Senior Front-End Engineer

MoonPay
London
3 days ago
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About MoonPay
Hi, we’re MoonPay. We’re here to onboard the world to Web3.
Why?Because we think Web3 is a unique and democratising technology. It gives people back control of their money, digital identity, data, and property like nothing else before it.
What we do
We’re the leading infrastructure company in Web3. This means we offer our partners everything from payment solutions (we call them 'Ramps') to minting software for digital collectibles, like NFTs. And over20 millionpeople around the world now trust our products — just take a look on Trustpilot.
We’re also big on collaborations. And we've worked on stunts, drops, and partnerships with some of the world's most prestigious and forward-thinking brands.
But that’s not all. We have also built our own consumer app because we wanted to see if we could build a better Web3 account. It’s taken off in a big way, and we're working hard to continually improve it and to strive for perfection.
So whatever your background, we’re sure there’s something for you here.Come help us build the future of Web3 and digital ownership.
Location supported
This role will be hybrid, and will require you to spend some portion of your time in our office in this location.
About the Opportunity ️
Our engineering discipline builds the technology that enables MoonPay to learn quickly and scale easily. We organize in small cross-functional squads of 4-6 engineers and an embedded Product Manager and Product Data Analyst. We currently have squads across Crypto / NFT / Payments / KYC / Core Product and others. We’re pragmatic and believe in having fluid structure, this means people can move between teams or specialise.

About you:

  • Architect and develop new and existing products and features.
  • Work with Product Managers to come up with the best solutions and implementation plans for new features or changes to existing ones.
  • Collaborate with other product teams to deliver and improve customer facing features.
  • Contribute to the estimations, planning and execution of projects, features, and integrations.
  • Integrate and work closely with external service providers to ensure smooth operation.
  • Maintain and improve our existing codebase.
  • Write fully tested, high quality and performant code.
  • Extensive front end engineering experience at leading startups or fast growing tech companies.
  • Confident in developing, releasing and maintaining server applications in a fast paced, iterative environment.
  • Experience with some of our tech stack, or confident you can cross train and up skill quickly.
  • Have a deep understanding of database structures, theories, principles, and best practices.
  • Hold Cloud native experience with Google Cloud or similar e.g AWS, Azure.
  • Bonus points if you make open-source contributions or have experience in web3.As a Senior you will be expected to:
  • Mentor and coach Engineers.
  • Champion the writing of high quality code.
  • Contribute to our overall approach and standards within the Engineering discipline. Including design, documentation, monitoring and alerting.
  • Lead initiatives from an engineering perspective, partnering closely with product managers.What you be working with:
  • Typescriptas our programming language of choice
  • ReactandNextJShosted onVercelas our frontend
  • Node.jsas our backend platform
  • TypeORM,TypeDI,TypeGraphQLandrouting-controllersas our backend libraries
  • Google Cloud Platformto host our services
  • Postgresas our core database
  • Redisfor caching
  • Bullto manage background tasks
  • DataDogfor logging and monitoring
  • GitHubto manage our source code
  • Jestto run our tests
Most importantly, though, you will embody the core principles that everyone here at the MoonPay lives by. Our“BLOCK Values”are at the heart of everything we do - and they are…
B- Be Hungry
L -Level Up
O -Own It
C -Crypto Curious
K -Kaizen
MoonPay Perks
Equity package
Unlimited holidays
Paid parental leave
Annual training budget
Home office setup allowance ????
Monthly budget to spend on our products
Working in a disruptive and fast-growing industry where the possibilities are endless
Freedom, autonomy and responsibility
Research has shown that women are less likely than men to apply for this role if they do not have experience in 100% of these areas. Please know that this list is indicative, and that we would still love to hear from you even if you feel that you are only a 75% match. Skills can be learnt, diversity cannot.
Please let us know if you require any accommodations for the interview process, and we’ll do our best to provide assistance.
Commitment To Diversity
At MoonPay we believe that every voice matters. We strive to create a mindful and respectful environment where everyone can bring their authentic self to work, and experience a culture that is free of harassment, racism, and discrimination. That’s why we are committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and are a proud equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including, but not limited to, hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, and leave ofabsence.
MoonPayis also committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our job application procedures for qualified individuals with disabilities. Please inform our Talent Team if you need any assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.
Please be aware that MoonPay does not request an AI-led interview without seeing a recruiter or team member from MoonPay on video call. We won't ask for your personal identification documents or any money from you during your interview process with us. Be fraud smart! If you receive an email - claiming to be from MoonPay - but from an email address ending in anything other than @moonpay.com, please be aware that this is not us.

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