Senior Smart Contract Engineer (SVM)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 31, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jan 11, 2024. Ellipsis Labs scores D on the Alion truth index.
Ellipsis Labs is a profitable, venture-backed New York-based startup building sustainable and efficient DeFi protocols on high-throughput decentralized infrastructure. Our long-term goal is to build a better financial system.
Our flagship product, Phoenix Perpetuals, brings professional-grade perpetual futures to Solana. Building on our experience developing efficient markets, Ellipsis Labs also operates SolFi, a proprietary automated market maker that provides efficient liquidity for key trading pairs. Our foundational product, Phoenix Legacy, is a limit order book on the Solana blockchain that established our expertise in operating high-performance markets. Combined, these products have facilitated over $285B in trading volume across Solana markets.
The Opportunity
Ellipsis Labs is seeking an SVM Smart Contract Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will:
Develop and maintain critical smart contracts for the SVM, along with the appropriate monitoring systems
Qualifications
Required
Experience building, deploying, and maintaining SVM smart contracts in production, with and without Anchor
Experience working with auditors
Deep understanding of Solana and low-level SVM concepts
A demonstrated track record of high agency, willingness to dive into unfamiliar technical and non-technical areas, and a team-first attitude
Passion for decentralized finance
Preferred
Experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS
Experience in quant trading or DeFi