Staff Backend & Platform Engineer – FinOps, IAM & Blockchain

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Moonshot is the “Robinhood for DeFi”—an iOS and Android app that lets anyone trade cryptocurrencies on-chain through a user-friendly interface. Since our launch in July 2024, we’ve attracted 2M+ users. Our mission: Make moonshots possible for everyone. Our vision: Make a world where life-changing financial outcomes are within everyone's reach. Everyone on our team is both a decision-maker and an implementer—united by a sense of urgency and driven by the conviction that our work can transform global finance. If you thrive on curiosity, welcome tough challenges, and aspire to leave a meaningful mark on the world, Moonshot is the place for you. You’ll run toward the hardest problems alongside high-caliber teammates who consistently push each other to excel and who share your dedication to shaping the future of decentralized finance. This role is full-time, preferably located in NYC. Open to remote for the right candidate. The Opportunity As a Staff Backend & Platform Engineer at Moonshot, you’ll own some of the most critical systems in our stack: identity and access, funds movement and ledgering, and the blockchain infrastructure that powers our on-chain trading. This role is similar to staff engineers at leading crypto wallets and exchanges who own authentication stacks, key management, and high-scale financial backends. You’ll design, build, and operate systems that must be both highly reliable and extremely secure, enabling product teams to move quickly on a solid foundation. What You’ll Do Design, build, and operate Identity & Access Management services: Authentication flows, sessions, device trust. Authorization and entitlements (roles, permissions, policies). Security controls such as MFA and key management (working with security teams). Own financial operations systems : Transfers and payments orchestration. Ledgering and reconciliation flows. Limits, risk controls, and transactional correctness. Build and maintain blockchain infrastructure : Node and RP

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