Circle

<p>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. Learn more at <a target="_blank" href="http://circle.com/"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>circle.com</u></span></a>.</p><p></p><p><b>What you’ll be part of:</b></p><p></p><p>Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization, we're expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by <a target="_blank" href="http://careers.circle.com/us/en/#working-at-circle"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>our company values</u></span></a>: High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence. We have built a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.</p><p></p><p><b>What you’ll be responsible for:</b></p><p></p><p>As Special Counsel, Digital Assets at Circle, you will serve as a senior individual contributor within the Legal team and a recognized subject matter expert supporting the development of innovative digital asset and platform capabilities. You will partner closely with Product, Engineering, Compliance, Risk, and Policy teams to provide clear, business-oriented legal guidance across asset issuance, custody models, tokenized financial infrastructure, and emerging AI-enabled product features.</p><p><br />You will independently lead complex legal workstreams across the product lifecycle—from early concept design through launch—identifying regulatory risks, structuring compliant solutions, and enabling responsible innovation. This role requires deep expertise in fintech and digital assets, strong systems-level thinking, and the ability to translate evolving regulatory frameworks into practical, scalable guidance that supports Circle’s growth and long-term strategy.<br /> </p><h2><b><b>What you’ll work on:</b></b></h2><ul><li><p><span>Advise on legal structures and regulatory considerations related to digital asset issuance, tokenized assets, custody frameworks, and on-chain settlement models.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Partner with Product and Engineering to support the design and launch of new platform features, including AI-enabled tools that interact with digital assets or financial infrastructure.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Assess legal and regulatory implications of incorporating artificial intelligence into asset lifecycle management, risk scoring, compliance automation, or customer-facing product experiences.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Analyze global regulatory developments across crypto, AI governance, and financial services, and translate them into actionable guidance for internal stakeholders.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Independently lead legal support for complex product initiatives, balancing innovation, risk mitigation, and time-to-market considerations.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Draft and review product-related agreements, disclosures, policies, and terms of use related to digital asset issuance and distribution.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Identify legal risks early in roadmap planning and propose practical mitigation strategies that preserve velocity while protecting the business.</span></p></li></ul><p></p><h2><b><b>What you’ll bring to Circle:</b></b></h2><p>Core Requirements</p><ul><li><p><span>7+ years of legal experience, including experience at a leading law firm and/or in-house at a fintech, crypto, or financial services company.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Deep experience advising on digital asset products, tokenized financial infrastructure, or blockchain-based systems.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Demonstrated experience supporting the launch of complex financial or crypto products in regulated environments.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks impacting digital assets and emerging AI-enabled financial technologies.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Ability to independently scope and lead high-impact legal initiatives across cross-functional teams.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Experience translating complex regulatory concepts into clear, practical product guidance.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Strong business judgment and ability to navigate ambiguity in rapidly evolving technical environments.</span></p></li><li><p><span>JD or equivalent with active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.</span></p></li></ul><p></p><p>Preferred Requirements</p><ul><li><p><span>Experience advising on cross-border product launches or global regulatory coordination.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Experience supporting DeFi, smart contracts, or programmable asset architectures.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Familiarity with AI governance frameworks, model risk considerations, or regulatory guidance related to AI in financial services.</span></p></li></ul><p></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future, with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Starting pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to: relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p>Base

Pay Range

$200,000 - $262,500<p></p><p>We are an <b>equal opportunity employer</b>. 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 <a target="_blank" href="https://6778953.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6778953/PDFs/E-Verify_Right_to_Work.pdf"><span style="color:#0000ff"><u>E-Verify Program</u></span></a> in certain locations, as required by law.</p><p></p><p><i>Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability, please reach out to </i><a target="_blank" href="mailto:accommodations@circle.com"><i>accommodations@circle.com</i></a><i> for support. We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.</i></p><p></p><p style="text-align:left">#LI-Remote</p>

<p>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. Learn more at <a target="_blank" href="http://circle.com/"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>circle.com</u></span></a>.</p><p></p><p><b>What you’ll be part of:</b></p><p></p><p>Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization, we're expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by <a target="_blank" href="http://careers.circle.com/us/en/#working-at-circle"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>our company values</u></span></a>: High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence. We have built a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.</p><p></p><p><span>Circle is building the world’s leading digital currency and payments infrastructure. The AI Strategy & Transformation Team is a small, high-impact tiger team responsible for proving and scaling agentic systems that materially change how the company operates.</span></p><p></p><p><span>As a </span>Forward Deployed Engineer<span>, you will serve as a builder, translator, and change agent. You will work directly with the Director of AI Strategy & Transformation and embed with internal teams to identify bottlenecks, imagine parallel AI-powered systems, and turn those ideas into working agentic systems that deliver real business impact.</span></p><p></p><p><span>This is an experimental, action-oriented role for someone who enjoys ambiguity, moves quickly from idea to prototype, and has the judgment and communication skills to bring stakeholders along.</span></p><p></p><p><b><b>What You Will Do</b></b></p><ul><li><p><span>Partner with internal functional leaders and subject matter expects to identify high-friction processes and high-value opportunities to redesign how work gets done using AI.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Rapidly prototype, ship, and iterate agent workflows that drive measurable improvements in speed, quality, or efficiency.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Build trust with non-technical stakeholders through clear communication, demos, and practical enablement.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Design and maintain evaluation and feedback loops (e.g., LangChain-based evals) to assess quality, reliability, and safety.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Capture what works and turn it into reusable patterns, playbooks, templates, and internal tooling.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Surface insights from field work to inform broader AI strategy, product direction, and organizational design.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Model strong engineering hygiene: documentation, versioning, monitoring, and continuous iteration.</span><br /> </p></li></ul><p><b><b>What Success Looks Like (First 6–12 Months)</b></b></p><ul><li><p><span>Multiple teams adopt agentic workflows that materially reduce time-to-outcome or operational burden.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Stakeholders begin to rethink their processes and organizational design based on what you’ve built.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Teams can safely iterate on agentic systems using your playbooks, tools, and guidance.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Proven patterns accelerate new deployments across the company.</span><br /> </p></li></ul><p><b><b>Who You Are</b></b></p><ul><li><p><span>You have a bias toward action: you’d rather build, test, and learn than wait for perfect clarity.</span></p></li><li><p><span>You enjoy being a fresh set of eyes inside complex organizations and questioning “the way we’ve always done it.”</span></p></li><li><p><span>You’re comfortable working with non-technical partners who may be cautious or less knowledgeable about AI, and know how to meet them where they are.</span></p></li><li><p><span>You balance creativity and pragmatism: bold ideas, grounded execution.</span></p></li><li><p><span>You take ownership from first sketch to real-world impact.</span><br /> </p></li></ul><p><b><b>Minimum Qualifications</b></b></p><ul><li><p><span>Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience</span></p></li><li><p><span>Strong software fundamentals and ability to ship production-quality code.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Experience with LLM tooling or agent frameworks</span></p></li><li><p><span>Comfort operating in ambiguous problem spaces and defining the problem as you go.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Clear, empathetic communicator with both technical and non-technical audiences.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Demonstrated ownership and follow-through.</span><br /> </p></li></ul><p><b><b>Preferred Qualifications</b></b></p><ul><li><p><span>Exposure to evaluation, experimentation, or quality measurement for AI systems.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Experience building internal tools, workflows, or automations for business teams.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Interest in teaching, enablement, or documentation as a force multiplier.</span></p></li></ul><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future, with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Starting pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to: relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p>Base

Pay Range

$100,000 - $140,000<p></p><p>We are an <b>equal opportunity employer</b>. 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 <a target="_blank" href="https://6778953.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6778953/PDFs/E-Verify_Right_to_Work.pdf"><span style="color:#0000ff"><u>E-Verify Program</u></span></a> in certain locations, as required by law.</p><p></p><p><i>Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability, please reach out to </i><a target="_blank" href="mailto:accommodations@circle.com"><i>accommodations@circle.com</i></a><i> for support. We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.</i></p><p></p><p style="text-align:left">#LI-Remote</p>

<p>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. Learn more at <a target="_blank" href="http://circle.com/"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>circle.com</u></span></a>.</p><p></p><p><b>What you’ll be part of:</b></p><p></p><p>Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization, we're expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by <a target="_blank" href="http://careers.circle.com/us/en/#working-at-circle"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>our company values</u></span></a>: High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence. We have built a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.</p><p></p><p><b><b>What you’ll be responsible for: </b></b></p><p>Circle is looking for a Technical Support Engineer who will provide world-class support to customers building on the Circle Platform and Ecosystem. You will become an expert in helping clients with our API-based products and consulting with external developers. You enjoy the challenge of solving open-ended problems in a timely manner and you are passionate about customer experience. You enjoy building at the earliest stages. You care deeply about contributing and improving company processes, and you enjoy moving at a fast pace, building a long-lasting foundation, and helping customers thrive.</p><p></p><p><b><b>What you'll work on: </b></b></p><ul><li><p>Engage directly with customers support tickets, providing timely, accurate, and empathetic support to meet defined SLAs.</p></li><li><p>Triage, investigate, and resolve technical and product issues related to cryptocurrency transactions, blockchain ledger activity, and API integrations.</p></li><li><p>Own customer escalations end-to-end, collaborating closely with Engineering.</p></li><li><p>Participate in on-call rotations, including occasional weekend coverage, to support our global 24/7 operations.</p></li><li><p>Lead and contribute to incident management efforts, including post-incident reviews and root cause analysis.</p></li><li><p>Build, improve, and maintain internal support tooling and operational workflows, utilizing AI-driven engineering tools to increase team efficiency and automate recurring tasks.</p></li><li><p>Improve external help documentation and maintain an internal library of high-quality, vetted answers for recurring issues.</p></li><li><p>Provide technical expertise for core products, participating in bug bashes and UAT as needed.</p></li><li><p>Contribute to team OKRs and cross-functional projects that improve customer experience, reliability, and operational excellence.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b><b>You will aspire to our four core values:</b></b></p><ul><li><p>Multistakeholder - you have dedication and commitment to our customers, shareholders, employees and families and local communities.</p></li><li><p>Mindful - you seek to be respectful, an active listener and to pay attention to detail.  </p></li><li><p>Driven by Excellence - you are driven by our mission and our passion for customer success which means you relentlessly pursue excellence, that you do not tolerate mediocrity and you work intensely to achieve your goals. </p></li><li><p>High Integrity - you seek open and honest communication, and you hold yourself to very high moral and ethical standards.  You reject manipulation, dishonesty and intolerance.</p></li><li><p>Future Forward - you anticipate change, embrace experimentation to create real impact, adapt quickly, stay curious, and prioritize learning and progress over perfection.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b><b>What you’ll bring to Circle: </b></b></p><ul><li><p>2+ years prior experience in technical issue resolution in a fast paced global support team supporting SaaS based product or relevant experience in financial services.</p></li><li><p>Experience in helping customers to diagnose and debug development issues.</p></li><li><p>Programming experience in one or more of the following languages: Javascript, PHP, Objective-C, Python, Golang, and Solidity.</p></li><li><p>Ideally an understanding of AWS and GCP cloud solutions, REST APIs, distributed systems, databases, and developer tools.</p></li><li><p>Knowledge in the following tools preferred: SQL, Postman, Kibana, Jira , Salesforce, Confluence.</p></li><li><p>Experience with developer communities such as Discord or Gradual.</p></li><li><p>Proficiency with AI-enhanced engineering tools to streamline development and troubleshooting workflows (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or Claude Code).</p></li><li><p>Proven background in incident management, including leading high-priority technical escalations, conducting root cause analysis (RCA), and participating in on-call rotations.</p></li><li><p>Demonstrated problem-solving approach and analytical skills.</p></li><li><p>Have a talent for writing and a skill for communicating complex problems clearly.</p></li><li><p>Multilingual skills are preferred.</p></li><li><p>Availability to work on weekends and holidays as needed.</p></li><li><p>Experience/familiarity with Slack, Apple MacOS and GSuite.</p></li></ul><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future, with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Starting pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to: relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p>Base

Pay Range

$112,500 - $147,500<p></p><p>We are an <b>equal opportunity employer</b>. 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 <a target="_blank" href="https://6778953.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6778953/PDFs/E-Verify_Right_to_Work.pdf"><span style="color:#0000ff"><u>E-Verify Program</u></span></a> in certain locations, as required by law.</p><p></p><p><i>Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability, please reach out to </i><a target="_blank" href="mailto:accommodations@circle.com"><i>accommodations@circle.com</i></a><i> for support. We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.</i></p><p></p><p style="text-align:left">#LI-Remote</p>

