 5+ years of full-stack engineering experience 3+ years of leading product-facing teams Experience building products \& scaling teams in high-growth, high-velocity environments Deep technical depth and Full-Stack engineering fundamentals Strong instincts around design, architecture, and high-quality engineering execution Bias for action, high agency, and an urgency to push products forward Nice to Have ---------------- Exposure to Solana, blockchain, or web3 infrastructure Experience with developer tooling, monetization systems, or activation flows Why Helius? --------------- High-impact work: Your code will power applications used by millions across the Solana ecosystem, including Coinbase, Jupiter, and Phantom Serious engineering: Build fast, reliable systems and user experiences across distributed infra, high-throughput backends, and modern frontend stacks Ownership \& growth: Lead critical initiatives, influence architecture and product direction, and take on more responsibility as the company scales Remote-first flexibility: Work where you’re most effective with a flexible, fully distributed team Competitive comp \& perks: Market-leading salary, meaningful equity, generous vacation, wellness budgets, and support for learning and travel * Mission-driven team: Join ambitious builders who move fast, take ownership, and are shaping the future of decentralized apps

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Sr. Backend Engineer, Historical APIs

USremote

About Helius ---------------- Helius is building the core infrastructure for Solana - empowering developers to create the next generation of crypto-powered applications. Our mission is to accelerate the development of internet capital markets by making it easier, faster, and more intuitive to build on-chain. Thousands of teams - from early-stage startups to industry leaders like Coinbase, Phantom, and Jupiter - rely on Helius APIs, webhooks, and indexing tools to power their products. Backed by Haun Ventures, Founders Fund, and Foundation Capital, we’re a small, senior team obsessed with performance, simplicity, and scalability in decentralized systems. Read our Helius Manifesto to see how we work and what we value. About the Role ------------------ We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who wants to work on serious infrastructure. This isn't a narrow feature role - you'll own meaningful pieces of the stack, drive technical decisions, and ship production code that gets used immediately. You'll work alongside staff engineers, contribute to architectural discussions, and take end-to-end ownership of projects that directly impact our performance and scalability. Expect high ownership, fast feedback loops, and real impact. About the Team ------------------ The Archival team exposes APIs for querying Solana’s multi-petabyte ledger with sub 100ms latency. If you love the challenge of large datasets and low-latency performance engineering, this is the right team for you. The team moves fast, owns an enormous surface area, and operates like a small group of founders sitting in the critical path of the company. What You'll Do ------------------ Build and own ingestion, indexing, and retrieval features across our archival systems Improve API performance and reliability for high-throughput services Optimize query performance and design schemas for databases like ClickHouse, Postgres, and RocksDB Collaborate with staff engineers on caching strategies, scaling patterns, and distributed data architecture Debug, profile, and maintain production systems with a focus on performance and reliability Participate in system design discussions and contribute to technical planning Take ownership of projects from design through deployment and monitoring What You'll Bring --------------------- 5+ years of strong backend engineering experience building scalable, high-performance systems Proficiency in Rust (strongly preferred), C++, or an equivalent systems programming language Professional experience with distributed systems, data pipelines, and performance-focused engineering Solid understanding of database schema design and optimization patterns for large datasets Proven ability to break down complex problems into simple, maintainable solutions Strong debugging and performance profiling skills in production environments Self-driven with the ability to own projects independently and drive them to completion Relentless curiosity and a drive to dive deep into performance optimizations Desire for a fast-moving, high-ownership environment Nice to Have ---------------- Exposure to Solana, blockchain, or web3 infrastructure Experience with Postgres, ClickHouse, and/or RocksDB Contributions to open source projects or technical communities Experience mentoring other engineers Why Helius? --------------- High-impact work: Your code will power applications used by millions across the Solana ecosystem, including Coinbase, Jupiter, and Phantom Serious engineering: Build fast, reliable systems and user experiences across distributed infra, high-throughput backends, and modern frontend stacks Ownership \& growth: Lead critical initiatives, influence architecture and product direction, and take on more responsibility as the company scales Remote-first flexibility: Work where you’re most effective with a flexible, fully distributed team Competitive comp \& perks: Market-leading salary, meaningful equity, generous vacation, wellness budgets, and support for learning and travel Mission-driven team: Join ambitious builders who move fast, take ownership, and are shaping the future of decentralized apps

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Engineering Manager, Product Experience

