Smart Contract Engineer - Solana & EVM | Web3 Career in Columbus
Career & Market Insight
Career Signal — Early-Stage, High-Ownership Role: Moonshot processed $4B in volume since launching in 2024 with 2M+ users — this is a fast-scaling startup, not a seed-stage experiment. Joining the smart contract team at this stage means high ownership and visible impact, but also the pressure of critical infrastructure with real financial exposure.
Compensation vs. Market: $150K base for a senior smart contract engineer is below market for top-tier Web3 talent in the US (senior Solana/EVM engineers at well-funded protocols typically command $180K–$250K+). However, the "meaningful early-stage equity" at a company already at scale could offset this — due diligence on the equity terms (cliff, vesting, strike price) is essential before accepting.
Skills You'll Build:
- Solana (Anchor/Rust) and EVM Solidity at production scale — two of the most in-demand Web3 skill sets
- Formal verification, fuzzing (Foundry), and security audit workflows — increasingly valued as DeFi matures
- Cross-chain bridge and settlement architecture experience — rare and highly compensated
Green Flags: Small team with fast deployment cycles (first prod deploy in 2 weeks), direct auditor collaboration, and genuine technical depth expected. Red Flags: The base salary is somewhat below senior Web3 benchmarks; the 2 a.m. debugging mention suggests an always-on culture. Clarify on-call expectations and equity structure before signing.
Headquarters: Miami
URL: https://moonshot.com
Smart Contract Engineer — Moonshot
Remote · $150K + equity
About Moonshot
Moonshot makes trading simple. Our mobile-first app gives more than 2 million users access to the latest tokens, tokenized stocks, and leverage trading, with over $4B in volume processed since launch in 2024. Every trade, auto-sell, and fee flow runs on-chain, and the contracts behind them have to be fast, safe, and correct.
The Role
You'll own the on-chain programs that power Moonshot's trading products on Solana and EVM chains. You'll take each contract from spec through audit to production, and help design how we expand to new chains and products. We're a small team, so you'll join early and ship real code fast. Expect your first production deployment within your first two weeks.
What You'll Do
- Own core trading programs — including order execution, auto-sell, fee routing, and token launch — from specification to deployment and audit
- Design cross-chain and settlement paths alongside protocol engineers
- Build and maintain a thorough test suite using Anchor tests, Foundry, and property-based fuzzing
- Work directly with security auditors on each release cycle
You Might Be a Fit If You
- Have shipped production programs on Solana (Anchor) or an EVM L2, ideally securing more than $10M in TVL or volume
- Can debug at the bytecode level when something breaks at 2 a.m.
- Value the unglamorous work: testing, fuzzing, formal verification, and audits
- Have delivered at least one end-to-end cross-chain integration (bridges, oracles, or settlement)
- Understand trading mechanics such as slippage, MEV, and transaction ordering on Solana
Compensation & Benefits
- $150K base salary plus meaningful early-stage equity
- Full health, dental, and vision coverage (US-based hires)
- $2,000 annual learning budget
To apply: https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/moonshot-solidity-rust-remote
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