Senior Blockchain Engineer with AI Agent Expertise
full-time
Engineering
Competitive
3-5 years
Locations
Bangalore, India
San Francisco Bay Area
This position is available in multiple locations. You can specify your preferred location when applying.
Who We Are
Mesta (mesta.xyz) is a Global FIAT + Stablecoin Payment Network that aims to rewire global payments by building the most efficient global payment network that moves both FIAT and Stablecoin effectively across the world.
Welcome to the bleeding edge of AI + Blockchain! We're a fast-paced startup building a next-gen payments engine that blends Web3, AI, and real-time finance into something the world hasn't seen before. Our vision is a self-driving payments network – one that learns, adapts, and automates on-chain transactions without missing a beat. If the idea of coding smart contracts in the morning and tuning AI models in the afternoon sounds like your kind of day, you might be the rockstar we're looking for.
Who You Are
As our Blockchain Engineer with AI Agent Expertise, you will be the mastermind behind AI-powered autonomous transactions on our platform. This role is all about building AI agents that act on the blockchain on behalf of our users and our operations team. Think of bots that can execute trades, balance liquidity, or optimize gas fees all on their own. You'll wire up these agents to multiple blockchains (Ethereum, Solana, Stellar, Tron and more) and create a network that practically runs itself. Sound wild? It is – and that's why we need someone at the top of their game, who lives and breathes blockchain and loves experimenting with AI.
What You'll Do
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Build Autonomous Crypto Agents: Design and develop intelligent agents that can perform on-chain tasks without constant human input. For example, you'll create bots that automatically move funds via smart contracts when certain conditions are met (market conditions, risk thresholds, etc.), or that arbitrage between different payment routes to find the fastest, cheapest path. These AI agents will be the brain of our payment network, making split-second decisions to keep things running optimally.
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Optimize On-Chain Performance: Write algorithms to optimize gas fees and transaction speeds across various blockchains. You'll use AI models to predict network congestion and choose the best times or alternative networks to execute transactions, saving costs and time. If Ethereum is busy, our system might shift transactions to Polygon or Tron in real time – your code will make that happen.
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Integrate Multiple Blockchains: Work on connecting our platform to several blockchain ecosystems (Ethereum, Polygon, Solana, Stellar, Tron, and any other chain that gives us an edge). You'll handle their APIs, write cross-chain bridges or utilize interoperability protocols. The goal is a unified, self-learning payments network that doesn't care whether a transaction is on Chain A or Chain B – it just finds the most efficient way.
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AI + Blockchain R&D: This is an R&D-heavy role. You'll be continuously experimenting with the latest in AI (from machine learning models to rule-based AIs or even leveraging generative AI for strategy) to see how we can make our system smarter. One week you might test a reinforcement learning model to optimize how our agents allocate liquidity; another week you might try out a new account abstraction technique to give our agents more flexibility on Ethereum. Innovation is your playground, and you'll have the freedom to explore new approaches.
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Security & Reliability from Day One: Even though we move fast, we care deeply about trust (after all, it's people's money at stake). You'll implement rigorous security checks in the smart contracts and agent code – think multi-signature controls, circuit breakers for risky operations, and thorough testing of all automation. You'll also help set up monitoring so that if an AI agent ever goes rogue or something unexpected happens, we catch it and fix it fast. Our system should be not just smart, but also bulletproof and dependable.
What We're Looking For
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Blockchain Savvy: You have 3-5 years of hands-on experience with blockchain development – you've written and deployed smart contracts, maybe built dApps or even your own blockchain tools. Solidity, Rust, Move – whatever the language, you can pick it up. You understand how transactions work at a low level, how to optimize gas, and the gotchas of different chains.
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AI/Automation Enthusiast: You've dabbled in AI or automation before. Maybe you built a trading bot, or scripted an AI to automate tasks. You don't need to be a data scientist per se, but you're comfortable with concepts like training models, using AI frameworks, or at least integrating with AI APIs. Most importantly, you're excited about how AI can make decisions and you can translate that excitement into code.
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Full-Stack Problem Solver: This role isn't siloed to just writing smart contracts or just Python scripts – it spans the stack. You might be spinning up a microservice in Node/Go to orchestrate agents, crafting a smart contract, or analyzing data from a blockchain indexer. You love jumping between different technologies and connecting all the dots.
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Performance and Efficiency Mindset: You care about performance at scale. If an algorithm is too slow, you're itching to optimize it. If a process can be automated, you'll automate it. You write clean, efficient code and know how to profile and improve systems, whether it's speeding up a solidity function or reducing latency in inter-service communication.
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Adaptable and Innovative: Things change fast in our world – new blockchains emerge, AI techniques evolve. You should thrive on change and be eager to learn. When faced with a new challenge, your response is to research, prototype, and iterate. You're the kind of person who stays updated with the latest crypto forums, reads up on new AI papers, and is always thinking how to apply new ideas to real problems.
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Team Player: We're a small, tight-knit team. That means we collaborate closely, brainstorm together, pair-program at times, and wear multiple hats. You should enjoy working in an environment where everyone contributes to product ideas and where feedback is fast and constant. We value humility, open-mindedness, and a get-stuff-done attitude.
Benefits & Perks
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Join an Industry Revolution: This role puts you in the driver's seat of a revolution. AI and blockchain are combining to create entirely new financial systems, and you'll be leading the charge. It's not often you can say you helped invent the future – here, you actually can.
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Innovative Culture: We experiment boldly and frequently. Have a crazy idea that might improve the platform? You'll get the green light to hack on it. Our culture celebrates creativity and intelligent risk-taking. Every contribution you make has the potential to become the next big feature.
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Growth Potential: As an early senior engineer, you'll have significant influence over the technical direction of the company. Want to try a new architecture? Recommend a new technology? You've got our ear. As the company expands, you can grow into a principal engineer or engineering leader, if that's your path.
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Competitive Package: We offer a competitive salary and meaningful equity – we want you to have skin in the game as we build something incredible. We also provide benefits to keep you at your best (comprehensive healthcare, flexible hours, remote-friendly options, and an allowance for gear or training you need).
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Mission with Meaning: Beyond the tech and innovation, our mission is to make financial transactions universally accessible and efficient. Millions of people and businesses struggle with slow, expensive payment systems. What we're building could improve lives by making finance more inclusive and instant. You'll be able to look back and say, I helped make that happen. If that idea fuels your fire, then let's build this future together!
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