Senior Backend & Platform Engineer: FinOps, IAM & Blockchain

Moonshot; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and meaningful equity

5% 401(k) match

Employer-covered health benefits

Flexible PTO

One-time office setup stipend

Job summary

A leading fintech company based in New York is seeking a Staff Backend & Platform Engineer. This role involves owning critical systems including identity management and blockchain infrastructure, requiring 5–12 years of experience in backend or platform engineering. The ideal candidate will possess strong skills in designing secure and reliable systems in fintech or crypto environments. The company offers competitive compensation, including equity, and flexible work arrangements.

Qualifications

• 5–12+ years of backend or platform engineering, ideally in fintech or crypto.
• Experience with high-scale, high-availability systems.
• Strong collaboration skills with various teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate Identity & Access Management services.
• Own financial operations systems for transfers and payments.
• Build and maintain blockchain infrastructure.
• Define reliability and observability standards.

Skills

Backend Engineering

Identity & Access Management

Financial Operations Systems

Blockchain Infrastructure

Distributed Systems

Tools

Go

Rust

AWS

Google Cloud

Job description

A leading fintech company based in New York is seeking a Staff Backend & Platform Engineer. This role involves owning critical systems including identity management and blockchain infrastructure, requiring 5–12 years of experience in backend or platform engineering. The ideal candidate will possess strong skills in designing secure and reliable systems in fintech or crypto environments. The company offers competitive compensation, including equity, and flexible work arrangements.