Equa Network

Founding Software Engineer (Crypto)

In short

This founding engineer role is at an early-stage crypto startup building a proprietary trading and market-making platform on Solana. The job covers building the platform from scratch, making foundational architecture decisions, and owning core product and infrastructure alongside the founders. It requires strong Solana/crypto experience, professional Rust, and strong TypeScript skills, plus comfort working independently in a highly autonomous, early-stage environment. Applicants must be based in Europe or Asia.

Founding Software Engineer — 2 positions
Company: Equa Network
We're building a technology-driven company operating in crypto markets, with a focus on proprietary trading and market making. This is an early-stage opportunity to join at the ground level and help shape the product and engineering culture.
Applicants must be based in Europe or Asia.
Responsibilities:
•Build a new platform from the ground up
•Make foundational architectural and technical decisions
•Own significant parts of the product and infrastructure
•Work closely with the founders to turn ideas into production systems
•Help shape the engineering culture and team as the company grows
•Grow alongside the company as it scales
Requirements:
•Strong experience with Solana / crypto
•Professional experience with Rust
•Strong experience with TypeScript
•Ability to work independently and make pragmatic architectural decisions
•Comfortable operating in an early-stage, highly autonomous environment
Nice to have:
•DeFi
•Fintech
•Trading
•Tokenized assets
•Quantitative finance
Stack:
Solana, Rust, TypeScript
Benefits:
•Competitive salary + meaningful equity
•Estimated compensation: $105k - $180k
•Company-sponsored travel
•Equipment of your choice
•All the AI tools you will ever need
•Significant autonomy and ownership
•The opportunity to grow alongside the company from the earliest stage

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