<p>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. Learn more at <a target="_blank" href="http://circle.com/"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>circle.com</u></span></a>.</p><p></p><p><b>What you’ll be part of:</b></p><p></p><p>Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization, we're expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by <a target="_blank" href="http://careers.circle.com/us/en/#working-at-circle"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>our company values</u></span></a>: High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence. We have built a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.</p><p></p><h2>What You’ll Be Responsible For</h2><p></p><p>Circle is building the next generation of global financial infrastructure through programmable money, blockchain-based payments, and cloud-native APIs. As VP, Global Head of Product Security & Risk, you will define and lead the enterprise framework that enables Circle’s products to scale securely, compliantly, and responsibly across jurisdictions worldwide.</p><p>You will operate at the intersection of Product, Security, Compliance, Risk, Legal, Policy, and Engineering—translating complex regulatory and risk requirements into practical, product-aligned strategies that accelerate innovation while protecting customers and the company. This role requires both strategic vision and operational rigor: you will architect the systems, governance models, and organizational capabilities that ensure Circle’s products are designed, launched, and operated with strong, risk-based controls from inception through global scale.</p><p>As a global cross-functional leader, you will represent Circle with regulators, auditors, partners, and key customers, building trust externally while establishing scalable internal tooling, processes, and teams. You will stay at the forefront of emerging technologies—including blockchain, decentralized systems, and digital assets—integrating innovation with strong security, integrity, and regulatory alignment.</p><p></p><h2>What You’ll Work On</h2><ul><li><p>Own and evolve Circle’s global product security and risk strategy, ensuring APIs, blockchain solutions, and financial products are secure, compliant, and launch-ready across jurisdictions.</p></li><li><p>Embed security, compliance, and risk requirements directly into product design, roadmaps, and engineering delivery processes.</p></li><li><p>Enable rapid customer adoption by reducing friction through automation, scalable control frameworks, and clear governance models.</p></li><li><p>Evaluate emerging blockchain technologies, payment models, and decentralized architectures, defining risk-based approaches aligned with global regulatory expectations.</p></li><li><p>Build and lead high-performing teams across product security, compliance operations, and risk management.</p></li><li><p>Serve as a primary executive interface with regulators, auditors, partners, and strategic customers on product-related security and compliance matters.</p></li><li><p>Monitor and interpret evolving AML, payments, cybersecurity, and digital asset regulations, driving timely and pragmatic responses across the organization.</p></li><li><p>Oversee product risk assessments, control design, monitoring, testing, reporting, and remediation efforts.</p></li><li><p>Guide remediation of security and compliance findings through collaborative leadership with engineering and system owners.</p></li></ul><h2></h2><p></p><h2>What You’ll Bring to Circle</h2><h2>Core Requirements</h2><ul><li><p>12–15+ years of experience in crypto, fintech, financial services, or financial infrastructure.</p></li><li><p>Deep technical and strategic knowledge of blockchain, distributed ledger technologies, decentralized finance, digital identity, and emerging Web3 ecosystems.</p></li><li><p>Proven experience designing and scaling product risk, compliance, and security programs in highly regulated environments.</p></li><li><p>10+ years of experience leading high-performing global teams.</p></li><li><p>Experience securing and operating cloud-native applications and services across AWS, GCP, or similar platforms.</p></li><li><p>Demonstrated success partnering with Product and Engineering leaders to deliver secure, compliant, customer-centric products.</p></li><li><p>Executive presence and experience interfacing with regulators, auditors, and senior external stakeholders.</p></li><li><p>Ability to lead through ambiguity, manage multiple fast-moving priorities, and build durable, scalable foundations.</p></li><li><p>Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.</p></li></ul><p></p><h2>Preferred Requirements</h2><ul><li><p>Experience with regulatory and security frameworks such as ISO 27001/27002, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, or similar standards.</p></li><li><p>Advanced degree in computer science, cybersecurity, engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).</p></li><li><p>Industry certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CEH, CCSK, or similar.</p></li><li><p>Builder’s mindset with a passion for creating structure, clarity, and velocity in complex environments.</p></li></ul><p></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future, with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Starting pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to: relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p>Base

Pay Range

$317,500 - $365,000<p></p><p>We are an <b>equal opportunity employer</b>. 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 <a target="_blank" href="https://6778953.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6778953/PDFs/E-Verify_Right_to_Work.pdf"><span style="color:#0000ff"><u>E-Verify Program</u></span></a> in certain locations, as required by law.</p><p></p><p><i>Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability, please reach out to </i><a target="_blank" href="mailto:accommodations@circle.com"><i>accommodations@circle.com</i></a><i> for support. We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.</i></p><p></p><p style="text-align:left">#LI-Remote</p>

<p>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. Learn more at <a target="_blank" href="http://circle.com/"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>circle.com</u></span></a>.</p><p></p><p><b>What you’ll be part of:</b></p><p></p><p>Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization, we're expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by <a target="_blank" href="http://careers.circle.com/us/en/#working-at-circle"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>our company values</u></span></a>: High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence. We have built a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.</p><p></p><p><b><b>What you’ll be responsible for: </b></b></p><p><span>As a Director of IT reporting directly to the CIO, you will serve as a strategic individual contributor responsible for driving alignment between the IT function and key partners across Security, Talent, and other cross-functional teams. You’ll lead high-impact initiatives that require a deep understanding of enterprise infrastructure, automation, and internal service delivery. This role is a bridge between IT leadership and the broader organization — translating business needs into scalable technology solutions and advocating for IT priorities in company-wide discussions. Your work will shape how IT enables innovation, operational excellence, and employee experience at scale.</span></p><p></p><p><b><b>What you'll work on:</b></b></p><ul><li><p><span>Act as a strategic liaison between IT, Security, Talent, and other departments to ensure alignment on infrastructure, tools, and service delivery.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Represent the IT function in cross-functional planning sessions and steer conversations around technology needs and roadmaps.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Lead key automation and systems integration initiatives that reduce manual effort and improve user experience.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Leverage AI and modern tooling to optimize IT workflows and enhance support capabilities.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Identify opportunities for operational improvement and influence technology decisions across the company.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Guide build vs. buy decisions for internal tools and architecture across multiple departments.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Collaborate closely with the CIO and IT leadership team on department strategy, metrics, and prioritization of work.</span></p></li></ul><p></p><p><b><b>What you’ll bring to Circle: </b></b></p><p><b><span>Core

Requirements

</span></b></p><ul><li><p><span>Proven experience in IT leadership roles, including strategic stakeholder engagement across departments.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Deep understanding of IT and Security systems architecture, automation frameworks, and enterprise SaaS environments.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with a track record of building alignment across technical and non-technical teams.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Familiarity with AI and its application to IT support, service management, and internal workflows.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Experience with ITSM platforms (e.g., ServiceNow), MDM tools (e.g., Iru), and identity solutions (e.g., Okta).</span></p></li><li><p><span>Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence at the leadership level.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Background working in regulated or security-conscious environments.</span></p></li></ul><p></p><p><b><span>Preferred

Requirements

</span></b></p><ul><li><p><span>Hands-on scripting or engineering experience (e.g., Python, PowerShell, API integrations).</span></p></li><li><p><span>Experience supporting hybrid or remote-first global organizations.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Familiarity with Talent and People Ops systems and how they integrate into the broader IT ecosystem.</span></p></li></ul><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future, with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Starting pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to: relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p>Base

Pay Range

$200,000 - $257,500<p></p><p>We are an <b>equal opportunity employer</b>. 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 <a target="_blank" href="https://6778953.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6778953/PDFs/E-Verify_Right_to_Work.pdf"><span style="color:#0000ff"><u>E-Verify Program</u></span></a> in certain locations, as required by law.</p><p></p><p><i>Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability, please reach out to </i><a target="_blank" href="mailto:accommodations@circle.com"><i>accommodations@circle.com</i></a><i> for support. We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.</i></p><p></p><p style="text-align:left">#LI-Remote</p>

