Staff Software Engineer - Data Platform (Remote)

Circle; California City (CA); Remote; USD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to extend our in-house blockchain systems and build scalable microservices for secure value transfer across blockchain and traditional banking protocols.

You will collaborate with product and engineering teams to design, test, and document system procedures, develop public APIs for developer integration, and ensure high code quality with automated tests in a fast-paced, globally distributed environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development in OO languages (Go or Java).
• Computer Science degree or closely related field.
• Architecture, design and deployment of production-quality, scalable software.
• Web3, blockchain, and smart contract business logic.
• Experience with cloud services and SQL databases; schema design.

Responsibilities

• Extend in-house blockchain systems infrastructure for tokenization.
• Build and own scalable microservices for reliable APIs across blockchains and banking protocols.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to design, test, and document procedures and standards.
• Develop publicly accessible APIs for developer integrations with payment systems.
• Integrate platform services with banks and fintechs; deliver strong payment experiences.

Skills

Go

Java

Education

CS degree or related field

Tools

AWS

Google Cloud

Azure

Job description

Circle (NYSE: CRCL) is one of the world's leading internet financial platform companies, building the foundation of a more open, global economy through digital assets, payment applications, and programmable blockchain infrastructure. Circle's platform includes the world's largest regulated stablecoin network anchored by USDC, Circle Payments Network for global money movement, and Arc, an enterprise-grade blockchain designed to become the Economic OS for the internet. Enterprises, financial institutions, and developers use Circle to power trusted, internet-scale financial innovation. We have built a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.

The Staff Software Engineer is responsible for

• extending Circle's in-house blockchain systems infrastructure to support the tokenization of the world;
• building and owning scalable microservices that are responsible for reliable and secure APIs that transfer value and assets across all blockchain protocols as well as traditional banking protocols;
• collaborating with Product and Engineering teams to design, test, and shape Circle features, including developing and documenting system design procedures, testing procedures, and quality standards;
• building publicly accessible APIs that make it simple for developers to integrate with complex payment systems;
• integrating Platform Services with leading banks and financial technologies;
• writing the infrastructure to deliver great payment experiences, including data sources (SQL or NoSQL), messaging systems and APIs;

Qualifications

• 7 years minimum professional software development experience in object oriented languages like Go or Java.
• Computer Science degree or a closely related field (or foreign equivalent).
• Architecture, design, and deployment of production-quality, scalable software.
• Web3, blockchain, smart Contract business logic.
• Cloud services (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, etc).
• SQL databases and designing schemas.

Additional Requirements

• Deep focus on coding standards and code quality -- a desire to have great test coverage to enable continuous delivery.
• Excellent communication skills, able to collaborate with remote teams, share ideas and present concepts effectively.
• Self-starter with a curious mindset, you enjoy moving at a fast pace, shipping software that improves the user experience and constantly improving your work with little supervision.

Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future, with transparency at our core. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, or any other protected status required by the laws in the locations where we hire. Additionally, Circle participates in the E-Verify Program in certain locations, as required by law.

Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability, please reach out to -Remote