Solana Foundation - APAC - Lead Solutions Architect
Requirements
• 7+ years of software engineering experience with 4+ years in solutions architecture, enterprise architecture, or technical leadership roles focused on institutional finance or payments • Proven track record of defining and executing technical strategies or roadmaps • Demonstrated ability to influence and build trust with C-level and VP-level executives at major institutions • Deep expertise in institutional payment systems, correspondent banking, settlement infrastructure, or fintech platforms • Experience with Rust, Typescript, or other performant languages in production environments • Based in Greater China, Singapore, or Hong Kong • Experience at a major bank, payment network, or institutional fintech in a senior technical role • Established relationships with institutional players across APAC markets • Understanding of APAC-specific payment rails (e.g., PayNow, PromptPay, FPS, China's CIPS) • Deep understanding of regulatory frameworks for digital assets in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Mainland China • Experience working with the Solana protocol or other high-performance blockchains • Track record of shipping widely-adopted standards or specifications
Responsibilities
• — Own APAC institutional roadmap: define multi-quarter strategy, prioritize key markets/segments/technical needs • — Provide executive-level technical leadership: engage CTOs, VPs Eng, C-suite at major banks & fintechs • — Act as APAC institutional expert: authoritative voice internally, with ecosystem, at conferences/events • — Build deep strategic technical relationships with institutions, regulators, infrastructure providers • — Lead adoption of APAC-specific standards & frameworks (regulatory/compliance focus: Hong Kong, Singapore etc.) • — Deliver hands-on technical leadership for tier-1 institutional opportunities • — Native Mandarin speaker ( • — Strong English communication • — 7+ years software engineering + 4+ years solutions/enterprise architecture or technical leadership in institutional finance/payments • — Proven track record defining/executing technical strategies & roadmaps • — Ability to influence & build trust with C-level/VP executives • — Deep expertise in institutional payment systems, correspondent banking, settlement, fintech platforms • with Rust, TypeScript or other performant languages in production • — Based in Greater China, Singapore, or Hong Kong • — Senior technical role at major bank, payment network, institutional fintech • — Existing relationships with APAC institutional players • — Knowledge of regional payment rails (PayNow, PromptPay, FPS, CIPS) • — Understanding of digital asset regulations in Hong Kong, Singapore, Mainland China • to find jobs faster. • ⚠️ DYOR — I don’t verify jobs. If someone asks for downloads, files, or Telegram-only communication → 🚩 scam. • ❗️ Not hiring — just sharing fresh real Web3 jobs daily. • 🌎 My Web3 world in 5 Telegram channels Jobs, testnets, news, drops — no fluff. Follow all 👇 • 💡 Intern & junior jobs • 💼 Low-competition roles • 🔭 Insider crypto news • 🐷 Fresh testnets & airdrops • 💬 One feed for everything • 💬 Want to collaborate, promote something, or just ask a question? Feel free to reach out: @crypto_vazima • === ATS JOB DETAILS === • You need to enable JavaScript to run this app. • APAC - Lead Solutions Architect • Asia, Remote-International • Ecosystem Engineering • Autofill from resume • Upload your resume here to autofill key application fields. • Drop your resume here! • Parsing your resume. Autofilling key fields... • or drag and drop here • Are you interested in other Solana • Our talent organisation partners with wider Solana Ecosystem teams to help introduce candidates for open • s. If you tick yes here • may be shared with these teams. • Submit Application
Benefits
• Equity in the Solana Foundation is mentioned as a benefit for all employees but it's unclear if this applies to specific roles like Lead Solution Architect without further details provided. • Paid Time Off (PTO) and insurance are benefits offered, although no explicit amounts or types of coverage were stated. • Remote work options may be available as the job posting is based in Zug, Switzerland; however, this was not explicitly confirmed for all roles within The Solana Foundation.
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