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Moonpay

Senior Blockchain Engineer

Moonpay · New York - Hybrid

Posted about 2 months ago · $150,000 - $210,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
73 days
Moonpay's roles stay open a median of 60 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
28% of Moonpay's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Moonpay
high
22 stale, 2 reposted of 29 open
Hiring momentum
43 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-24

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 Senior Blockchain Engineer at MoonPay, you will design and improve high-volume transaction broadcasting pipelines, manage the transaction lifecycle, and contribute to wallet infrastructure and automation systems. You will also build infrastructure for cross-chain and DeFi integrations, ensuring reliability and performance while collaborating closely with Product Managers on scalable implementation strategies. The role emphasizes end-to-end engineering ownership, requiring you to participate in project planning and incident response.

Our read on this posting4.2out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
1/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
5/5

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

  • Strong backend/platform engineering fundamentals
  • Experience operating production systems with real uptime requirements
  • Hands-on experience interacting with live blockchain networks in production
  • Clear understanding of transaction lifecycle in at least 1 Blockchain and failure recovery
  • You think in failure modes, not just happy paths

Nice to have

  • Experience with at least 1 wallet infrastructure (Eth, Bitcoin, Solana) or custody systems
  • Awareness of MEV, slippages, pricing impact and swap execution risks
  • Experience with high-throughput or financial systems

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. 20 employees 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 technologies or programming languages mentioned, which may affect clarity on tech stack
  • High expectations for performance and accountability may lead to a demanding work environment
  • The role requires strong problem-solving skills and a focus on outcomes rather than processes

Summarised from Moonpay's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Moonpay on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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