This role pays more than
84%
of similar roles. Most pay
$161,278–$215,000
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$226k
versus about
$188k
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.
Staff Site Reliability Engineer will join the Platform team to design, build, and operate infrastructure powering a blockchain platform at scale. The role involves managing full nodes across networks like Arc, Ethereum, Solana, and Base while ensuring the reliability of distributed systems across multiple public cloud environments. Key responsibilities include building AI-powered tooling for automation, maintaining Kubernetes platforms with self-healing workloads, and developing CI/CD pipelines using Terraform or Pulumi. The candidate will manage SQL databases, perform incident response, and mentor engineers on SRE best practices. Technical requirements include proficiency in Go or Python, experience with Infrastructure as Code, and expertise in blockchain protocols and cloud networking. This role focuses on solving complex distributed systems challenges to ensure high availability for blockchain infrastructure while improving developer productivity through automated workflows and advanced observability techniques.
What does a Site Reliability Engineer earn in California?
Median $214000 from 54 postings across 15 companies.