MoonPay is a leading infrastructure company in Web3, focused on onboarding the world to this unique technology that empowers individuals with control over their money, digital identity, data, and property.
The Staff Data Engineer role is a hands-on technical leadership position responsible for designing and building the core systems of the data platform to unlock value from data as the company grows.
The engineer will tackle complex challenges, from high-level architectural design to implementation, while mentoring the team and influencing the long-term vision.
Responsibilities include architecting, designing, and developing data platform capabilities, contributing to technical vision and roadmap, improving existing codebases, collaborating with engineering and analytics teams, and writing high-quality code for data processing and infrastructure management.
The engineer will lead technical initiatives, mentor team members, champion code quality, and define data engineering standards and best practices.
Key technologies include Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Python, Terraform, Bash, and SQL, with a focus on real-time event streaming, shared data tooling, core data pipelines, platform automation, data governance, and data warehousing.
Requirements:
Candidates must have a history of building data platforms that are viewed as products by internal users, demonstrating technical leadership in data platform architecture.
Deep, hands-on experience with real-time/event-driven systems, data warehousing/modeling, and orchestration tools is required.
Mastery of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for managing complex data infrastructure is essential.
A team-first attitude is necessary, with a passion for mentoring and sharing knowledge.
A track record of building platform capabilities that enable self-service, real-time analytics, or robust data governance is expected.
Candidates should have a continuous drive to stay updated on data engineering technologies and best practices.
Benefits:
The position offers an equity package, unlimited holidays, paid parental leave, and an annual training budget.
There is a home office setup allowance and a monthly budget to spend on MoonPay products.
Employees will work in a disruptive and fast-growing industry with endless possibilities, enjoying freedom, autonomy, and responsibility in their roles.
