Interoperability Engineer

Mintlayer; Abu Dhabi; Presencial; AED 350.000 - 750.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance

Fitness programs

Crypto compensation

Relocation support

Flexible working

Global meetups

Descripción de la vacante

Mintlayer in Abu Dhabi is seeking a senior cross-chain engineer to own the Fast Bridge architecture, connecting Mintlayer, Ethereum, and ZK Thunder, with Rust and Solidity in production.

You will design secure bridge relay mechanisms, optimize latency, audit changes before mainnet deployment, and build monitoring for bridge health while collaborating with security leads.

Formación

• Production experience building or auditing cross-chain bridges.
• Familiarity with HTLC, optimistic, or ZK bridging mechanisms.
• Solidity and Rust dual proficiency preferred.
• Security-first mindset bridge security is existential, not peripheral.

Responsabilidades

• Own the Fast Bridge architecture and all cross-chain integration points between Mintlayer, Ethereum and ZK Thunder.
• Design and implement secure bridge relay mechanisms with explicit threat modelling.
• Optimize bridge latency for institutional-grade use cases.
• Audit and review all bridge-adjacent code changes before mainnet deployment.
• Design the Bitcoin atomic swap expansion roadmap.
• Build monitoring and alerting infrastructure for bridge health.
• Coordinate with the Blockchain Security Lead on external bridge audit engagements.

Conocimientos

Cross-chain bridges

Rust

Solidity

Security mindset

Descripción del empleo

ABOUT THE ROLE

Cross-chain infrastructure is where the next generation of financial rails is being built The Fast Bridge connects Mintlayer and Ethereum ZK Thunder settles on Mintlayer while remaining EVM-compatible Future Bitcoin atomic swap expansions will make Mintlayer a hub for some of the most significant capital flows in the ecosystem This is a role for someone who has thought deeply about what it actually takes to move value across chains securely not theoretically but in production The technical surface spans Rust Solidity and ZK proofs The opportunity to be the person who built the interoperability layer for one of the most ambitious Bitcoin finance protocols ever launched is genuinely rare

WHAT YOU WILL OWN

• Own the Fast Bridge architecture and all cross-chain integration points between Mintlayer Ethereum and ZK Thunder
• Design and implement secure bridge relay mechanisms with explicit threat modelling
• Optimize bridge latency for institutional-grade use cases
• Audit and review all bridge-adjacent code changes before mainnet deployment
• Design the Bitcoin atomic swap expansion roadmap
• Build monitoring and alerting infrastructure for bridge health
• Coordinate with the Blockchain Security Lead on external bridge audit engagements

BENEFITS

• Health amp Prevention Comprehensive high-tier medical insurance with a focus on preventative medicine annual executive health screenings and diagnostic check-ups
• Fitness amp Wellness Programs Monthly fitness allowances for premier gyms and studios plus internal wellness initiatives including yoga ergonomics workshops and stress management
• Competitive Compensation Salary paid in your choice of fiat Bitcoin or stablecoins ML token allocation and vesting for senior roles
• Relocation Support Full assistance with UAE residency visas and relocation to Abu Dhabi for on-site roles We handle the paperwork
• Flexible Working Structured flexibility across on-site hybrid and fully remote roles Core overlap hours respected across time zones
• Global Team Meetups Periodic gatherings with the full team around the world The remote team is never remote from the culture

REQUIREMENTS

• Production experience building or auditing cross-chain bridges
• Familiarity with HTLC, optimistic, or ZK bridging mechanisms
• Solidity and Rust dual proficiency preferred
• Security-first mindset bridge security is existential, not peripheral