The Solana memecoin mania that began in the first half of 2024 has contributed to an increase in demand for Rust engineers, according to the chief executive at a cryptocurrency jobs board. It’s likely been driven by the “Solana memecoin frenzy, where Rust is the primary programming language,” Raman Shalupau, CEO and founder of CryptoJobsList told Cointelegraph, adding: “It’s also driven by the broader tech trend, where Rust is becoming a popular systems programming language, and many blockchain companies are adopting it for writing performant distributed systems.” Solana memecoins currently bo…