This role pays more than
62%
of similar roles. Most pay
$192,132–$250,000
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$226k
versus about
$221k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 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 Staff Software Engineer, you will join the engineering team to extend in-house blockchain systems infrastructure for global tokenization. You will build and own scalable microservices that provide reliable, secure APIs for transferring value across both blockchain protocols and traditional banking systems. Your daily work involves analyzing requirements to improve existing systems, troubleshooting malfunctions, and collaborating with product teams to design and document system procedures. You will develop publicly accessible APIs for payment systems and integrate platform services with financial technologies using SQL or NoSQL data sources and messaging systems. The role requires expertise in Go or Java, RESTful API design, and cloud services like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure. You must possess deep knowledge of Web3, smart contract logic, and container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes or EKS to solve complex payment infrastructure problems.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.