Summary

The Staff Software Engineer is responsible for extending Circle's in-house blockchain systems infrastructure to support the tokenization of the world; analyzing requirements, procedures, and problems to improve existing systems and modifying systems; building and owning scalable microservices that are responsible for reliable and secure APIs that transfer value and assets across all blockchain protocols as well as traditional banking protocols; collaborating with Product and Engineering teams to design, test, and shape Circle features, including developing and documenting system design procedures, testing procedures, and quality standards; troubleshooting program and system malfunctions to restore normal functioning; building publicly accessible APIs that make it simple for developers to integrate with complex payment systems; integrating Platform Services with leading banks and financial technologies; consulting with management to ensure agreement on system principles; writing the infrastructure to deliver great payment experiences, including data sources (SQL or NoSQL), messaging systems and APIs; other duties as assigned. 

What you'll bring to Circle:

1. 7 years minimum professional software development experience in object oriented languages like Go or Java.
2. Computer Science degree or a closely related field (or foreign equivalent).
3. Technical leadership of teams >4 on architecture and system design.
4. Expert in one of the domains of API design, payments processing, or blockchains.
5. Deep understanding/experience with:
6. Architecture, design, and deployment of production-quality, scalable software
7. Web3, blockchain, smart Contract business logic
8. RESTful API design and development principles 
9. Cloud services (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, etc)
10. Container orchestration systems like Kubernetes or EKS, ECS
11. SQL databases and designing schemas
12. Deep focus on coding standards and code quality -- a desire to have great test coverage to enable continuous delivery.
13. Excellent communication skills, able to collaborate with remote teams, share ideas and present concepts effectively
14. Self-starter with a curious mindset, you enjoy moving at a fast pace, shipping software that improves the user experience and constantly improving your work with little supervision

Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future, with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages.

Starting pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to: relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations.

Base Pay Range:

$172,500 - $227,500

Skills

• AWS
• Communications Skills
• Database Management
• Development
• Smart Contract Development
• Software Engineering
• SQL
• Team Collaboration