Join Rain as a Software Engineer to design and maintain Soroban smart contracts on Stellar in a fast-growing fintech company.
Posted by employer 6 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 week ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Requirements
- Experience
- 2–10 years
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Software Engineer will design, develop, and maintain Soroban smart contracts on the Stellar network, while also building backend services that integrate with various blockchain ecosystems. Proficiency in Rust and a deep understanding of the Stellar ecosystem are essential, along with experience in Node.js and smart contract security. This position is ideal for engineers with 2 to 10 years of experience, particularly those with a background in fintech or card issuing. Rain fosters a collaborative environment where team members can influence the company's technical direction.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 9 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Rain's career page.
- Rain has 48 other open roles including Software Engineer - Wallets , Director of Business Development & Strategy, Branded Payments, Product Manager, Cards.
- 768 active Rust roles on Joblaze right now.
- 602 active Node.js roles on Joblaze right now.
- 2 active Stellar roles on Joblaze right now.
- Typical Rust salary we track runs $130,000–$209,500 (median $161,500, across 350 roles). See Rust salary trends
Quick facts
- Is the Software Engineer - Stellar role remote?
- It's hybrid — Rain expects some on-site time in New York, NY.
- How much experience is required?
- 2–10 years of relevant experience for this Software Engineer - Stellar role.
- Where is the role based?
- Rain is hiring for this position in New York, NY.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Node.js, Rust, Soroban, Stellar.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Rain targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Software Engineer - Stellar role at Rain.
From the original posting
About the Company
Rain is the global stablecoin payments platform for enterprises, neobanks, platforms, developers, and AI agents. Our technology allows partners to move, store, and use stablecoins instantly and compliantly through global payment cards, rewards, on/offramps, wallets, and cross-border rails. As both a Visa and Mastercard Principal Member, Rain issues cards that work at more than 175 million merchant locations in over 220 countries and territories. Built natively for stablecoins and trusted by more than 100 organizations worldwide, Rain delivers secure, scalable infrastructure that makes money move freely and instantly around the world.
You will have the opportunity to deliver massive impact at a hypergrowth company backed by some of the top investors in fintech, crypto, and SaaS. In January 2026, we closed a $250M Series C led by ICONIQ, valuing Rain at $1.95B, with Sapphire Ventures, Dragonfly, Bessemer Venture Partners, Galaxy Ventures, FirstMark, Lightspeed, Norwest, and Endeavor Catalyst also participating. If you're curious, bold, and excited to help shape a borderless financial future, we'd love to talk.
Our Ethos
We believe in an open and flat structure. You will be able to grow into the role that most aligns with your goals. Our team members at all levels have the freedom to explore ideas and impact the roadmap and vision of our company.
About the Role
You'll design, build, and maintain Soroban smart contracts on Stellar and the backend services that integrate with them, while contributing to shared infrastructure across EVM, Solana, and Stellar. Our platform powers crypto-backed card products — processing high transaction volumes, continuously ingesting on-chain data, and navigating the unique complexity of each chain, with scalability and reliability engineered in from day one.
What you'll do
Own and evolve Soroban smart contracts end-to-end — from development through deployment and maintenance
Build robust, scalable backend services that interact with Stellar, EVM, and Solana networks
Scale our on-chain infrastructure to support millions of users globally — powering transactions, data ingestion, and real-time processing
Play a central role in shaping the technical and product roadmap
Drive architectural decisions in a fast-moving, rapidly evolving product
Ship new capabilities quickly and iteratively to our customers
What we're looking for
Deep expertise in the Stellar ecosystem, including Soroban's programming model, tooling, and best practices
Strong proficiency in Rust
Solid understanding of smart contract security patterns and common vulnerability classes
Experience with Node.js and backend systems
2–10+ years of engineering experience; compensation will be calibrated accordingly
Nice to have, but not mandatory
Fintech experience — neobank or card issuing background gets extra brownie points
Familiarity with Stellar classic operations
Things that enable a fulfilling, healthy, and happy experience at Rain:
Unlimited time off 🌴 Unlimited vacation can be daunting, so we require Rainmakers to take 10 days minimum for themselves.
Flexible working ☕ We support a flexible workplace – work from home, come into an office, or both. We want everyone to work in an environment where they're their most confident and productive selves. New Rainmakers receive a stipend to set up a comfortable home workspace.
Easy to access benefits 🧠 For US Rainmakers, we cover 95% of your health, dental, and vision plan costs and 90% for your dependents, plus a 100% company-subsidized life insurance plan.
Retirement goals💡 Plan for the future with confidence. We offer a 401(k) with a 4% company match.
Equity plan 📦 Every Rainmaker gets an equity option plan so we all benefit from our success.
Health and Wellness 📚 High performance begins from within. Rainmakers receive a monthly stipend to be used for eligible health and wellness spending like gym memberships/fitness classes, massages, acupuncture - whatever recharges you!
In-office meals 🍜 Rainmakers working from the office enjoy lunch and dinner on us, covered with a DoorDash credit.
Team summits ✨ Summits play an important role at Rain. Time together helps us build relationships and a common destiny. Expect team and company offsites, both domestic and international.