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Solana Bot, Program & Trading Infrastructure Development

Client-owned Solana software: low-latency bots, Geyser pipelines, Jito execution, wallet monitoring and production program integrations.

Engineering the complete production path

Solana systems fail in production when data delivery, transaction construction and operational controls are treated as separate afterthoughts. We design them as one observable execution path: source the right account or transaction events, make a bounded decision, simulate where appropriate, submit through the selected route and reconcile the result.

Capabilities

What we can build

Low-latency data

Yellowstone gRPC, Geyser and WebSocket consumers with reconnect handling, slot awareness and duplicate-event protection.

Transaction execution

Versioned transactions, address lookup tables, priority fees, Jito bundles, simulation and explicit landing reconciliation.

Wallet automation

Client-controlled signers, scoped permissions, transaction classification, position tracking and configurable risk limits.

Production operations

Structured logs, health checks, alerting, deployment documentation and measurable latency across the complete path.

Available engagements

Solana services

Scoping checklist

What to prepare

A short description is enough to begin. These details help us return a useful technical response instead of a generic estimate.

  • Target programs and transaction types
  • Latency and throughput requirements
  • RPC, Geyser or validator access
  • Signer and custody boundaries

Research

Technical guides

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Solana

Real Cost of Running a Solana Trading Bot in 2025: Full Breakdown

Between dedicated RPC nodes, Geyser subscriptions, Jito tips, compute unit fees, and co-location server costs, a serious Solana bot operation can burn over $3,000 per month before a single profitable trade. This article breaks down every line item, compares shared-vs-dedicated RPC pricing from Helius, QuickNode, and Triton, and shows how volume thresholds determine which infrastructure tier makes sense.

Smart Contracts

Formal Verification of a Solana Trading Program with Certora

A hands-on guide to Solana formal verification: writing invariants and running Certora-style symbolic checks on a settlement program to prove no-fund-loss properties audits miss.

Smart Contracts

Solana Program Security Audit Checklist for Trading Apps

Before you put real capital through a custom settlement program, you need to pass a security audit. This checklist covers signer-check bypasses, owner mismatches, arithmetic overflows, and re-entrancy vectors specific to DeFi trading programs.

Solana

Pyth vs Switchboard for Solana Trading Bots: Oracle Latency Compared

Pyth vs Switchboard Solana bot latency compared: real update cadence, confidence intervals and staleness handling for on-chain trading bots that trigger off price feeds.

Solana

Is a Solana Program Audit Worth It Before Mainnet Launch?

Is a Solana program audit worth it before mainnet? We weigh audit cost against real exploits—account confusion, CPI reentrancy, missing signer checks.

Solana

Solana Copy-Trading Bots: How to Mirror Winning Wallets

Learn how to build a Solana copy-trading bot that selects wallets by on-chain edge, replicates trades with sub-100ms latency, and protects capital with kill-switches.

Common questions

What does a Solana engagement start with?+

We begin with a technical discovery covering the target platform, integrations, operating constraints and measurable acceptance criteria. You receive the final scope and quote before payment.

Will we control the code and infrastructure?+

Yes. The agreed source code and deployment are handed over to the client. Production keys and seed phrases remain client-controlled, and access is scoped to the minimum required.

Can you improve an existing system?+

Yes. We can review an existing codebase or architecture, identify reusable components and propose a focused implementation rather than rebuilding everything.

Do you guarantee trading results?+

No. TierZero provides software engineering and infrastructure. Market outcomes depend on strategy, competition, liquidity, fees and risk settings; testing and explicit controls are required before live use.

Describe the system you need

We will review the platform, integrations and operating constraints, then reply with the next technical questions and a scoped delivery plan.

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