USremote

About Helius ---------------- Helius is building the core infrastructure for Solana - empowering developers to create the next generation of crypto-powered applications. Our mission is to accelerate the development of internet capital markets by making it easier, faster, and more intuitive to build on-chain. Thousands of teams - from early-stage startups to industry leaders like Coinbase, Phantom, and Jupiter - rely on Helius APIs, webhooks, and indexing tools to power their products. Backed by Haun Ventures, Founders Fund, and Foundation Capital, we’re a small, senior team obsessed with performance, simplicity, and scalability in decentralized systems. Read our Helius Manifesto to see how we work and what we value. About the Role ------------------ We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Product Experience team, the group responsible for everything a customer sees after sign-up. This team owns onboarding, activation, monetization, integrations, and the core surfaces that drive adoption and revenue. The scope is wide, the work is high-impact, and you’ll be operating in spaces that would be handled by multiple teams at most companies. You’ll partner closely with founders, bring clarity to ambiguous product areas, and push the team to move quickly while holding a high bar for quality. You’ll guide technical direction, support senior engineers, and build a culture centered on ownership, speed, and user experience. What You'll Do ------------------ Lead the team owning the full customer lifecycle: onboarding, activation, enablement, monetization, and integrations Set technical direction across full-stack surfaces built in React, TypeScript, Next.js, AWS Lambda, and Go Drive high-velocity execution while maintaining an uncompromising bar for quality and UX Jump into the code to unblock critical paths and keep your projects on track Work with founders and product leadership to shape roadmaps tied to growth, revenue, and customer impact Coach, develop, and mentor senior engineers while fostering an ownership-driven culture Simplify complex product spaces, unblock ambiguity, and keep execution tight What You'll Bring --------------------- 5+ years of full-stack engineering experience 3+ years of leading product-facing teams Experience building products \& scaling teams in high-growth, high-velocity environments Deep technical depth and Full-Stack engineering fundamentals Strong instincts around design, architecture, and high-quality engineering execution Bias for action, high agency, and an urgency to push products forward Nice to Have ---------------- Exposure to Solana, blockchain, or web3 infrastructure Experience with developer tooling, monetization systems, or activation flows Why Helius? --------------- High-impact work: Your code will power applications used by millions across the Solana ecosystem, including Coinbase, Jupiter, and Phantom Serious engineering: Build fast, reliable systems and user experiences across distributed infra, high-throughput backends, and modern frontend stacks Ownership \& growth: Lead critical initiatives, influence architecture and product direction, and take on more responsibility as the company scales Remote-first flexibility: Work where you’re most effective with a flexible, fully distributed team Competitive comp \& perks: Market-leading salary, meaningful equity, generous vacation, wellness budgets, and support for learning and travel * Mission-driven team: Join ambitious builders who move fast, take ownership, and are shaping the future of decentralized apps

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Staff Backend Engineer, Historical APIs

USremote

About Helius ---------------- Helius is building the core infrastructure for Solana - empowering developers to create the next generation of crypto-powered applications. Our mission is to accelerate the development of internet capital markets by making it easier, faster, and more intuitive to build on-chain. Thousands of teams - from early-stage startups to industry leaders like Coinbase, Phantom, and Jupiter - rely on Helius APIs, webhooks, and indexing tools to power their products. Backed by Haun Ventures, Founders Fund, and Foundation Capital, we’re a small, senior team obsessed with performance, simplicity, and scalability in decentralized systems. Read our Helius Manifesto to see how we work and what we value. About the Role ------------------ We're looking for a Staff Backend Engineer who wants to own and evolve serious infrastructure. This isn't about executing on a roadmap - you'll define technical direction, architect systems that scale to multi-petabyte datasets, and set the standard for engineering excellence across the team. You'll work autonomously on high-impact problems, mentor senior engineers, and drive architectural decisions that shape the future of our infrastructure. About the Team ------------------ The Archival team exposes APIs for querying Solana’s multi-petabyte ledger with sub-100ms. If you love the challenge of large datasets and low-latency performance engineering, this is the right team for you. The team moves fast, owns an enormous surface area, and operates like a small group of founders sitting in the critical path of the company. What You'll Do ------------------ Architect and lead the development of ingestion, indexing, and retrieval systems across our archival infrastructure Drive technical strategy for API performance, reliability, and scalability across high-throughput services Design and optimize data models and query patterns for ClickHouse, Postgres, and RocksDB at scale Lead system design discussions and make architectural decisions on caching, distributed data patterns, and performance trade-offs Set standards for operational excellence, debugging methodologies, and performance profiling across production systems Mentor senior engineers and elevate the team's technical capabilities Partner with leadership on long-term technical roadmap and infrastructure investments Identify and drive solutions to complex, ambiguous problems that span multiple systems What You'll Bring --------------------- 7+ years of backend engineering experience with a track record of building large-scale, high-performance systems Deep expertise in Rust (strongly preferred), C++, or equivalent systems programming languages Proven experience designing and operating distributed systems, data pipelines, and performance-critical infrastructure at scale Expert-level knowledge of database internals, schema design, and optimization patterns for large datasets Demonstrated ability to architect simple, elegant solutions to complex technical problems Strong technical leadership and mentorship skills with the ability to influence without authority Track record of driving technical decisions and long-term architectural vision Relentless curiosity and a drive to push the boundaries of what's possible in performance engineering Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to thrive in a fast-moving, high-ownership environment Nice to Have ---------------- Experience with Solana, blockchain, or web3 infrastructure Deep expertise with Postgres, ClickHouse, and/or RocksDB internals Previous experience in a Staff or Principal engineering role Open source contributions or technical writing that demonstrates depth of expertise Why Helius? --------------- High-impact work: Your code will power applications used by millions across the Solana ecosystem, including Coinbase, Jupiter, and Phantom Serious engineering: Build fast, reliable systems and user experiences across distributed infra, high-throughput backends, and modern frontend stacks Ownership \& growth: Lead critical initiatives, influence architecture and product direction, and take on more responsibility as the company scales Remote-first flexibility: Work where you’re most effective with a flexible, fully distributed team Competitive comp \& perks: Market-leading salary, meaningful equity, generous vacation, wellness budgets, and support for learning and travel * Mission-driven team: Join ambitious builders who move fast, take ownership, and are shaping the future of decentralized apps

