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Posted 14 days ago
$195,000–$257,500
/ year
As a Staff Software Engineer on Circle’s blockchain systems infrastructure team, you will extend in-house systems to support tokenization and develop scalable microservices for reliable APIs across various protocols. Your day-to-day involves collaborating with Product and Engineering teams to design and test features, troubleshooting malfunctions, and building publicly accessible APIs that simplify integration with complex payment systems. You will also integrate Platform Services with leading banks and financial technologies, ensuring agreement on system principles with management. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of experience in object-oriented languages like Go or Java, expertise in API design, payments processing, or blockchains, and a deep understanding of cloud services, Kubernetes, SQL databases, and RESTful API development. This role requires technical leadership skills, a focus on coding standards, and the ability to work effectively with remote teams while moving at a fast pace.
Analyze requirements to improve existing blockchain systems infrastructure.
Design and build scalable microservices for secure API transfers across protocols.
Develop and document system design procedures and quality standards.
Troubleshoot program malfunctions to ensure reliable system functioning.
Integrate Platform Services with leading banks and financial technologies.
Write infrastructure for payment experiences, including data sources and APIs.
What we're looking for
7+ years of professional software development experience in object-oriented languages like Go or Java.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a closely related field.
Proven technical leadership in architecture and system design for teams larger than 4 members.
Expertise in API design, payments processing, or blockchain technology.
Deep understanding of cloud services (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) and container orchestration systems like Kubernetes.
Strong focus on coding standards, code quality, and continuous delivery with extensive test coverage.
Excellent communication skills for remote collaboration and effective presentation of technical concepts.
Market check
Salary context
This
$195,000–$257,500
range sits above
91%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$132,000–$234,000
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$159,907–$214,500
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 240 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
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
17 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$185,000–$237,500
across 17 roles with salary data.