Quantitative & Systems Intern About Astralane Astralane is building the next generation of low-latency tooling for Solana and other high-throughput chains. You’ll join a small, tight-knit team that’s obsessed with squeezing out every last microsecond in trade execution, on-chain data analysis, and protocol-level optimization. What You’ll Do Implement Rust-based tools to ingest, clean, and analyze high-volume blockchain and market data. Build and optimize data pipelines for trade analysis, backtesting, and statistical research. Work with Solana RPCs, transaction logs, and public APIs to extract insights from on-chain MEV activity. Detect, classify, and explain MEV patterns (e.g., backruns, arbitrage) by decoding raw transactions. Collaborate with engineers on low-latency networking, custom RPC/GRPC clients, and real-time monitoring dashboards. Research quantitative strategies, write prototypes, and contribute to production-grade code. Present findings in clear write-ups and team demos—your insights will directly inform our product roadmap. What We’re Looking For Proficiency in Rust (or C++/Go with eagerness to pick up Rust). Strong foundations in computer science (data structures, algorithms, concurrency). Solid math/stats background (linear algebra, probability, basic ML). Hands-on experience with data analysis—Python, SQL, or other tools. Bonus: familiarity with blockchain concepts (accounts, transactions, MEV), Solana RPCs, trading APIs, or on-chain data indexing. Excellent communicator who thrives in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment. Why You’ll Love It Direct mentorship from Solana-protocol-level engineers. Real impact: your analysis and code ship to production. Deep dive into next-gen blockchain infrastructure and quant research. Flexible hours, team socials, and free snacks (yes, butter chicken and samosas count!). How to Apply To apply, complete this short technical assignment: 👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-5qCKOlExubrk5WxPqNBapxmtr8pD_JhyobFfbw4sUFfMdw/viewform Once submitted, feel free to also send your resume and a note about a project you’re proud of to hi@astralane.io and CC: jas@audacelabs.com .
