or apply directly on Moonpay's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 13 days Moonpay's roles stay open a median of 32 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 32% of Moonpay's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Moonpay
- low 0 stale, 2 reposted of 22 open
- Hiring momentum
- 36 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Moonpay's own lever board since 2026-08-04. Full hiring picture for Moonpay.
About this role
As a Staff Engineer for PayBox at MoonPay, you will take ownership of significant areas of the product, driving its development from concept to production. Your role involves building new payment experiences, integrating with AI platforms, and enhancing user experience, particularly around onboarding. You will work closely with a small team and the Chief Engineer, tackling both ambitious technical challenges and the finer details that improve the product.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Moonpay as an employer.
What you need
- Exceptional technical reasoning
- High agency
- End-to-end ownership
- Thoroughness
- Strong systems thinking
- Product judgement
Nice to have
- Experience as a founding engineer or early engineer at a high-growth startup
- Experience founding and building your own company or product
- Experience taking a product from an idea through launch and subsequent iteration
- Experience operating in small, highly autonomous engineering teams
What you get
- Competitive salary package
- Equity package: financial freedom starts with our employees, so all employees have ownership at MoonPay
- Pay-for-performance equity bonus: those who drive outsized outcomes receive outsized rewards
- Moonshot award: we honor exceptional impact. 10 employees twice a year, each earning a $250,000 equity grant
- Pension: employer contributions from day one
- Employee referral program: refer great people, earn 10K in USDC
Worth weighing
- No specific technology stack required, which may appeal to generalist engineers but could be challenging for those seeking a defined path
- The role emphasizes ownership and impact, which may not suit those who prefer structured environments
- The fast-paced nature of the work may not be ideal for everyone, especially if they prefer slower, more methodical approaches
Summarised from Moonpay's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Moonpay on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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