Employment: Full-time via MLabs
Engagement: Contracted to a UAE-based enterprise blockchain / fintech client
Location: Remote (Eastern Europe / MENA / India preferred)

MLabs is hiring a Senior L2 Engineer to contribute to the design and development of Layer-2 scaling solutions within a custom blockchain ecosystem supporting enterprise-grade financial systems.

You will work on rollup mechanisms, transaction batching, cross-layer communication, and performance optimization between Layer-1 and Layer-2 environments. This role requires strong blockchain systems knowledge with a focus on scalability, execution logic, and security. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience building or contributing to Layer-2 or scaling infrastructure in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Layer-2 scaling components
• Contribute to rollup architecture and transaction batching logic
• Develop cross-layer communication and bridging mechanisms
• Optimize throughput and latency across blockchain layers
• Ensure correctness and security of L2 state transitions
• Collaborate with protocol, smart contract, and infrastructure teams
• Participate in architecture discussions and performance reviews

Requirements

Blockchain Indexing Specialist

Location: Can do at least 4 hours overlap between 10am-6pm Brazilian time - Cannot hire in Germany or France

Remote | Full-time

Compensation: Competitive

Our client operates a premier real-time blockchain analytics platform utilized by over 5 million crypto traders every month. As a lean, high-performance team of ten, the organization remains at the absolute core of the rapidly expanding decentralized finance (DeFi) industry.

The organization is seeking a Blockchain Engineer to join the core engineering team. This individual will manage and evolve the indexing layer as the platform scales across hundreds of chains and billions of transactions. The mission is to architect and maintain high-performance indexers that ensure the platform remains the fastest and most reliable data provider in the ecosystem. This role is designed for a specialist who thrives in high-throughput environments and possesses a deep technical understanding of blockchain data structures.

Key Responsibilities

Quant / Trading Engineer

Location: US remote preferred, open to Europe for strong candidates

Compensation: Competitive

We are building a foundational layer for the next generation of financial markets: perpetual markets based on onchain economic activity. Instead of merely pricing assets or narratives, our platform allows traders and autonomous agents to take directional exposure to the growth or decay of applications, protocols, and infrastructure within the onchain economy.

We deploy directly into the Hyperliquid ecosystem, optimizing discovery and execution through our dedicated application. As a member of our early-stage team, you will work at the intersection of quantitative finance, crypto market structure, and high-performance onchain data systems.

Your mission is to build the signal layer and APIs that make autonomous trading agents materially more effective. You won’t just be moving data; you’ll be converting raw market behavior into high-fidelity, agent-readable signals.

Engineering Manager (Incubations)

Location: New York (Office)

Comepensation: Competitive

We are an industry-leading R&D lab building high-performance, open-source technology for the first parallelized EVM Layer 1 blockchain. Our mission is to scale decentralized infrastructure to handle Web2-level volume, onboarding the next billion users into a vibrant ecosystem of digital assets.

As the Engineering Manager for Incubations, you will lead a specialized team at the forefront of blockchain innovation. You won't just be managing; you will be collaborating directly with ecosystem partners to develop cutting-edge dApps across diverse domains—including Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Gaming, DePin, and AI. This is a "zero-to-one" leadership role designed for someone who thrives in fast-paced, community-first environments and wants to push the absolute boundaries of decentralized technology.

What you’ll do:

Smart Contract Engineer (EVM + Rust)

Location: European timezones

Compensation: Up to £65 per hour

We are looking for a highly skilled Smart Contract Engineer with deep expertise in both Solidity (EVM) and Rust to join our elite engineering team at MLabs. In this role, you will be subcontracted to work directly with one of our premier clients—leading innovators in the DeFi space—building next-generation financial infrastructure on Base, Arbitrum, and other EVM-compatible networks.

As a bridge between the smart contract layer and high-performance systems, you will architect, develop, and secure complex DeFi protocols. You aren’t just writing code; you are building the "money legos" of the future, ensuring they are gas-efficient, battle-tested, and capable of handling significant TVL (Total Value Locked).