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Staff Platform Engineer, Observability

USremote

About Helius ---------------- Helius is building the core infrastructure for Solana - empowering developers to create the next generation of crypto-powered applications. Our mission is to accelerate the development of internet capital markets by making it easier, faster, and more intuitive to build on-chain. Thousands of teams - from early-stage startups to industry leaders like Coinbase, Phantom, and Jupiter - rely on Helius APIs, webhooks, and indexing tools to power their products. Backed by Haun Ventures, Founders Fund, and Foundation Capital, we’re a small, senior team obsessed with performance, simplicity, and scalability in decentralized systems. Read our Helius Manifesto to see how we work and what we value. About the Role ------------------ We’re looking for a Staff Platform Engineer to own observability end-to-end and rebuild our visibility stack from the ground up. You’ll design and run the systems behind metrics, logs, tracing, and performance debugging for every product team at Helius. This work has huge leverage. Better visibility means faster iteration, tighter feedback loops, and higher reliability across the entire company. You’ll architect pipelines that handle massive throughput, granular trace data, and millisecond-level introspection. If you enjoy building high-performance systems that help engineers understand and operate complex workloads, this role hits that sweet spot. What You'll Do ------------------ Architect a new observability stack across metrics, logs, tracing, and alerting Build high-throughput observability pipelines optimized for fast, low-latency querying Lead the migration from Datadog to cost-efficient, performance-focused internal tools Partner with infra, product, and performance teams to support deep debugging workflows Own reliability, scaling, and cost efficiency across the entire observability system Keep systems simple, fast, and easy for engineers to reason about What You'll Bring --------------------- 8+ years of strong programming experience with deep understanding of observability systems Experience with tools like ClickHouse, Loki, Elasticsearch, Prometheus, or Grafana Ability to design systems that handle massive data volumes and sustained read/write throughput Strong systems thinking and intuition for performance, storage tradeoffs, and reliability Nice to Have ---------------- Experience running bare metal at scale Familiarity with Solana or blockchain performance needs Why Helius? --------------- High-impact work: Your code will power applications used by millions across the Solana ecosystem, including Coinbase, Jupiter, and Phantom Serious engineering: Build fast, reliable systems and user experiences across distributed infra and high-throughput backends Ownership \& growth: Lead critical initiatives, influence architecture and product direction, and take on more responsibility as the company scales Remote-first flexibility: Work where you’re most effective with a flexible, fully distributed team Competitive comp \& perks: Market-leading salary, meaningful equity, generous vacation, wellness budgets, and support for learning and travel Mission-driven team: Join ambitious builders who move fast, take ownership, and are shaping the future of decentralized apps

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Sr. Engineering Manager, Core Product

