Design build and own scalable microservices and secure APIs that transfer value across blockchain and banking protocols. Extend in-house blockchain infrastructure integrate with banks and cloud services troubleshoot production issues document system and testing procedures and collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver reliable payment experiences.

Circle (NYSE: CRCL) is one of the world's leading internet financial platform companies building the foundation of a more open global economy through digital assets payment applications and programmable blockchain infrastructure. Circle's platform includes the world's largest regulated stablecoin network anchored by USDC Circle Payments Network for global money movement and Arc an enterprise-grade blockchain designed to become the Economic OS for the internet. Enterprises financial institutions and developers use Circle to power trusted internet-scale financial innovation. Learn more at circle.com .
What you'll be part of:
Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization we're expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by our company values : High Integrity Future Forward Multistakeholder Mindful and Driven by Excellence. We have built a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.
What you'll be responsible for:
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:

• 7 years minimum professional software development experience in object oriented languages like Go or Java.
• Computer Science degree or a closely related field (or foreign equivalent).
• Technical leadership of teams >4 on architecture and system design.
• Expert in one of the domains of API design payments processing or blockchains.
• Deep understanding/experience with:
  
  • Architecture design and deployment of production-quality scalable software
  • Web3 blockchain smart Contract business logic
  • RESTful API design and development principles
  • Cloud services (AWS Google Cloud Microsoft Azure etc)
  • Container orchestration systems like Kubernetes or EKS ECS
  • SQL databases and designing schemas
• Deep focus on coding standards and code quality -- a desire to have great test coverage to enable continuous delivery.
• Excellent communication skills able to collaborate with remote teams share ideas and present concepts effectively
• 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: $195000 - $257500
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status or any other protected status required by the laws in the locations where we hire. Additionally Circle participates in the E-Verify Program in certain locations as required by law.
Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability please reach out to [email protected] for support. We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.
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