API & SDK Lead
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About the Role
Mintlayer seeks an API & SDK Lead to own the developer-facing layer of MWS, including API design, SDK development, documentation, and integration support. The role requires 4+ years of API product management or SDK engineering experience and deep understanding of REST, WebSocket, and blockchain RPC patterns.
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Responsibilities
- Own the MWS API and SDK product roadmap: design decisions, versioning strategy, and deprecation policies
- Lead API design for new MWS capabilities: RESTful endpoints, WebSocket event schemas, and blockchain RPC integration patterns
- Build and maintain the MWS SDK across supported languages
- Own the MWS developer documentation: completeness, accuracy, and the quick start to production path
- Develop and operate the MWS developer integration support function
- Define API performance and reliability standards with the infrastructure team
- Coordinate with the Developer Relations Lead on joint developer education content
Requirements
- 4+ years API product management or SDK engineering
- Experience shipping developer facing APIs used at scale in production
- Deep understanding of REST, WebSocket, and blockchain RPC patterns
- User empathy for developer experience
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About The Role
- Third party adoption of Mintlayer's tokenization infrastructure is gated entirely by the quality of the developer experience.
- The API and SDK Lead owns the developer facing layer of MWS — the design, the SDK, the documentation, and integration support — taking personal responsibility for whether developers succeed or abandon the product.
What You Will Own
- Own the MWS API and SDK product roadmap: design decisions, versioning strategy, and deprecation policies.
- Lead API design for new MWS capabilities: RESTful endpoints, WebSocket event schemas, and blockchain RPC integration patterns.
- Build and maintain the MWS SDK across supported languages.
- Own the MWS developer documentation: completeness, accuracy, and the quick start to production path.
- Develop and operate the MWS developer integration support function.
- Define API performance and reliability standards with the infrastructure team.
- Coordinate with the Developer Relations Lead on joint developer education content.
What You Bring
- 4+ years API product management or SDK engineering.
- Experience shipping developer facing APIs used at scale in production.
- Deep understanding of REST, WebSocket, and blockchain RPC patterns.
- User empathy for developer experience — has felt the pain of poor documentation firsthand.
Benefits
- Health & Prevention: Comprehensive, high tier medical insurance with a focus on preventative medicine, annual executive health screenings, and diagnostic check ups.
- Fitness & 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.
- 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.
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