Helius is looking to solve the problem of powering low-latency RPC APIs, data streams, and Solana validators for crypto-powered software applications on the Solana blockchain. These performance-critical systems require extremely high standards for availability, latency, and reliability, and the company needs leadership to drive technical direction and ensure high-stakes execution.
Requirements
- 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
- Exposure to Solana, blockchain, or web3 infrastructure
Responsibilities
- 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
Other
- Lead Core Product and Platform Engineering—the backbone of Helius.
- Coach senior engineers and managers, shape engineering culture, and partner directly with founders on strategy.
- 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.
- Remote-first flexibility
