Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer, Stablecoin Infrastructure

Core backend systems for a Sharia-compliant AED stablecoin

Location: Dubai / Abu Dhabi (In-Person)

Type: Full-Time

ABOUT ABLE

Able is building regulated, Sharia-compliant stablecoin infrastructure in the UAE. Our first product is an AED-pegged stablecoin backed initially by onchain and crypto collateral, transitioning to full fiat reserves under CBUAE’s Payment Token Services Regulation. We’re a small, high-output team working across DeFi, traditional finance, and Islamic finance.

THE ROLE

You’ll own the backend systems that keep the stablecoin solvent, compliant, and running. This spans smart contract integrations and collateral monitoring through to bank API connectivity, custody orchestration, and audit infrastructure. You’ll build the systems that bridge onchain collateral management with traditional banking rails as we transition to a fiat-backed model.

WHAT YOU’LL BUILD

• Collateral management engine: real-time monitoring of collateral ratios across onchain vaults and, eventually, fiat reserve accounts. Automated rebalancing triggers and alerting when ratios approach thresholds.

• Banking and payments integration layer: connect to UAE banking APIs (Wio, Mashreq, DIB) for fiat settlement, reconciliation, and reserve management. Build abstractions that handle the operational differences between crypto-native and TradFi custody.

• Custody orchestration: integrate with institutional custody providers (Fireblocks, Copper, or equivalent) for secure key management, transaction signing workflows, and multi-sig governance across hot/warm/cold wallet tiers.

• Audit and attestation infrastructure: automated proof-of-reserves reporting, reconciliation pipelines that feed external auditors, and real-time dashboards for regulatory attestation under CBUAE requirements.

• Analytics and risk monitoring: internal dashboards and data pipelines tracking mint/burn flows, reserve composition, counterparty exposure, yield performance on collateral (murabaha, sukuk, LP positions), and system health.

• Smart contract interaction layer: backend services that interface with onchain minting/burning contracts, oracle feeds, and DeFi protocol integrations for the crypto-backed collateral phase.

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years backend engineering experience, with meaningful time spent in fintech, crypto, or payments infrastructure.

• Deep familiarity with banking/payments APIs and the operational realities of moving money programmatically (reconciliation, settlement cycles, error handling, idempotency).

• Experience integrating with institutional custody solutions (Fireblocks, Copper, BitGo, or similar).

• Strong understanding of smart contract interaction patterns: reading/writing onchain state, event indexing, transaction lifecycle management.

• Production experience with at least one of: Rust, Go, TypeScript/Node for backend services. Familiarity with Move (Aptos) or Solidity is a plus.

• Comfortable with database design (PostgreSQL), message queues, and building reliable data pipelines for financial data.

• Security-first mindset: you think about key management, access controls, and audit trails by default.

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience with stablecoin or tokenization projects (reserve management, proof-of-reserves, mint/burn mechanics).

• Understanding of Islamic finance products (murabaha, sukuk, Sharia-compliant yield structures).

• Familiarity with UAE/MENA regulatory frameworks (CBUAE, ADGM, DFSA).

• Prior work with real-time financial monitoring or risk systems.

WHY ABLE

• Early-stage opportunity to build critical financial infrastructure in one of the fastest-growing digital asset markets.

• Direct ownership over core systems, no layers of bureaucracy between you and production.

• Work with a team that has shipped protocols managing hundreds of millions in TVL.

COMPENSATION

Competitive and negotiable based on experience. Includes equity and benefits.