Senior Backend Engineer

Hi, we’re MoonPay. We’re here to onboard the world to the decentralized economy.

Why?

Because crypto and blockchain aren’t just technologies—they’re tools for global financial empowerment. They give people control over their money, their digital assets, and their future, unlocking opportunities that traditional systems have kept out of reach.

What we do

At MoonPay, we’re building the infrastructure that powers this new financial system. We make it easy for anyone, anywhere, to buy, sell, and trade crypto using everyday payment methods like cards, Apple Pay, PayPal, Revolut and Venmo. We provide simple tools to send, receive, and manage stablecoins, so anyone can participate in the crypto economy confidently.

Trusted by nearly 30 million customers and over 500 companies, our secure, enterprise-grade platform is driving mainstream crypto adoption worldwide.

We collaborate with innovative brands and projects to build secure, scalable solutions for a blockchain-powered future. And we’re committed to doing it right—fully licensed in the U.S. and regulated across the UK, EU, Canada, and Australia—because trust and compliance are non-negotiable.

But we’re just getting started. We’ve launched a consumer app that makes crypto accessible, intuitive, and usable for everyone, and it’s growing fast. We’re iterating every day to make it the best it can be.

If you believe financial freedom should be for everyone—if you believe in building a fairer, more open financial system—we want you with us. To build systems that benefit all, we need contributions from all, regardless of background.

Come build the future of payments and the decentralized economy with MoonPay. Let’s make financial freedom and autonomy the new normal.

Location supported

This role can be performed remotely from the

United Kingdom, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Portugal, or Romania

.

Unfortunately we do not offer business to business contracting arrangements.

About the Opportunity

Our engineering discipline builds the technology that enables MoonPay to learn quickly and scale easily. We organize in small cross-functional squads of 4-6 engineers and an embedded Product Manager and Product Data Analyst. We currently have squads across Crypto / NFT / Payments / KYC / Core Product and others. We’re pragmatic and believe in having fluid structure, this means people can move between teams or specialise.

What you will do

* Architect and develop new and existing products and features.

* Work with Product Managers to come up with the best solutions and implementation plans for new features or changes to existing ones.

* Collaborate with other product teams to deliver and improve customer facing features.

* Contribute to the estimations, planning and execution of projects, features, and integrations.

* Integrate and work closely with external service providers to ensure smooth operation.

* Maintain and improve our existing codebase.

* Write fully tested, high quality and performant

About You

* Extensive backend engineering experience at leading startups or fast growing tech companies.

* Confident in developing, releasing and maintaining server applications in a fast paced, iterative environment.

* Experience with some of our tech stack, or confident you can cross train and up skill quickly.

* Have a deep understanding of database structures, theories, principles, and best practices.

* Hold Cloud native experience with Google Cloud or similar e.g AWS, Azure.

* Bonus points if you make open-source contributions or have experience in web3.

As a Senior you will be expected to:

* Mentor and coach Engineers.

* Champion the writing of high quality code.

* Contribute to our overall approach and standards within the Engineering discipline. Including design, documentation, monitoring and alerting.

* Lead initiatives from an engineering perspective, partnering closely with product managers.

What you be working with

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Typescript

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React

and

NextJS

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Node.js

*

TypeORM

,

TypeDI

,

TypeGraphQL

and

routing-controllers

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Google Cloud Platform

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Postgres

*

Redis

*

Bull

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DataDog

*

GitHub

*

Jest

We’re looking for people who live our core values, those who strive for excellence and want to leave a lasting legacy on the global financial system. Our values:

B

- Be Hungry

L

- Level Up

O

- Own It

C

- Crypto Curious

K

- Kaizen

What’s in it for you

Competitive salary package

Equity package:

We believe financial freedom starts with our employees, so all employees have ownership at MoonPay

Pay for performance equity bonus:

Those who drive outsized outcomes receive outsized rewards

Unlimited holidays:

We give you the autonomy to choose when to work (and when to switch off)

Hybrid working schedule:

Work fully remotely or your nearest Moonbase, the choice is yours

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Private Healthcare benefits:

To protect you and your loved ones

Enhanced parental leave:

So you can spend more time with your loved ones without a second thought

Annual training budget:

We support your training journey every step of the way

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Home office setup allowance:

Create the home office of your dreams

Remote working allowance:

Those working fully remotely get a little extra for utilities

Monthly budget to spend on our products and zero fee crypto transactions:

Cultivate your inner DEGEN

Employee referral programme:

Great people know great people, refer them to receive 10K in USDC

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Regular remote company offsites:

Meet your colleagues regularly for high impact in person sessions and hackathons

Working in a disruptive and fast-growing company where excellence is rewarded

What’s it like to work at MoonPay?

At MoonPay, you’ll work alongside driven, resourceful people who are passionate about excellence in everything they do. Kaizen is more than just a saying here, it’s a mindset. We encourage you to think big, take risks, and push the boundaries of what’s possible, knowing you have the support of a team that wants to see you grow. We’re listed in the

Sunday Times best places to work guide

and consistently strive to provide an environment where everyone feels they can their best work.

Whether you’re remote or collaborating with teammates around the world, you’ll find opportunities here to do the best work of your career while shaping the future of the decentralized economy.

Commitment To Diversity

Research has shown that women are less likely than men to apply for this role if they do not have experience in 100% of these areas. Please know that this list is indicative, and that we would still love to hear from you even if you feel that you are only a 75% match. Skills can be learnt, diversity cannot.

Please let us know if you require any accommodations for the interview process, and we’ll do our best to provide assistance.

At MoonPay we believe that every voice matters. We strive to create a mindful and respectful environment where everyone can bring their authentic self to work, and experience a culture that is free of harassment, racism, and discrimination. That’s why we are committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and are a proud equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including, but not limited to, hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, and leave of

absence.MoonPay

is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our job application procedures for qualified individuals with disabilities. Please inform our Talent Team if you need any assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.

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