Senior Backend Engineer Full Time (Remote)

MoonPay builds payments infrastructure for cryptocurrencies. Our on- and off-ramp suite of products provides a seamless experience for converting between fiat and crypto using all major payment methods in over 160 countries. Our mission is to make cryptocurrencies accessible to over a billion people by 2030!

We are bootstrapped and already highly profitable, enjoying a revenue growth of 1000% + in the last 12 months 📈 We have more than 2 million customers and our payment solutions power more than 250 of the world’s largest crypto wallets, websites, and applications.

We are a fully remote, global team across 25+ countries, and we pride ourselves on having a connected and inclusive culture that empowers people to do their best work. We give our team autonomy to move fast, innovate and take responsibility. In the same way the internet became a means to democratize information, cryptocurrency is becoming a means to democratize financial participation at scale. Join us in our mission to build a better financial world!

The Discipline 

Our engineering discipline builds the technology that enables MoonPay to learn quickly and scale easily. We organise in small cross-functional squads of 3-5 engineers and an embedded Product Manager, Product Designer and Product Data Analyst. We currently have 3 squads across Payments / Finance, Compliance / Fraud and Core Product / Growth. Over time these squads will split out and we are also building new squads focusing on new revenue streams and product verticals. We’re pragmatic and believe in having fluid structure, this means people can move between teams or specialise.

Tech Stack 

• Typescript as our programming language of choice
• Node.JS as our backend platform
• GraphQL & REST for communicating between frontend and backend
• TypeORM, TypeDI, Type-GraphQL and Routing-Controllers as our backend libraries
• Postgres as our core database
• AWS

What you’ll do 

• Architect and develop new and existing products and features focusing on the backend.
• Work with Product Managers to come up with the best solutions and implementation plans for new features or changes to existing ones.
• Collaborate with Web Engineers 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 code.

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.
• Lead squads from an Engineering perspective, partnering closely with Product Managers.

You should apply if 

• You have extensive engineering experience at leading startups or fast growing tech companies focusing on the backend.
• You are confident developing, releasing and maintaining server applications in a fast paced, iterative environment.
• You have either had experience with some of our tech stack or are confident you can cross train and up skill quickly.
• You’ve got a deep understanding of database structures, theories, principles, and best practices.
• You have cloud native experience with AWS or similar e.g Google Cloud
• Bonus points if you make open-source contributions or have experience in payments or FinTech.

Logistics 

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visas of any kind at this time!

Our interview process takes place on Google Hangouts and tends to consist of the following stages:

• Recruiter call (20-30 minutes)
• Initial screen (30-45 minutes)
• Remote take-home task (role dependent)
• Final interview (2 hours)

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

Benefits

• Competitive salary, based on experience, market data and location
• Share options
• Unlimited holidays
• Working in a disruptive and fast-growing industry where the possibilities are endless
• Fully remote: your life, your way of working
• Freedom, autonomy and responsibility
• Annual company retreat