Remote Senior Software Engineer - Scale Fintech APIs

Far Coder; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle is hiring a remote Senior Software Engineer in the USA to build scalable payment systems and blockchain infrastructure. You will design and deploy microservices and APIs that move value across networks with reliability and security.

The role requires 6+ years of OO software development, a CS degree, leadership of 2–4 engineers, hands-on experience with Java/Go, SQL, REST, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud).

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software development experience in object oriented languages like Java and Go.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a closely related field (or equivalent).
• Led teams (2-4) technically on architecture and system design.
• Experience working with payment systems like credit cards and bank transfers.
• A broad understanding of RESTful API design and development principles.
• Experience with Cloud Services (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, etc).
• Experience with SQL databases and designing schemas.
• Proven experience in the design & deployment of production-quality, scalable software.
• A 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.

Responsibilities

• Extend Circle's in-house blockchain systems infrastructure to support the tokenization of the world; analyzing requirements, procedures, and problems to improve existing systems and modify them.
• Build and own scalable microservices that are responsible for reliable APIs that transfer value across blockchain protocols and traditional banking systems.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to design, test, and document system design procedures, testing procedures, and quality standards.
• Troubleshoot program and system malfunctions to restore normal functioning; ensure high availability and reliability.
• Build publicly accessible APIs that make it simple for developers to integrate with payment systems; integrate Platform Services with banks and fintechs.

Skills

SQL

Rust

Java

Go

AWS

Azure

REST

Blockchain

Chai

Google Cloud

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Circle is hiring a remote Senior Software Engineer in the USA to build scalable payment systems and blockchain infrastructure. You will design and deploy microservices and APIs that move value across networks with reliability and security.

The role requires 6+ years of OO software development, a CS degree, leadership of 2–4 engineers, hands-on experience with Java/Go, SQL, REST, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud).