Circle is hiring a
Software Engineer II, Remote - United States

Summary

The job is for a Software Engineer at financial technology company Circle. The role involves extending the company's blockchain systems infrastructure and building scalable microservices. The candidate should have 2-4 years of professional software development experience, a Computer Science degree or equivalent, and knowledge of API design, REST principles, Cloud Services, SQL databases, and deployment of production-quality, scalable software.

Requirements

• 2-4 years minimum professional software development experience in object oriented languages like Java and Go
• Computer Science degree or a closely related field (or foreign equivalent)
• A broad understanding of API design and REST principles
• Experience with Cloud Services (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, etc)
• Experience with SQL databases and designing schemas

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

Preferred Qualifications

Willing and able to learn unfamiliar languages and technologies

Benefits

• Base Pay Range: $125,000 - $162,500
• Annual Bonus Target: 10%
• Equity & Benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k))
• 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