Staff Software Engineer – Blockchain & Payments APIs

Circle; Illinois; On-site; USD 195,000 - 257,500; Full time

Job summary

Circle, located in Illinois, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to enhance its blockchain systems infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in software development, particularly in object oriented languages like Go or Java, and a strong grasp of API design and payments processing.

This role involves building scalable microservices, collaborating with various teams, and ensuring high standards in code quality. Circle offers competitive compensation, with a starting range of $195,000 - $257,500, based on experience and qualifications.

Qualifications

• 7 years minimum professional software development experience in object oriented languages.
• Technical leadership of teams greater than 4 on architecture and system design.
• Deep understanding of architecture, design, and deployment of scalable software.

Responsibilities

• Extend Circle’s in-house blockchain systems infrastructure.
• Build and own scalable microservices responsible for reliable APIs.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams on Circle features.

Skills

Go

Java

API design

Payments processing

Blockchain

Kubernetes

SQL

NoSQL

Education

Computer Science degree or related field

Tools

AWS

Google Cloud

Microsoft Azure

Job description

Circle, located in Illinois, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to enhance its blockchain systems infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in software development, particularly in object oriented languages like Go or Java, and a strong grasp of API design and payments processing.

This role involves building scalable microservices, collaborating with various teams, and ensuring high standards in code quality. Circle offers competitive compensation, with a starting range of $195,000 - $257,500, based on experience and qualifications.