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Founding Engineer

$200K+

Your Moonshot

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 1.5+ million users.

At Moonshot, our mission is straightforward yet ambitious: to onboard the world to decentralized finance. We believe in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to build a future where finance is open and accessible to everyone.

We’re a lean team of passionate self-starters who relish the responsibility that comes with autonomy. 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. Here, 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.

The Opportunity

As a founding engineer, you’ll assume a hands-on role in designing, building, and maintaining the production features that powers our rapidly-growing DeFi trading platform. You’ll be responsible for optimizing developer velocity, ensuring platform reliability, and fostering a security-first culture. If you’re excited by the challenge of building beautiful products for millions of users in a cutting-edge Web3 ecosystem, we want to hear from you.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Product Ownership: Design, build, and ship delightful, high-impact features end-to-end across mobile and backend, shaping the core user experience of the Moonshot app.
• Rapid Iteration: Collaborate closely with design, product, and growth teams to prototype, test, and launch new ideas quickly—shipping often and learning fast.
• User-Centric Development: Dive deep into user feedback and product analytics to inform decisions, prioritize enhancements, and continuously improve usability and performance.
• Cross-Platform Engineering: Own full-stack features from Flutter frontends to Go backends, with an emphasis on clean architecture and high performance across iOS and Android.
• Quality & Reliability: Uphold engineering best practices, writing high-quality code with strong test coverage and participating in code reviews to maintain velocity without sacrificing stability.
• Team Collaboration: Partner with engineers, designers, and founders to make product decisions, set milestones, and shape Moonshot’s technical direction.

What we look for in you (ie. job requirements):

• Experience: 2-4+ years working on consumer mobile or consumer finance at a Web2 company.
• Product Sense: Deep knowledge of design systems and consumer behavior.
• Problem-Solver: You design and develop end to end features that are both robust and cost-effective.
• Passion for DeFi: Strong interest or experience in crypto/blockchain. You’re keen to bring on-chain products to the masses.

Nice to haves:

• 2-4 years experience working for consumer mobile apps, preferably financial apps.
• You have gone through a rapid growth in your company (from startup to mid-size).
• You have experience with Blockchain technology (such as Bitcoin, Solana, Ethereum etc.)
• Expertise in designing and implementing robust security architectures and protocols.

Tech Stack

• Frontend: Flutter (iOS + Android)
• Backend: Go, Postgres, Redis
• Infrastructure: Kubernetes, Google Cloud, Docker, Terraform
• On-Chain: Solana (with plans to explore Base, L2s, additional blockchains)

Why Moonshot?

• Mission-Driven: We’re here to make decentralized finance accessible to everyone—lowering barriers and fostering financial freedom.
• High Growth: Rapid user and revenue growth means tackling fascinating scaling challenges and contributing at a level few startups can offer.
• Ownership & Impact: We trust you to shape and execute initiatives end-to-end. Your ideas matter.
• Competitive Compensation: Top-of-market salary, meaningful equity, and remote work environment or relocation support to sunny Miami.
• Team Culture: We’re a dedicated, collaborative group that loves what we do—and we have fun doing it.
• Benefits: Unlimited PTO, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, employee stock option plan (ESOP), 401(k) with 5% match;

Ready to Apply?

If you’re excited by the idea of shaping the future of DeFi and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you. Please submit your resume/LinkedIn profile and a brief note about why you’re passionate about Moonshot.

Pay Transparency Notice: The target annual salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from Moonshot also include target bonus + target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, and vision).

Pay Range:

$200—$250k USD

Location: Miami, Florida (in-person/hybrid remote) Relocation assistance available