UTXO Smart Contract Engineer (Rust) — Remote/Relocation

Mintlayer; Abu Dhabi; Hybrid; AED 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Relocation support

Flexible work arrangements

Global team meetups

Crypto compensation options

Job summary

Mintlayer is seeking a blockchain engineer to design and implement smart contract logic native to the UTXO-based execution model. You will own MLS token contract standards and develop Token Factory templates for asset issuance, with security reviews and developer documentation as core duties.

The ideal candidate will have Rust experience for core protocol work and a track record in UTXO-based smart contract systems, with a passion to master Mintlayer MLS standards and contribute to

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of Bitcoin UTXO model and scripting.
• Experience with Mintlayer MLS standards or genuine motivation to master them.
• Rust required; core protocol work.
• Prior work on UTXO-based smart contract systems rather than account-model only.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement smart contract logic native to Mintlayer's UTXO-based execution model.
• Own and maintain MLS token contract standards MLS-01 fungible token spec MLS-03 NFT spec and future extensions.
• Build and review Token Factory contract templates for permissioned and permissionless asset issuance.
• Implement and audit atomic swap scripting for Fast Bridge and DEX integrations.
• Work with the Blockchain Security Lead on security review of all new contract deployments.
• Contribute to smart contract documentation for external developer consumption.
• Review technical feedback on third-party applications building on MLS standards.

Skills

Smart contract design

Rust

UTXO model

Bitcoin scripting

Tools

MLS standards

Job description

Mintlayer is seeking a blockchain engineer to design and implement smart contract logic native to the UTXO-based execution model. You will own MLS token contract standards and develop Token Factory templates for asset issuance, with security reviews and developer documentation as core duties.

The ideal candidate will have Rust experience for core protocol work and a track record in UTXO-based smart contract systems, with a passion to master Mintlayer MLS standards and contribute to