Staff Software Engineer - Blockchain & Payments APIs

Circle; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 172,500 - 227,500; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology company in Austin is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to enhance its blockchain systems. You will develop scalable microservices and work closely with teams to improve payment and integration services. Ideal candidates will have at least 7 years of experience in software development, strong skills in API design, and technical leadership. The role offers a competitive salary ranging from $172,500 to $227,500.

Qualifications

• 7 years minimum professional software development experience.
• Deep understanding of architecture and production-quality software.
• Strong focus on coding standards and test coverage.

Responsibilities

• Extend Circle's blockchain systems infrastructure.
• Build scalable microservices and secure APIs.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams.

Skills

Object oriented languages (Go, Java)

API design

Payments processing

Blockchain technology

Excellent communication skills

Cloud services (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)

Container orchestration (Kubernetes, EKS, ECS)

SQL databases

Technical leadership

Education

Computer Science degree or closely related field

Job description

A leading financial technology company in Austin is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to enhance its blockchain systems. You will develop scalable microservices and work closely with teams to improve payment and integration services. Ideal candidates will have at least 7 years of experience in software development, strong skills in API design, and technical leadership. The role offers a competitive salary ranging from $172,500 to $227,500.