Chief of Staff

Location: New York (Office)

Compensation: $150K - $200K

We are hiring on behalf of our client, the pioneers behind a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain that is setting a new global standard for scalability. By re-engineering the most widely adopted execution environments in Web3, they provide decentralized applications with the performance of Web2 combined with the sovereignty of Web3. They are seeking a highly strategic and operationally adept Chief of Staff to serve as a direct partner to our executive leadership.

This role goes far beyond administrative support; you will be a trusted advisor and core team member with broad visibility into our highest strategic priorities. As they enter a pivotal stage of growth, you will be the "operational glue" that drives execution, ensures organizational alignment, and translates high-level vision into measurable outcomes.

This position is based in New York City and requires a strong on-site presence.

Talent Acquisition Specialist (Sourcing)

Location: New York (Hybrid)

Compensation: Competitive

We are a core contributor to a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain, the first to offer parallelized EVM execution designed to scale with the demands of the modern industry. Our team is composed of veterans from Google, Goldman Sachs, Robinhood, Nvidia, and Databricks, all dedicated to onboarding the next billion users onto a vibrant ecosystem of decentralized applications.

Backed by over $30M from top-tier investors—including Jump Crypto, Multicoin Capital, and Coinbase Ventures—we are looking for our first Talent Acquisition Specialist to help us build the most talent-dense engineering team in Web3.

Reporting directly to the Head of Talent, this is a high-impact, high-autonomy role designed for an ambitious recruiter who wants to shape the hiring strategy of a scaling startup. This is not a passive role; you will be on the front lines, engaging the pinnacle of engineering talent for highly technical roles that are critical to our success.

Key Responsibilities:

Product Designer (New Initiatives)

Location: New York (Office)
Compensation: $120K - $180K

We are a core contributor to the first parallelized EVM Layer 1 blockchain, engineered to scale Web3 applications to the level of performance seen in traditional Web2 environments. Our team is composed of veterans from Google, Goldman Sachs, Robinhood, and Nvidia, all dedicated to onboarding the next billion users onto a high-performance digital ecosystem. Backed by $30M from top-tier investors like Jump Crypto, Multicoin Capital, and Coinbase Ventures, we are scaling rapidly and looking for a Product Designer to help bring early-stage ideas to life.

This role sits at the critical intersection of brand, product, and marketing. You will be the primary driver for defining the first visual expression of new initiatives—taking a concept from a "loose idea" to a polished, compelling reality. You’ll thrive here if you are comfortable with ambiguity and love the challenge of building "Version 1" of a project.

Key Responsibilities:

Staff Quantitative Engineer (Onchain Market Primitives)

Location: Remote - US remote preferred, open to Europe for strong candidates

Compensation: Competitive

About the Company We are building a foundational layer for perpetual markets centered on onchain economic activity. Instead of pricing speculative assets or narratives, our platform allows traders and autonomous agents to take directional exposure to the growth or decay of the onchain economy—including protocols, infrastructure, and capital flows. Our markets are deployed directly into the Hyperliquid ecosystem, with discovery and execution optimized through a dedicated application suite. This is early, foundational work at the intersection of quantitative finance, crypto market structure, and onchain data systems.

Role Overview We are seeking a Staff Quantitative Engineer to own the design and evolution of our core market primitives. This is not a research-only or support role; you will own markets end-to-end, from first-principles design and specification to post-launch iteration based on real trading behavior. As a technical lead and thought partner to the founders, you will set the standard for how we design indexes, oracles, and market integrity systems.

What You’ll Own

Full Stack Engineer (Web3/DeFi)

Location: Remote Type: Full-Time

Compensation: $150K - $250K

We are a venture-backed fintech lab building the next generation of on-chain investing. Our platform is dedicated to long-term, diversified portfolios and automated rebalancing, bringing the safeguards of traditional finance to the world of DeFi. We aim to abstract away the complexities of blockchain, making it possible for anyone to invest in real-world assets (RWAs), stocks, and bonds fully on-chain.

With over 75,000 users already on board and backing from industry leaders like a16z CSX, Coinbase Ventures, and Uniswap Ventures, we are scaling rapidly. We are looking for a Full Stack Engineer to join our lean, high-throughput team. In this role, you will play a critical hand in developing our flagship product, touching every layer of the crypto stack—from backend infrastructure to front-end Web3 UX.

Key Responsibilities