Senior Data Engineer at Moonpay

Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Moonpay Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Web3, Fintech, CryptocurrencyIndustries

Requirements

  • Strong experience in at least one core area: real-time streaming, orchestration, data warehousing, batch ingestion, or governance
  • Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) – Kubernetes, Kafka, Pub/Sub, Dataflow, Airflow, Cloud Storage, Datadog (experience with AWS/Azure also valued)
  • Proficiency in languages: Python, Terraform, Bash, SQL
  • Hands-on technical expertise in designing, building, and optimizing data infrastructure and services
  • Ability to thrive on solving complex challenges from high-level architectural design to implementation
  • Passion for data engineering and shaping the future of data platforms

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop key components of the data platform, including real-time streaming, orchestration, data warehousing, batch ingestion, and governance
  • Take ownership of estimation, planning, and execution of complex data platform projects, including new feature development and major service upgrades
  • Improve and scale existing data platform codebase, data pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), focusing on scalability, reliability, performance, and cost-effectiveness
  • Collaborate with engineering, analytics, and data science teams to understand needs, gather requirements, and deliver reliable platform capabilities
  • Write well-tested, high-quality, and performant code for data processing, platform automation, and infrastructure management
  • Lead the design and delivery of complex data engineering projects, partnering with stakeholders from concept to implementation
  • Mentor other engineers through code reviews and technical guidance, fostering best practices in data engineering
  • Uphold high standards for code quality, testing, and documentation, and proactively manage technical debt
  • Enhance and manage real-time event streaming systems

Skills

data pipelines
system architecture
infrastructure optimization
data platform
technical leadership

Moonpay

Cryptocurrency payment solutions and services

About Moonpay

MoonPay provides cryptocurrency payment solutions that allow users to easily buy and sell digital assets. The platform operates globally and caters to individual investors, businesses, and developers. Users can make transactions through MoonPay, which charges fees for each purchase or sale. To enhance security, MoonPay also includes services like fraud prevention and compliance support. A key aspect that sets MoonPay apart from its competitors is its commitment to sustainability; it operates as a fully remote and paperless organization and aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 by offsetting emissions and investing in eco-friendly initiatives.

Miami, FloridaHeadquarters
2018Year Founded
$631.5MTotal Funding
EARLY_VCCompany Stage
Fintech, CybersecurityIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Stock options 📈
Unlimited holidays 🏝
Home office equipment allowance of $600 USD (or local equivalent) 🪑
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 💪

Risks

Increased competition from DeFi platforms could erode MoonPay's market share.
Cryptocurrency price volatility may lead to unpredictable transaction volumes and revenue.
Emergence of new stablecoins like RLUSD could challenge MoonPay's market position.

Differentiation

MoonPay offers a seamless fiat-to-crypto conversion experience with major payment methods.
The company provides additional services like fraud prevention and compliance support.
MoonPay operates as a fully remote and paperless organization, aiming for carbon neutrality by 2030.

Upsides

MoonPay's acquisition of Helio expands its crypto payment capabilities and market reach.
MiCA approval allows MoonPay to expand its offerings across the European Economic Area.
Partnership with Element Wallet enhances access to self-custodial Bitcoin staking solutions.

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