Staff Software Engineer – Blockchain & Payments APIs

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

Job summary

Circle is looking for a Staff Software Engineer in the United States to extend its blockchain infrastructure and build scalable APIs. The ideal candidate should have at least 7 years of software development experience, preferably in object-oriented languages like Go or Java, and strong knowledge in blockchain and payments processing.

This role involves collaborating with Product and Engineering teams to enhance payment experiences, ensuring comprehensive system design and functionality. Circle values inclusion and offers a pay range of $195,000 - $257,500.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of professional software development experience.
• Expertise in API design, payments processing, or blockchain.
• Technical leadership experience of teams greater than 4.

Responsibilities

• Extend Circle’s in-house blockchain systems infrastructure.
• Build scalable microservices and reliable APIs.
• Collaborate with teams to develop payment experiences.
• Troubleshoot and restore system malfunctions.

Skills

Software development in object-oriented languages (Go, Java)

API design and development

Payments processing

Blockchain technologies

Container orchestration (Kubernetes, EKS, ECS)

SQL and NoSQL databases

Cloud services (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)

Excellent communication skills

Education

Computer Science degree or related field

Job description

Circle is looking for a Staff Software Engineer in the United States to extend its blockchain infrastructure and build scalable APIs. The ideal candidate should have at least 7 years of software development experience, preferably in object-oriented languages like Go or Java, and strong knowledge in blockchain and payments processing.

This role involves collaborating with Product and Engineering teams to enhance payment experiences, ensuring comprehensive system design and functionality. Circle values inclusion and offers a pay range of $195,000 - $257,500.