<p>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. Learn more at <a target="_blank" href="http://circle.com/"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>circle.com</u></span></a>.</p><p></p><p><b>What you’ll be part of:</b></p><p></p><p>Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization, we're expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by <a target="_blank" href="http://careers.circle.com/us/en/#working-at-circle"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>our company values</u></span></a>: High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence. We have built a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.</p><p></p><p><b>What You'll work on:</b></p><ul><li><p><span>Run day-to-day activities of a dynamic engineering teams, including requirements grooming, scrums, retrospectives and team outings</span></p></li><li><p><span>Design, build, and maintain APIs, user-facing experiences, services, and systems.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Provide technical and architectural direction for the development, design, integration, testing, and maintenance of our platform</span></p></li><li><p><span>Lead agile software processes for engineering teams and introduce best-in-class industry practices</span></p></li><li><p><span>Partner with stakeholders to ensure the teams' contributions align with company objectives, develop technology roadmaps and set realistic product release schedules</span></p></li><li><p><span>Perform full lifecycle of team management to attract, engage, retain, coach and performance manage teams of exceptional engineers (e.g., mentoring, recruiting, training and development, performance evaluation)</span></p></li><li><p><span>Act as an internal ambassador for the engineering team to other groups, communicating the opportunities and constraints technology offers to the development of projects</span></p></li><li><p><span>Manage technical debt to ensure our development velocity stays responsive and predictable while minimizing production incidents of our operations</span></p></li><li><p><span>Contribute to engineering-wide initiatives as a member of Circle's engineering management team</span></p></li><li><p><span>Coordinate the execution of these activities working with cross-functional teams within Circle</span></p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>What you'll bring to Circle:</b></p><ul><li><p><span>3 or more years of experience with technical leadership</span></p></li><li><p><span>7 or more years of experience with software engineering</span></p></li><li><p><span>3 or more years experience coding in one of the following languages:  Go, Java, and/or Javascript</span></p></li><li><p><span>Hands on technical manager experienced in designing, building and deploying secure, scalable products and services</span></p></li><li><p><span>You love the idea of coaching and building leaders (both within your direct team and outside of your team)</span></p></li><li><p><span>You have a passion for enabling and motivating people to do their best work</span></p></li><li><p><span>You work very well cross-functionally, and are able to think rigorously and make hard decisions and tradeoffs</span></p></li><li><p><span>You have experience managing remote teams</span></p></li><li><p><span>The ability to thrive on a fast pace environment with high level of autonomy and responsibilities</span></p></li></ul><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future, with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Starting pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to: relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p>Base

Pay Range

$195,000 - $257,500<p></p><p>We are an <b>equal opportunity employer</b>. 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 <a target="_blank" href="https://6778953.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6778953/PDFs/E-Verify_Right_to_Work.pdf"><span style="color:#0000ff"><u>E-Verify Program</u></span></a> in certain locations, as required by law.</p><p></p><p><i>Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability, please reach out to </i><a target="_blank" href="mailto:accommodations@circle.com"><i>accommodations@circle.com</i></a><i> for support. We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.</i></p><p></p><p style="text-align:left">#LI-Remote</p>

<p>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. Learn more at <a target="_blank" href="http://circle.com/"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>circle.com</u></span></a>.</p><p></p><p><b>What you’ll be part of:</b></p><p></p><p>Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization, we're expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by <a target="_blank" href="http://careers.circle.com/us/en/#working-at-circle"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>our company values</u></span></a>: High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence. We have built a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.</p><p></p><p><b><b>Here is our team hierarchy for individual contributors:</b></b></p><p><span>Senior Software Engineer (III)</span></p><p><span>Staff Software Engineer (IV)</span></p><p></p><p><b><b>Your team is responsible for:</b></b></p><p><span>As a member of the Data Platform Engineering team, you own the core Data warehouse platform, data ingestion and processing, ETL/ELT pipelines orchestration platform, data cataloging, data governance. These components power our Product, Engineering, Analytics, and Data Science teams by enabling experimentation, operational excellence, and actionable insights to accelerate business growth.</span></p><p><b><b>You'll work on:</b></b></p><ul><li><p><span>Design, build, and operate data platform services (warehousing, orchestration, and catalogs). Continuously enhance platform operations by improving monitoring, performance, reliability, and resource optimization.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Design, build and maintain batch and streaming data ingestion framework to source the required data for analytical and operational needs, which include onchain data, internal system data, and partner data.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Be a domain expert in streaming processing, data pipelines, data warehousing and quality. Work closely across multiple stakeholders–including Product, Engineering, Data Science, Security and Compliance teams–on data contract modeling, data lifecycle management, governance and regulatory/legal compliance.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Provide ML data platform capabilities for AI/Data Science teams to perform data preparation, model preparation and serving, and performance monitoring.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Develop and maintain core services and libraries to enhance critical platform functionalities, such as cataloging data assets and lineage, tracking data versioning and quality, managing auto-backfilling, implementing access controls on data assets.</span></p></li></ul><p></p><p><b><b>You'll bring to Circle:</b></b></p><p><b><span>Senior Software Engineer (III):</span></b></p><ul><li><p><span>4+ years of software engineering experience building data-intensive systems</span></p></li><li><p><span>Hands-on experience designing and operating scalable batch, micro-batch, or streaming data pipelines</span></p></li><li><p><span>Experience in business domains such as payment systems, credit cards, bank transfers, or blockchains.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Familiarity with data governance, lineage, and provenance concepts</span></p></li><li><p><span>Strong understanding of open-source data technologies and cloud-native data platforms</span></p></li><li><p><span>Ability to tackle complex and ambiguous problems.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Self-starter who takes ownership and enjoys moving at a fast pace.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across multiple remote teams, share ideas and present concepts effectively.</span></p></li></ul><p><span>Nice to have:</span></p><ul><li><p><span>Experience with with streaming frameworks such as Apache Flink or Google Cloud Dataflow</span></p></li><li><p><span>Experience with NoSQL databases such as Bigtable, Cassandra</span></p></li></ul><p><span>​</span></p><p><b><span>Staff Software Engineer (IV):</span></b></p><p><span>Includes all the requirements of a Senior Software Engineer, and:</span></p><ul><li><p><span>7+ years in software engineering experience for large-scale and complex data systems</span></p></li><li><p><span>Proven technical leadership in architecture and system design, influencing designs across multiple teams</span></p></li><li><p><span>Deep expertise in one or more of: streaming systems, data warehousing, data modeling, or large-scale ingestion platforms</span></p></li><li><p><span>Ability to identify high-impact technical opportunities independently and drive them from concept to production</span></p></li><li><p><span>Strong experience in:</span></p><ul><li><p><span>Data platforms integrated with downstream consumers, tools, and services</span></p></li><li><p><span>Data quality, validation, and observability mechanisms across pipelines</span></p></li></ul></li><li><p><span>Comfortable making and defending long-term architectural tradeoffs in ambiguous environments</span></p></li></ul><p><span>Nice to have:</span></p><ul><li><p><span>Hands-on Experience taking an operational, data-intensive application from initial design to production (0→1), or scaling and operating it at production scale.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Experience developing real-time analytics or near-real-time decisioning systems</span></p></li></ul><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future, with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Starting pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to: relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p>Base

Pay Range

$195,000 - $257,500<p></p><p>We are an <b>equal opportunity employer</b>. 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 <a target="_blank" href="https://6778953.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6778953/PDFs/E-Verify_Right_to_Work.pdf"><span style="color:#0000ff"><u>E-Verify Program</u></span></a> in certain locations, as required by law.</p><p></p><p><i>Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability, please reach out to </i><a target="_blank" href="mailto:accommodations@circle.com"><i>accommodations@circle.com</i></a><i> for support. We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.</i></p><p></p><p style="text-align:left">#LI-Remote</p>