Canada (+2 others)onsite

Location North America Employment Type Full time Location Type Remote Department Engineering Leadership Compensation • Estimated Base Salary $200K – $300K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus At Helius, we believe compensation should reflect both market value and individual impact. We benchmark against industry data to ensure fairness, offer meaningful equity so every team member shares in our upside, and reward high performance with greater pay growth over time. Our goal is to align incentives so you’re recognized for the results you deliver while sharing ownership in building the future of crypto infrastructure. About Helius 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. We’ve 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. Read our Helius Manifesto to see how we work and what we value. About the Role We’re hiring a Sr. Engineering Manager to lead Core Product and Platform Engineering—the backbone of Helius. Your teams power our low-latency RPC APIs, data streams, and Solana validators. These performance-critical systems must adhere to extremely high standards for availability, latency, and reliability. The surface area is large, the expectations are high, and the impact is immediate. You’ll drive technical direction across some of the most demanding systems in the Solana ecosystem. You’ll coach senior engineers and managers, shape engineering culture, and partner directly with founders on strategy. This role calls for someone with a deeply technical background, who transitioned to engineering leadership in search of broadening their impact. You must operate with high agency, bring clarity to complex problems, and guide teams through fast-paced, high-stakes execution. It’s ideal for someone on a path toward VP Eng who wants real scope and responsibility. What You'll Do • Lead engineering across Core Product and Platform, and other high-scale distributed systems • Set direction for availability, latency, reliability, and long-term system architecture • Partner with founders on company-wide engineering strategy and prioritization • Coach and grow engineering managers and staff engineers • Build and reinforce a culture of ownership, clarity, urgency, and technical excellence • Maintain high velocity without compromising correctness or quality • Simplify complex problems and keep teams aligned and unblocked What You'll Bring • 10+ years of experience leading distributed systems teams at scale • Strong technical depth, ideally in performance-sensitive or always-on systems • Experience operating high-availability production systems (e.g. AWS, Cloudflare, Datadog, Vercel, or similar) • Ability to drive clarity and execution in ambiguous, high-pressure scenarios • Strong people leadership skills paired with deep curiosity and a bias for ownership Nice to Have • Exposure to Solana, blockchain, or web3 infrastructure Why Helius? • High-impact work: Your code will power applications used by millions across the Solana ecosystem, including Coinbase, Jupiter, and Phantom • Serious engineering: Build fast, reliable systems and user experiences across distributed infra, high-throughput backends, and modern frontend stacks • Ownership & growth: Lead critical initiatives, influence architecture and product direction, and take on more responsibility as the company scales • Remote-first flexibility: Work where you’re most effective with a flexible, fully distributed team • Competitive comp & perks: Market-leading salary, meaningful equity, generous vacation, wellness budgets, and support for learning and travel • Mission-driven team: Join ambitious builders who move fast, take ownership, and are shaping the future of decentralized apps. Compensation Range: $200K - $300K

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Sr. Engineering Manager, Core Product

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About Helius 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. We’ve 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. Read our Helius Manifesto to see how we work and what we value. About the Role We’re hiring a Sr. Engineering Manager to lead Core Product and Platform Engineering—the backbone of Helius. Your teams power our low-latency RPC APIs, data streams, and Solana validators. These performance-critical systems must adhere to extremely high standards for availability, latency, and reliability. The surface area is large, the expectations are high, and the impact is immediate. You’ll drive technical direction across some of the most demanding systems in the Solana ecosystem. You’ll coach senior engineers and managers, shape engineering culture, and partner directly with founders on strategy. This role calls for someone with a deeply technical background, who transitioned to engineering leadership in search of broadening their impact. You must operate with high agency, bring clarity to complex problems, and guide teams through fast-paced, high-stakes execution. It’s ideal for someone on a path toward VP Eng who wants real scope and responsibility. What You'll Do • Lead engineering across Core Product and Platform, and other high-scale distributed systems • Set direction for availability, latency, reliability, and long-term system architecture • Partner with founders on company-wide engineering strategy and prioritization • Coach and grow engineering managers and staff engineers • Build and reinforce a culture of ownership, clarity, urgency, and technical excellence • Maintain high velocity without compromising correctness or quality • Simplify complex problems and keep teams aligned and unblocked What You'll Bring • 10+ years of experience leading distributed systems teams at scale • Strong technical depth, ideally in performance-sensitive or always-on systems • Experience operating high-availability production systems (e.g. AWS, Cloudflare, Datadog, Vercel, or similar) • Ability to drive clarity and execution in ambiguous, high-pressure scenarios • Strong people leadership skills paired with deep curiosity and a bias for ownership Nice to Have • Exposure to Solana, blockchain, or web3 infrastructure Why Helius? • High-impact work: Your code will power applications used by millions across the Solana ecosystem, including Coinbase, Jupiter, and Phantom • Serious engineering: Build fast, reliable systems and user experiences across distributed infra, high-throughput backends, and modern frontend stacks • Ownership & growth: Lead critical initiatives, influence architecture and product direction, and take on more responsibility as the company scales • Remote-first flexibility: Work where you’re most effective with a flexible, fully distributed team • Competitive comp & perks: Market-leading salary, meaningful equity, generous vacation, wellness budgets, and support for learning and travel • Mission-driven team: Join ambitious builders who move fast, take ownership, and are shaping the future of decentralized apps.

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