Solana Data Engineer - Selby Jennings : Job Details

I'm working with a highly specialized research and engineering group that's been building deep in the Solana ecosystem for years. They've contributed to open-source initiatives, launched on-chain products, and operate some of the most performant validators in the network. The team's background spans low-latency infrastructure, high-frequency trading, and distributed systems at scale. About the Role: They're looking for a Data Engineer to join their New York office and take ownership of their Solana data infrastructure. In this role, you'll build and maintain high-throughput pipelines, real-time dashboards, and analytics platforms that extract insights from both historical and live Solana data. What You'll Do:

• Develop reliable pipelines to ingest on-chain data into ClickHouse or similar OLAP databases
• Interface directly with Solana full nodes and RPC infrastructure to collect raw blockchain data
• Build and maintain dashboards that visualize key metrics around validators, staking, and performance
• Ensure high uptime, accuracy, and performance of all analytics services
• Process validator-level performance metrics and staking reward calculations

• 3+ years of experience with Python, shell scripting, and containerization tools like Docker/Kubernetes
• 2+ years of experience with Rust
• Deep experience with ClickHouse, Grafana, or similar analytics/visualization tools
• Familiarity with blockchain indexers, off-chain APIs, and data pipelines
• Strong understanding of Solana's account model, transaction structure, and program architecture
• Experience working with distributed messaging systems such as Kafka or Pulsar