<p>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. Learn more at <a target="_blank" href="http://circle.com/"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>circle.com</u></span></a>.</p><p></p><p><b>What you’ll be part of:</b></p><p></p><p>Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization, we're expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by <a target="_blank" href="http://careers.circle.com/us/en/#working-at-circle"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>our company values</u></span></a>: High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence. We have built a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.</p><p></p><h2>About the Program</h2><p>The Circle Internship Program is a 12-week, remote-first experience running from May 26 to August 14, 2026, designed to give interns hands-on experience building the future of global finance. Interns work on meaningful, real-world projects that support Circle’s mission to enable the frictionless exchange of value.</p><p>The program includes three in-person experiences designed to deepen learning and connection:</p><ul><li><p>Circle Forward Week in Miami</p></li><li><p>Development Week at Circle’s New York City HQ in One World Trade Center</p></li><li><p>Final Showcase Week in the San Francisco Bay Area</p></li></ul><p>Throughout the summer, interns are supported by managers, mentors, and a close-knit cohort, with opportunities for learning, growth, and exposure to leaders across the company.</p><p></p><h2>What you’ll be responsible for</h2><p>As an Application Security Intern, you will contribute to the Product Security team by building scalable automation that strengthens Circle’s secure development lifecycle. You will focus on developing systems that accelerate the triage and remediation of CodeQL alerts, including AI-assisted workflows that improve signal quality and reduce time-to-resolution for vulnerabilities. Working closely with security and engineering partners, you will help embed automated security controls into CI/CD pipelines and improve the accuracy, efficiency, and scalability of application security processes.</p><p></p><h2>What you’ll work on</h2><ul><li><p>Build automation to streamline the triage and remediation of CodeQL security alerts</p></li><li><p>Design workflows that leverage AI agents to classify and prioritize security findings</p></li><li><p>Tune CodeQL rules to improve static analysis quality and reduce false positives</p></li><li><p>Integrate CodeQL-based security checks and automations into CI/CD pipelines</p></li><li><p>Collaborate with security and engineering teams to embed scalable security controls into development workflows</p></li></ul><p></p><h2>What you’ll bring to Circle</h2><h3>Core Requirements</h3><ul><li><p>Foundational understanding of application security principles</p></li><li><p>Experience with at least one programming language such as Python, JavaScript, or Java</p></li><li><p>Familiarity with secure software development practices and DevSecOps concepts</p></li><li><p>Coursework or project experience in threat modeling or risk analysis</p></li></ul><p></p><h3>Preferred Requirements</h3><ul><li><p>Exposure to security scanning tools such as SAST, SCA, or CI/CD-integrated security tooling</p></li><li><p>Experience with security platforms such as GitHub Advanced Security, Snyk, Wiz, or similar tools</p></li></ul><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future, with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Starting pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to: relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p>Base

Pay Range

$40.00 - $45.00<p></p><p>We are an <b>equal opportunity employer</b>. 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 <a target="_blank" href="https://6778953.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6778953/PDFs/E-Verify_Right_to_Work.pdf"><span style="color:#0000ff"><u>E-Verify Program</u></span></a> in certain locations, as required by law.</p><p></p><p><i>Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability, please reach out to </i><a target="_blank" href="mailto:accommodations@circle.com"><i>accommodations@circle.com</i></a><i> for support. We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.</i></p><p></p><p style="text-align:left">#LI-Remote</p>

<p>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. Learn more at <a target="_blank" href="http://circle.com/"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>circle.com</u></span></a>.</p><p></p><p><b>What you’ll be part of:</b></p><p></p><p>Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization, we're expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by <a target="_blank" href="http://careers.circle.com/us/en/#working-at-circle"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>our company values</u></span></a>: High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence. We have built a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.</p><p></p><h2><b>Engineering at Circle</b></h2><p>Circle is a financial technology company at the epicenter of the emerging internet of money—where value can move globally, nearly instantly, and more efficiently than legacy settlement systems. This new infrastructure layer unlocks transformative opportunities across payments, commerce, and markets, helping increase global economic prosperity and financial inclusion.</p><p>Our platform—including USDC, a blockchain-based digital dollar—enables businesses, institutions, and developers to build on this evolution of money and technology.</p><p></p><h2><b>What You’ll Be Part Of</b></h2><p>Circle is committed to transparency, stability, and trust in everything we do. As we scale across leading regulatory jurisdictions globally, speed, reliability, and execution excellence are core to our success. Our culture is grounded in four values—Multistakeholder, Mindfulness, Driven by Excellence, and High Integrity—which guide how we build, collaborate, and lead.</p><p>Circlers operate in a distributed, remote-first environment that values flexibility, inclusion, and shared ownership. New ideas are encouraged, and everyone is a stakeholder in Circle’s success.</p><p></p><h2><b>What You’ll Be Responsible For</b></h2><p>You will define and lead the long-term technical vision, strategy, and execution for Circle’s platform engineering organization. This includes ensuring the platforms that enable Circle’s products are scalable, secure, reliable, and compliant as the business grows globally. As a VP1, you will lead large, distributed engineering organizations through directors and senior managers, aligning multiple platform domains with company priorities. You will partner closely with executive leaders across Product, Security, Compliance, Infrastructure, and Business teams to translate strategic objectives into durable platform capabilities, while establishing operating models, engineering standards, and talent strategies that enable sustained delivery and engineering excellence.</p><p></p><p><b>What You’ll Work On</b></p><ul><li><p>Own and drive the multi-year technical vision and roadmap for Circle’s product-enabling platforms.</p></li><li><p>Lead multiple engineering organizations through directors and senior managers, setting clear objectives, operating rhythms, and accountability.</p></li><li><p>Provide executive-level technical leadership on architecture, system design, and critical decisions for complex, distributed platform systems.</p></li><li><p>Partner with Product, Security, Compliance, and Infrastructure leaders to deliver platform capabilities aligned with business priorities and regulatory requirements.</p></li><li><p>Establish and enforce engineering standards for reliability, scalability, performance, security, and developer experience.</p></li><li><p>Anticipate and manage platform risks, dependencies, and technical debt to ensure long-term resilience and sustainability.</p></li><li><p>Act as a senior ambassador for engineering, clearly communicating platform opportunities, constraints, and trade-offs to executive and cross-functional stakeholders.</p></li><li><p>Contribute to engineering-wide strategy, planning, and talent initiatives as a member of Circle’s senior engineering leadership team</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>What You’ll Bring to Circle</b></p><h3><b>Core Requirements</b></h3><ul><li><p>15+ years of software engineering experience, including 8+ years in senior engineering leadership roles.</p></li><li><p>Proven experience leading platform or infrastructure engineering organizations in a product-centric environment.</p></li><li><p>Demonstrated success managing leaders of leaders, including directors and senior managers.</p></li><li><p>Strong technical background with experience building and operating large-scale, highly available distributed systems.</p></li><li><p>Expertise running critical, high-traffic platforms, including observability, scaling, incident response, and reliability engineering practices.</p></li><li><p>Ability to balance long-term platform strategy with near- and mid-term execution and delivery.</p></li><li><p>Experience partnering closely with Product and cross-functional executives to translate business needs into shared platform solutions.</p></li><li><p>Passion for developing leaders, building strong teams, and fostering a culture of accountability and excellence.</p></li><li><p>Experience leading globally distributed, remote-first teams.</p></li><li><p>Comfort operating in fast-paced environments with significant autonomy, scope, and responsibility.</p></li></ul><p></p><h3><b>Preferred Requirements</b></h3><ul><li><h3>Experience building internal developer platforms or shared services used broadly across an organization.</h3></li><li><p>Background working in regulated, security-sensitive, or compliance-heavy environments.</p></li><li><p>Experience scaling platforms in high-growth or rapidly evolving companies.</p></li></ul><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future, with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Starting pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to: relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p>Base

