Senior Smart Contract Engineer (SVM)
Ellipsis Labs · On-site
MeritLog read this listing from Ellipsis Labs's Ashby job board and last checked it on September 12, 2026.
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Job details
- Work model
- On-site
- Salary
- $170K - $250K
- Location
- New York, New York
Hiring context
How this role compares at Ellipsis Labs
Ellipsis Labs has 13 live roles in MeritLog’s catalog across 4 job families, and 10 of them are in engineering. 12 of those listings publish a pay range, a disclosure rate of 92%.
This role's posted range of $170K - $250K sits above 22% of the 9 other Ellipsis Labs roles quoted over the same currency and period.
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What the role asks for
What they're asking for
- Experience building, deploying, and maintaining SVM smart contracts in production, with and without AnchorSkill
- Experience working with auditorsSkill
- Deep understanding of Solana and low-level SVM conceptsSkill
- A demonstrated track record of high agency, willingness to dive into unfamiliar technical and non-technical areas, and a team-first attitudeSkill
- Passion for decentralized financeSkill
- Experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWSSkillPreferred
- Experience in quant trading or DeFiSkillPreferred
Parsed by MeritLog from the employer’s own posting. The full description follows below.
Job description
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