Senior Engineering Manager - Platform & API Systems

Circle; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 195,000 - 258,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle is seeking an experienced engineering leader to run day-to-day activities of dynamic engineering teams, design and build APIs, and provide architectural direction for scalable, secure products. The role emphasizes mentoring and cross-functional collaboration to align with company objectives.

You will lead teams across Go, Java, and JavaScript, manage remote teams, and drive development velocity while coordinating releases and technical debt reduction.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in technical leadership.
• 7+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Hands-on coding in Go, Java, or JavaScript.

Responsibilities

• Run day-to-day activities of dynamic engineering teams; manage scrums and retros.
• Design, build, and maintain APIs, user experiences, services, and systems.
• Provide technical and architectural direction for development, testing, and maintenance.

Skills

Technical leadership

Software engineering

Go/Java/JavaScript

Remote team management

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Circle is seeking an experienced engineering leader to run day-to-day activities of dynamic engineering teams, design and build APIs, and provide architectural direction for scalable, secure products. The role emphasizes mentoring and cross-functional collaboration to align with company objectives.

You will lead teams across Go, Java, and JavaScript, manage remote teams, and drive development velocity while coordinating releases and technical debt reduction.