Senior Engineering Manager - Onboarding & Compliance

Circle

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 218,000 - 264,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Circle is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for its Risk and Compliance Engineering team in San Francisco. You will lead an engineering function building and scaling Circle's centralized onboarding and lifecycle platform, a core component of risk management and regulatory compliance.

You will drive architecture, automation, and partner-facing APIs across Circle’s products and jurisdictions. You will mentor senior and staff engineers, collaborate with Product, Risk, Compliance, Fraud, and

Qualifications

10+ years of software engineering experience, incl. 3+ years in people management.
Bachelor's degree in CS/SE or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Strong background designing scalable distributed systems, APIs, and complex backend platforms.
Proven ability to mentor senior and staff engineers and support their growth.
Experience making architectural decisions and delivering secure, reliable systems.
Strong leadership, execution, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

Lead the engineering team responsible for Circle's onboarding and lifecycle platform, establishing foundational risk and compliance capabilities.
Build scalable onboarding automation from initial engagement through activation across Circle's products.
Design a unified customer lifecycle platform managing changes in relationships, products, and onboarding requirements.
Develop partner-facing APIs and embeddable SDKs for third-party integrations.
Coach senior and staff engineers and foster an inclusive, high-performing team.
Collaborate with Product, Risk, Compliance, Fraud, and Engineering to drive architecture, reliability, and security.