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Staff Software Engineer (Backend)

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Staff Software Engineer (Backend)

Location: San Francisco, New York, or Remote (US)

On-site/Remote| Full-time

Compensation: $225K – $300K 

Our client is a high-growth, venture-backed organization (YC W24) that has raised over $35M to pioneer the next generation of autonomous digital workers. Unlike traditional chatbots or copilots, our client builds fully autonomous "AI employees" that research leads, manage complex outbound sequences, handle deliverability infrastructure, and self-optimize through behavioral patterns.

Currently at $8M+ ARR and scaling rapidly, the organization is deep in the development of its next-generation platform—a step change in the capabilities of AI agents. The backend is the core of this transformation, processing millions of signals to facilitate autonomous decision-making. Our client is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to serve in a foundational role, owning major segments of the platform infrastructure and driving high-throughput AI orchestration. The engineering culture is flat, high-velocity, and results-oriented. There is no red tape; engineers are expected to own outcomes end-to-end, from architecture and design to deployment and monitoring.

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Senior Engineer/ Senior Analyst Instrumentation and Control

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On behalf of our client we are recruiting instrumentation & control engineers to power generation utilities and other customers.


The successful candidate will provide high-level I&C engineering expertise and technical leadership to power generation utilities. You will oversee the full design lifecycle—from initial conceptualization to field implementation and close-out—ensuring all solutions meet rigorous nuclear and industrial safety standards.

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Senior L2 Engineers

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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

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Principal Security Engineer

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Principal Security Engineer - Blockchain Wallet Infrastructure

Location: Remote - Location: US or EU (remote-first, office optional). Must be in the US, not Canada or in the European Union. France or Paris or as close as possible, always preferred

Compensation: $220K - $300K

Join a stellar team of leaders and experts in blockchain technology, cryptography, and infrastructure to build the backbone of blockchain wallet infrastructure for the next financial era. We are hiring a Principal Security Engineer to lead security design and development across our entire platform. Reporting directly to the CISO, you will set the strategy to protect our high-stakes financial systems, fix vulnerabilities, and keep client wallets safe.

This is a strategic and highly technical role spanning the full security lifecycle. You will make security part of every layer of the stack, from architecture design to incident response. Beyond defense, you will champion secure development practices, mentor engineers, and represent the company's security posture to clients and the wider community.

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incident response security design leadership mentorship security strategy equity security security policy systems languages secure coding risks manage threat modeling threat management penetration testing cloud security communication defense in depth web protocols architecture design reviews design security control security engineering safe security testing rust integrating european union stock options design architecture application security reliable industry standards best practices managed securely blockchain vulnerability management supply chain automated systems knowledge office space security architecture software development layer secure software standards iso cryptography infrastructure typescript applicable data security engineer coordinate enforcement secure networking stakes financial system audits
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Senior Core Systems Engineer

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Senior Core Systems Engineer - Secure Wallet Infrastructure

Location: Remote - Location: US or EU (remote-first, office optional). Must be in the US, not Canada or in the European Union. France or Paris or as close as possible, always preferred.

Compensation: $180K - $260K

Join a stellar team of leaders and experts in blockchain technology, cryptography, infrastructure, and security to build the backbone of blockchain wallet infrastructure for the next financial era. We are hiring a Senior Core Systems Engineer to design, build, and scale the low-level systems at the heart of our platform, where performance, security, and correctness are non-negotiable. This is a high-impact role focused on turning advanced cryptography into fast, resilient, and trusted production infrastructure.

As a Core Systems Engineer, you will work deep in the stack, designing and scaling reliable distributed services and integrating them with cloud, hardware, and blockchain environments. You will collaborate across product, research, and security to implement advanced cryptographic and security protocols using low-level systems languages.

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Robotics Software Engineer

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Location: San Francisco, CA (100% On-site)

Compensation: $150,000 - $210,000 (Based on experience and qualifications) + Competitive Equity

We are a growing technology company dedicated to accelerating life science research with the ultimate goal of eradicating disease. We are building a Scientific Physical AI platform that leverages AI, robotics, and biology to help scientists scale their lab work and generate orders of magnitude more data than previously possible. Join our mission-driven team of engineers to build the future of scientific research.

As a Robotics Software Engineer, you will be a key player in developing and deploying intelligent robotic systems that automate and scale complex laboratory procedures. This is a highly hands-on role where your code will directly control physical robots.

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Founding Full Stack Software Engineer

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Founding Full Stack Software Engineer (Backend/AI Focus)

Location: Los Angeles, CA (100% On-site)

Compensation: $170,000 - $225,000 (Base Salary) + Significant Equity

We are an early-stage, YC-backed company building fully autonomous AI agents powered by in-house models that can find, exploit, and patch complex vulnerabilities in web applications at massive scale. We are seeking a passionate Founding Full Stack Software Engineer to build and scale the core systems. This is a high-impact role with a focus on backend architecture and AI agent systems, directly addressing the speed and scale challenges posed by AI-generated code.

As a Founding Engineer, you will have significant responsibility for designing, developing, and maintaining our scalable, high-performance web applications and cutting-edge AI Agent systems. Your focus will be on the backend and AI components.

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