Remote Staff Data Engineer

Description:

• 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.