Circle is hiring a
Senior Software Engineer

Summary

The job is for a Senior Software Engineer at financial technology company Circle. The role involves extending the company's blockchain systems infrastructure, collaborating on feature development, and troubleshooting system malfunctions. The candidate should have 4+ years of professional software development experience, a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, leadership experience, understanding of RESTful API design and development principles, experience with Cloud Services, SQL databases, and proven experience in the design & deployment of production-quality, scalable software.

Requirements

• 4+ years minimum professional software development experience in object oriented languages like Java and Go
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a closely related field (or equivalent)
• Led teams (2-4) technically on architecture and system design
• Experience working with payment systems like credit cards and bank transfers
• A broad understanding of RESTful API design and development principles
• Experience with Cloud Services (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, etc)
• Experience with SQL databases and designing schemas
• Proven experience in the design & deployment of production-quality, scalable software
• A focus on coding standards and code quality -- a desire to have great test coverage to enable continuous delivery
• Excellent communication skills, able to collaborate with remote teams, share ideas and present concepts effectively

Responsibilities

• Extending Circle's in-house blockchain systems infrastructure to support the tokenization of the world
• Analyzing requirements, procedures, and problems to improve existing systems and modifying systems
• Building and owning scalable microservices that are responsible for reliable and secure APIs that transfer value and assets across all blockchain protocols as well as traditional banking protocols
• Collaborating with Product and Engineering teams to design, test, and shape Circle features
• Troubleshooting program and system malfunctions to restore normal functioning
• Building publicly accessible APIs that make it simple for developers to integrate with complex payment systems
• Integrating Platform Services with leading banks and financial technologies
• Consulting with management to ensure agreement on system principles
• Writing the infrastructure to deliver great payment experiences, including data sources (SQL or NoSQL), messaging systems and APIs

Benefits

• Base Pay Range: $147,500 - $195,000
• Annual Bonus Target: 12.5%
• Equity & Benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k))
• Day-one PERM sponsorship for qualified candidates
• Circle has a discretionary vacation policy. We also provide 10 days of paid sick leave per year and 11 paid holidays per year in the U.S