Senior Backend Engineer — KYB/KYC, Remote + Equity

MoonPay Inc.

United States

Remote

USD 150,000 - 210,000

Full time

14 days+
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Equity package
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Job summary

MoonPay is hiring a Backend Engineer to build and optimize backend services for MoonPay Enterprise, emphasizing KYB/KYC, custody, and on‑chain infrastructure. You’ll contribute to high‑throughput financial systems with strong guarantees for correctness and auditability.

The role supports a fully remote or hybrid model from our New York or Berlin hubs, offering competitive salary, equity, and a pay-for-performance equity bonus, plus flexible time off and health benefits.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years backend experience; 8+ for Staff
  • Experience with distributed systems and financial or correctness-critical software

Responsibilities

  • Build backend services for MoonPay Enterprise, focusing on KYB/KYC, custody, and on-chain infrastructure
  • Work on high-throughput financial systems with strong guarantees for correctness and auditability

Skills

Backend development
Distributed systems
Rust
Go
C++

Job description

MoonPay is hiring a Backend Engineer to build and optimize backend services for MoonPay Enterprise, emphasizing KYB/KYC, custody, and on‑chain infrastructure. You’ll contribute to high‑throughput financial systems with strong guarantees for correctness and auditability.

The role supports a fully remote or hybrid model from our New York or Berlin hubs, offering competitive salary, equity, and a pay-for-performance equity bonus, plus flexible time off and health benefits.

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