Staff Software Engineer

Circle

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Work type: Remote
Location: San Francisco, CAAtlanta, GAAustin, TXBoston, MAChicago, ILLos Angeles, CAMiami, FLNew York, NYPhoenix, AZSalt Lake City, UTSeattle, WAWashington, DC
Salary: $195,000–$257,500 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

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This role pays more than 76% of similar roles. Most pay $183,323–$221,750 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $226k versus about $203k for comparable roles.

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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 18 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $195,000–$257,500 across 17 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer

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The Staff Software Engineer joins the engineering team to extend in-house blockchain systems infrastructure for global asset tokenization. This role involves analyzing requirements to improve existing systems, building scalable microservices for secure APIs that transfer value across blockchain and traditional banking protocols, and integrating platform services with leading financial technologies. You will design, test, and document system procedures while troubleshooting malfunctions to restore normal functioning. Key responsibilities include writing infrastructure for payment experiences using SQL or NoSQL data sources, messaging systems, and APIs. Required expertise includes Go or Java, RESTful API design, Web3, smart contract business logic, and cloud services like AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure. You must also possess experience with container orchestration systems like Kubernetes, EKS, or ECS to ensure production-quality software deployment.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

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Skills

Go Java Blockchain Web3 RESTful API AWS Google Cloud Microsoft Azure Kubernetes EKS ECS SQL NoSQL Microservices System Design

What you'll do

Extend in-house blockchain systems infrastructure to support global asset tokenization.
Build and own scalable microservices for secure APIs that transfer value across blockchain and banking protocols.
Design, test, and shape Circle features while documenting system design procedures and quality standards.
Troubleshoot program and system malfunctions to restore normal functioning quickly.
Build publicly accessible APIs to simplify developer integration with complex payment systems.
Integrate Platform Services with leading banks and financial technologies.
Write infrastructure for payment experiences including SQL/NoSQL data sources and messaging systems.

What we're looking for

Minimum of 7 years of professional software development experience in object-oriented languages like Go or Java.
Computer Science degree or a closely related field or foreign equivalent.
Experience providing technical leadership of teams larger than 4 on architecture and system design.
Expertise in at least one domain: API design, payments processing, or blockchains.
Experience with architecture, design, and deployment of production-quality, scalable software.
Experience with Web3, blockchain, smart contract business logic, RESTful API design, and cloud services.
Experience with container orchestration systems like Kubernetes or EKS/ECS and SQL database schema design.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with remote teams.

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