Pay Range

$317,500 - $365,000<p></p><p>We are an <b>equal opportunity employer</b>. 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 <a target="_blank" href="https://6778953.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6778953/PDFs/E-Verify_Right_to_Work.pdf"><span style="color:#0000ff"><u>E-Verify Program</u></span></a> in certain locations, as required by law.</p><p></p><p><i>Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability, please reach out to </i><a target="_blank" href="mailto:accommodations@circle.com"><i>accommodations@circle.com</i></a><i> for support. We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.</i></p><p></p><p style="text-align:left">#LI-Remote</p>

<p>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. Learn more at <a target="_blank" href="http://circle.com/"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>circle.com</u></span></a>.</p><p></p><p><b>What you’ll be part of:</b></p><p></p><p>Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization, we're expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by <a target="_blank" href="http://careers.circle.com/us/en/#working-at-circle"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>our company values</u></span></a>: High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence. We have built a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.</p><p></p><h2>Engineering at Circle</h2><p>Circle is a financial technology company at the epicenter of the emerging internet of money—where value can move globally, nearly instantly, and more efficiently than legacy settlement systems. This new internet layer unlocks powerful opportunities across payments, commerce, and markets, helping raise global economic prosperity and advance financial inclusion.</p><p>Our infrastructure—including USDC, a blockchain-based digital dollar—enables businesses, institutions, and developers to build on a pivotal evolution in money and technology.</p><p></p><h2>What You’ll Be Part Of</h2><p>Circle is committed to transparency, stability, and trust in everything we do. As we grow globally across some of the world’s strongest regulatory jurisdictions, speed, reliability, and execution excellence are critical to our success. Our culture is grounded in four core values—Multistakeholder, Mindfulness, Driven by Excellence, and High Integrity—which guide how we build, collaborate, and lead.</p><p>Circlers operate in a distributed, remote-first environment that values flexibility, diverse perspectives, and shared ownership. New ideas are encouraged, and everyone is a stakeholder in Circle’s success.</p><p></p><h2>What You’ll Be Responsible For</h2><p>As a Distinguished Engineer at Circle, you will drive the long-term technical direction of Circle’s platform and core systems, shaping architectures that scale across products, teams, and regulatory environments. You will lead complex, cross-cutting engineering initiatives that span multiple organizations, influencing architectural decisions well beyond a single team. Acting as a trusted technical authority, you will set a high bar for system reliability, performance, security, and developer experience while mentoring senior engineers and contributing to Circle’s engineering standards, culture, and technical strategy.</p><p></p><h2>What You’ll Work On</h2><ul><li><p>Design, evolve, and steward core platform architectures to ensure scalability, reliability, and long-term resilience.</p></li><li><p>Drive architectural direction and technical strategy for critical distributed systems used across Circle’s product ecosystem.</p></li><li><p>Lead cross-team, cross-functional technical initiatives in partnership with Engineering, Product, Infrastructure, Security, and Compliance.</p></li><li><p>Provide deep technical leadership and mentorship, elevating system design quality and engineering rigor across teams.</p></li><li><p>Identify and address platform-wide technical debt, architectural risks, and systemic bottlenecks.</p></li><li><p>Influence engineering-wide best practices in observability, reliability, performance, and developer experience.</p></li><li><p>Serve as a trusted technical advisor across the company, contributing to major technical decisions and long-term platform evolution.</p></li><li><p>Champion innovation, knowledge sharing, and engineering excellence as a senior technical thought leader at Circle.</p></li></ul><h2></h2><h2>What You’ll Bring to Circle</h2><h3>Core Requirements</h3><ul><li><p>15+ years of software engineering experience, including deep expertise designing and operating large-scale distributed systems.</p></li><li><p>Proven track record of architecting and scaling platform systems that support multiple downstream products and teams.</p></li><li><p>Ability to set long-term technical direction while making pragmatic, high-impact execution decisions.</p></li><li><p>Extensive experience operating critical, highly available systems with strong observability, reliability, and performance practices.</p></li><li><p>Exceptional system design skills, with the ability to debug and resolve complex issues across services and architectural boundaries.</p></li><li><p>Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with demonstrated influence on technical direction beyond immediate teams.</p></li></ul><p></p><h3>Preferred Requirements</h3><ul><li><p>Experience building internal developer platforms or shared services adopted broadly across an organization.</p></li><li><p>Familiarity working in regulated, compliance-heavy, or security-sensitive environments.</p></li><li><p>Track record of shaping engineering-wide practices, tools, or standards as a recognized technical leader.</p></li></ul><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future, with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Starting pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to: relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p>Base

Pay Range

$285,000 - $352,500<p></p><p>We are an <b>equal opportunity employer</b>. 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 <a target="_blank" href="https://6778953.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6778953/PDFs/E-Verify_Right_to_Work.pdf"><span style="color:#0000ff"><u>E-Verify Program</u></span></a> in certain locations, as required by law.</p><p></p><p><i>Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability, please reach out to </i><a target="_blank" href="mailto:accommodations@circle.com"><i>accommodations@circle.com</i></a><i> for support. We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.</i></p><p></p><p style="text-align:left">#LI-Remote</p>

<p>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. Learn more at <a target="_blank" href="http://circle.com/"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>circle.com</u></span></a>.</p><p></p><p><b>What you’ll be part of:</b></p><p></p><p>Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization, we're expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by <a target="_blank" href="http://careers.circle.com/us/en/#working-at-circle"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>our company values</u></span></a>: High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence. We have built a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.</p><p></p><p><b>What you’ll be responsible for:</b></p><p></p><p><span>The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for extending Circle's in-house blockchain systems infrastructure to support the tokenization of the world; analyzing requirements, procedures, and problems to improve existing systems and modifying systems; 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; troubleshooting program and system malfunctions to restore normal functioning; 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; consulting with management to ensure agreement on system principles; writing the infrastructure to deliver great payment experiences, including data sources (SQL or NoSQL), messaging systems and APIs; other duties as assigned. </span></p><p></p><p><b>What you'll bring to Circle:</b></p><ul><li><p><span>6 years minimum professional software development experience in object oriented languages like Java and Go</span></p></li><li><p><span>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a closely related field (or equivalent).</span></p></li><li><p><span>Led  teams (2-4) technically on architecture and system design.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Experience working with payment systems like credit cards and bank transfers.</span></p></li><li><p><span>A broad understanding of RESTful API design and development principles.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Experience with Cloud Services (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, etc).</span></p></li><li><p><span>Experience with SQL databases and designing schemas.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Proven experience in the design & deployment of production-quality, scalable software.</span></p></li><li><p><span>A focus on coding standards and code quality -- a desire to have great test coverage to enable continuous delivery.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Excellent communication skills, able to collaborate with remote teams, share ideas and present concepts effectively.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Self-starter, you enjoy moving at a fast pace, shipping software that improves the user experience and constantly improving your work with little supervision.</span></p></li></ul><p></p><p><b><span>Additional Information:</span></b></p><ul><li><p><span>This position is eligible for day-one PERM sponsorship for qualified candidates.</span></p></li></ul><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future, with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Starting pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to: relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p>Base

