This role pays less than
54%
of similar roles. Most pay
$147,200–$214,000
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$179k
versus about
$181k
for comparable roles.
Based on 238 similar postings.
Employer
About Circle
Circle is a global financial technology firm and the principal operator of USD Coin (USDC), a leading stablecoin, providing cross-border payments and digital currency infrastructure for businesses. Industry: Financial Technology & Digital Currency
Circle currently has
15 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$195,000–$257,500
across 15 roles with salary data.
As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Infra Ops on the platform team, you will design, build, and operate secure, scalable infrastructure for critical digital assets, AI, and application workloads. You will manage Kubernetes platforms across hybrid and public-cloud environments while utilizing Terraform to create reusable modules and automated workflows. Your daily responsibilities include developing backend services and internal tools using Go, Python, or JavaScript/TypeScript to eliminate manual work. You will collaborate with product teams to ensure reliability, performance, and security for distributed systems. Key tasks involve managing CI/CD pipelines, defining observability metrics, participating in on-call rotations, and performing root-cause analysis. The role focuses on solving complex infrastructure challenges within the domain of digital assets and blockchain technology while ensuring high availability and cost-effectiveness through automated operations and data-driven techniques.
What does a Site Reliability Engineer earn in California?
Median $214000 from 54 postings across 15 companies.
Site Reliability Engineering
AWS
Kubernetes
Python
Go
Java
Infrastructure as Code
CI/CD
CloudWatch
Splunk
Datadog
Dynatrace
Bash
PowerShell
FedRAMP
Distributed Systems
Load Balancing
DNS