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Raiku is an advanced interconnected system designed to enhance the performance, reliability, and scalability of applications on the Solana blockchain. By facilitating seamless coordination between applications, operators, and the blockchain, Raiku introduces novel transaction types, guaranteed execution, and data streaming capabilities. 

Its innovative approach aims to optimize high-frequency trading, decentralized financial infrastructure, and real-time data management, making it essential for developers and enterprises looking to build next-generation blockchain applications. 


2 - 10 employees


Founded 2024

💳 Fintech

🎮 Gaming

Senior Rust Engineer - Research
46 minutes ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔙 Backend Engineer

Distributed Systems

Node.js

Rust

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📋 Description
• Raiku is reengineering blockchain infrastructure from first principles.
• We're seeking a passionate Research Engineer to drive protocol-level innovation on Solana.
• Conduct performance modeling and develop validator-centric architecture solutions.
• Analyze and model Solana’s core architecture and deeply understand edge cases under stress.
• Lead internal research on validator economics and incentive alignment.
• Design bandwidth and blockspace pricing models ensuring economic alignment.
• Prototype system-level experiments and evaluate performance and correctness.
• Develop proofs-of-concept for transaction lifecycle primitives.
• Research and benchmark global account models across multiple VMs.
• Collaborate with external researchers and validators for mainnet integration.

🎯 Requirements
• 3+ years of experience working with Rust in production (preferably in core systems or blockchain contexts).
• Deep familiarity with Solana’s source code and protocol-level architecture (runtime, scheduler, consensus, networking).
• Demonstrated ability to reason through complex distributed systems.
• Experience modeling and explaining performance bottlenecks in real-world validators.
• Ability to read protocol proposals and specs and convert them into actionables (e.g. implementation paths, test harnesses, edge case coverage).
• A deep design philosophy focused on deterministic execution and reliable system behavior.
• Strong communication skills and clarity in technical writing.

🏖️ Benefits
• A chance to join a category-defining protocol team pushing the frontier of Solana infrastructure.
• Token upside and a key role in shaping Raiku’s ecosystem footprint.
• Remote-first team with async workflows, a high ownership culture, and deep technical curiosity.
• Competitive salary, token allocation, and performance-based bonuses.
• Budget for travel, ecosystem events, and home office setup.

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