Pay Range

$152,500 - $205,000<p></p><p>We are an <b>equal opportunity employer</b>. 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 <a target="_blank" href="https://6778953.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6778953/PDFs/E-Verify_Right_to_Work.pdf"><span style="color:#0000ff"><u>E-Verify Program</u></span></a> in certain locations, as required by law.</p><p></p><p><i>Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability, please reach out to </i><a target="_blank" href="mailto:accommodations@circle.com"><i>accommodations@circle.com</i></a><i> for support. We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.</i></p><p></p><p style="text-align:left">#LI-Remote</p>

<p>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. Learn more at <a target="_blank" href="http://circle.com/"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>circle.com</u></span></a>.</p><p></p><p><b>What you’ll be part of:</b></p><p></p><p>Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization, we're expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by <a target="_blank" href="http://careers.circle.com/us/en/#working-at-circle"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>our company values</u></span></a>: High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence. We have built a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.</p><p></p><p><span>As a Sr. Principal Product Manager on the Circle product team, you will be responsible for the growth of Developers & users on Arc Network & Circle’s platform products. You will embed deeply into the crypto ecosystem, interface with customers, and work closely with product design and engineering, as well as a broad set of internal teams, to conceive product features that lead to measurable growth in the utility of Circle’s products. You’ll collaborate with Data scientists, designers, product engineers, Dev Rel, marketing, and PMs to structure numerous growth initiatives. </span></p><p></p><p><b><b>What you'll work on:</b></b></p><p><b><span> </span></b></p><ul><li><p>Drive Growth of the Arc Network Ecosystem: <span>Lead strategy and execution to scale developer and protocol adoption on Arc Network. You’ll define growth loops that increase the number and depth of integrations across DeFi protocols, wallets, and fintechs building on Arc.</span></p></li><li><p>Expand Developer Adoption of Circle’s Platform Products: <span>Accelerate usage of Arc Hub, CCTP, Gateway, Wallets, and numerous developer products by driving end-to-end developer engagement - from onboarding to activation to retention. You’ll identify friction points in developer journeys and design experiments, product surfaces, and incentives that drive meaningful adoption and usage growth.</span></p></li><li><p>Enable user adoption of newly incubated consumer products<span>: As Circle enables Arc Hub, Wallets with partners, and Bridge UI, you’ll drive awareness and adoption of specific first party and partners’ consumer products by developing awareness and constructing viral loops for adoption. </span></p></li><li><p>Build for Network Effects Across Chains and Protocols: <span>Collaborate with blockchain integration teams to expand Arc Network’s reach across L1s and L2s, enabling seamless cross-chain interoperability. Develop the product mechanisms, APIs, and growth strategies that create compounding value for every new developer and protocol joining the network.</span></p></li><li><p>Create Scalable Growth Systems for Developers: <span>Partner with Data Science, Growth Engineering, and Dev Rel to instrument funnel analytics, and usage telemetry across the Circle platform. Use insights to iterate on developer-facing features, SDKs, and dashboards that convert sign-ups into active, transacting users.</span></p></li><li><p>Shape the Developer Experience and Ecosystem Narrative: <span>Collaborate with Developer Relations, Product Marketing, and BD to accelerate Arc Network and Circle’s developer stack as the trusted infrastructure for building in onchain finance. You’ll help define how developers discover, understand, and integrate Circle’s platform,  through docs, sandboxes, reference apps, and events.</span></p></li><li><p>Coordinate Growth Initiatives Across Product Verticals: <span>Work closely with PMs leading infrastructure products (USDC issuance, CCTP, and wallets) to ensure cohesive developer experiences and compounding platform effects. Align roadmap priorities to maximize platform stickiness and onchain liquidity growth.</span></p></li><li><p>Lead Cross-Functional Execution at Scale: <span>Partner across Engineering, Design, Compliance, and Operations to deliver growth-focused product releases and ecosystem partnerships that meet the highest bar for technical excellence, regulatory compliance, and user trust.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Conceiving and building user experiences that deliver on our customers’ needs by leveraging an innovative infrastructure for money.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Collaborating with senior product leadership and other product managers to align roadmaps and conceive projects that support product iterations.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Interacting with customers’ business, finance and product teams to deeply understand their needs, and translate those into business cases, feature themes, product requirements and roadmaps.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Collaborating with various teams across Circle, sharing customer pain points and discussing new product ideas, communicating product vision, strategy and roadmaps, and gaining alignment as well as unblocking progress.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Partnering with product design leaders to imagine and define new experiences that are better, cheaper, faster and more interoperable than the current generation of financial services.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Categorizing customers’ needs into segments, prioritizing initiatives according to business strategy, and maintaining an up-to-date product roadmap that delivers on the Circle product vision.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span>Working closely with legal and regulatory compliance teams at Circle to ensure appropriate alignment with regulatory requirements.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Managing multiple parallel projects and iterations alongside engineering, and ensuring timely delivery of feature releases.</span></p></li></ul><p></p><p><b><b>What you’ll be responsible for</b></b></p><ul><li><p>Growth Strategy<span>: Define and evolve growth strategies for key infrastructure products (e.g. Arc, USDC issuance, CCTP, Programmable Wallets, blockchain integrations).</span></p></li><li><p>Roadmap Inputs<span>: Influence roadmap development, balancing market opportunity, technical feasibility, regulatory constraints, and developer needs.</span></p></li><li><p>Team Leadership<span>: Influence & lead a cross-functional team of product managers, engineers, Dev Rel, Marketing, & PMM - foster a culture of growth, accountability, innovation, and user empathy.</span></p></li><li><p>Market Insight<span>: Stay ahead of industry trends, competitor offerings, and regulatory developments in crypto and blockchain infrastructure.</span></p></li><li><p>Developer Focus<span>: Work closely with developer relations and partner teams to ensure the product suite meets the evolving needs of Web3 and fintech developers.</span></p></li><li><p>Launch Excellence<span>: Drive go-to-market planning and execution for feature launches in close partnership with Marketing and Operations.</span></p></li></ul><p></p><p><b><b>What you’ll bring to Circle:</b></b></p><ul><li><p><span>Creative product mind, an avid problem solver and a highly collaborative team member.</span></p></li><li><p><span>10+ years of product / product marketing management, preferably in product growth initiatives.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Proven track record of shipping complex infrastructure products in fintech, crypto, cloud, or developer platform environments.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Deep knowledge of the crypto ecosystem, including L1/L2 chains, stablecoins, bridges, wallets, custody solutions, and on/off-ramps.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Exceptional communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, or a related technical or analytical field.</span></p></li></ul><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future, with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Starting pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to: relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p>Base

Pay Range

$230,000 - $295,000<p></p><p>We are an <b>equal opportunity employer</b>. 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 <a target="_blank" href="https://6778953.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6778953/PDFs/E-Verify_Right_to_Work.pdf"><span style="color:#0000ff"><u>E-Verify Program</u></span></a> in certain locations, as required by law.</p><p></p><p><i>Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability, please reach out to </i><a target="_blank" href="mailto:accommodations@circle.com"><i>accommodations@circle.com</i></a><i> for support. We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.</i></p><p></p><p style="text-align:left">#LI-Remote</p>

<p>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. Learn more at <a target="_blank" href="http://circle.com/"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>circle.com</u></span></a>.</p><p></p><p><b>What you’ll be part of:</b></p><p></p><p>Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization, we're expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by <a target="_blank" href="http://careers.circle.com/us/en/#working-at-circle"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>our company values</u></span></a>: High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence. We have built a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.</p><p></p><p><b>What you’ll be responsible for:</b></p><p><span>The Staff Software Engineer is responsible for extending Circle's in-house blockchain systems infrastructure to support the tokenization of the world; analyzing requirements, procedures, and problems to improve existing systems and modifying systems; 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; troubleshooting program and system malfunctions to restore normal functioning; 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; consulting with management to ensure agreement on system principles; writing the infrastructure to deliver great payment experiences, including data sources (SQL or NoSQL), messaging systems and APIs; other duties as assigned. </span></p><p></p><p><b>What you'll bring to Circle:</b></p><ul><li><p><span>7  years minimum professional software development experience in object oriented languages like Go or Java.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Computer Science degree or a closely related field (or foreign equivalent).</span></p></li><li><p><span>Technical leadership of teams >4  on architecture and system design.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Expert in one of the domains of API design, payments processing, or blockchains.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Deep understanding/experience with:</span></p><ul><li><p><span>Architecture, design, and deployment of production-quality, scalable software</span></p></li><li><p><span>Web3, blockchain, smart Contract business logic</span></p></li><li><p><span>RESTful API design and development  principles </span></p></li><li><p><span>Cloud services (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, etc)</span></p></li><li><p><span>Container orchestration systems like Kubernetes or EKS, ECS</span></p></li><li><p><span>SQL databases and designing schemas</span></p></li></ul></li><li><p><span>Deep focus on coding standards and code quality -- a desire to have great test coverage to enable continuous delivery.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Excellent communication skills, able to collaborate with remote teams, share ideas and present concepts effectively</span></p></li><li><p><span>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</span></p></li></ul><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future, with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Starting pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to: relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p>Base

Pay Range

$195,000 - $257,500<p></p><p>We are an <b>equal opportunity employer</b>. 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 <a target="_blank" href="https://6778953.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6778953/PDFs/E-Verify_Right_to_Work.pdf"><span style="color:#0000ff"><u>E-Verify Program</u></span></a> in certain locations, as required by law.</p><p></p><p><i>Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability, please reach out to </i><a target="_blank" href="mailto:accommodations@circle.com"><i>accommodations@circle.com</i></a><i> for support. We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.</i></p><p></p><p style="text-align:left">#LI-Remote</p>

<p>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. Learn more at <a target="_blank" href="http://circle.com/"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>circle.com</u></span></a>.</p><p></p><p><b>What you’ll be part of:</b></p><p></p><p>Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization, we're expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by <a target="_blank" href="http://careers.circle.com/us/en/#working-at-circle"><span style="color:#005cb9"><u>our company values</u></span></a>: High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence. We have built a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.</p><p></p><p><b><b>What you’ll be responsible for</b></b></p><p><span>As a Principal Product Manager at Circle, you will own the strategy and execution of our risk platform, ensuring it scales to support new products, markets, and global regulatory requirements. You will act as a cross-functional leader, partnering with compliance, legal, engineering, data science, and business stakeholders to align priorities and deliver resilient infrastructure that supports both crypto and traditional financial rails. By combining product vision, technical fluency, and deep compliance expertise, you will enable Circle to manage risk with precision, meet evolving regulatory expectations, and uphold the highest standards of trust and safety.</span></p><p></p><p><b><b>What you’ll work on</b></b></p><ul><li><p><span>Design and scale a modular, extensible risk platform that supports crypto- and traditional financial rails, as well as risk-related use cases across onboarding, account linking, and other customer lifecycle events — with a focus on building a user-friendly rules engine and intuitive tooling for risk operators.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Define and implement observability strategies to ensure risk platform integrity, including monitoring performance, validating critical flows, and surfacing key risk indicators to inform prioritization and executive decision-making.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Evolve Circle’s travel rule platform to ensure jurisdictional coverage, interoperability, and seamless integration with internal systems and partner networks.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Leverage AI/ML to automate risk decisioning and operational processes; lead feature/context engineering, model development, evaluation/monitoring frameworks. </span></p></li><li><p><span>Maintain clear, comprehensive documentation of platform design, functionality, and dependencies to ensure internal transparency and audit readiness.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Translate regulatory requirements and business needs into clear product requirements, insights, and user stories for engineering execution.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Represent the risk platform in senior leadership and regulatory forums, aligning cross-functional strategy and demonstrating how Circle’s infrastructure meets evolving compliance obligations at scale.</span></p></li></ul><p><b><b>What you’ll bring to Circle</b></b></p><p><b><b>Core Requirements</b></b></p><ul><li><p><span>10+ years of product management experience building risk, compliance, or trust & safety platforms in fintech, crypto, or financial services.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Deep expertise in fraud, AML, sanctions screening, and onboarding compliance (e.g., KYC/KYB), with hands-on experience crafting risk rules based on real-world typologies.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Track record of translating regulatory requirements into scalable, policy-driven platform capabilities that support both real-time and asynchronous risk decisioning across crypto and fiat rails.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Experience leading modular platform design, including refactoring monolithic services into scalable, service-oriented architectures.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Skilled in collaborating with engineering, data science, and operations teams to ship complex infrastructure products; able to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across functions.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Highly analytical and data-driven, with experience applying ML, risk signals, and scoring models to improve detection, decisioning, and operational efficiency.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Strong technical fluency, including working knowledge of APIs, event-driven architectures like SNS/SQS or equivalent, SQL, GitHub or equivalent. </span></p></li></ul><p></p><p><b><b>Preferred Requirements</b></b></p><ul><li><p><span>Background in RegTech, banking, or scaled fintech, with direct exposure to complex regulatory environments. </span></p></li><li><p><span>Expertise in blockchain technologies and crypto compliance, including chain types, on-chain travel rule requirements, blockchain monitoring, and evolving crypto regulations.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Experience with rapid prototyping using AI tools to accelerate product exploration, workflow automation, or internal tooling development.</span></p></li></ul><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future, with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><i>Starting pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to: relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations.</i></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p>Base

Pay Range

$200,000 - $260,000<p></p><p>We are an <b>equal opportunity employer</b>. 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 <a target="_blank" href="https://6778953.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6778953/PDFs/E-Verify_Right_to_Work.pdf"><span style="color:#0000ff"><u>E-Verify Program</u></span></a> in certain locations, as required by law.</p><p></p><p><i>Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability, please reach out to </i><a target="_blank" href="mailto:accommodations@circle.com"><i>accommodations@circle.com</i></a><i> for support. We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.</i></p><p></p><p style="text-align:left">#LI-Remote</p>