Senior Software Engineer

Circle is a financial technology company at the epicenter of the emerging internet of money, where value can finally travel like other digital data — globally, nearly instantly and less expensively than legacy settlement systems. This ground-breaking new internet layer opens up previously unimaginable possibilities for payments, commerce and markets that can help raise global economic prosperity and enhance inclusion. Our infrastructure – including USDC, a blockchain-based dollar – helps businesses, institutions and developers harness these breakthroughs and capitalize on this major turning point in the evolution of money and technology.

As a Senior Software Engineer at Circle, you will be responsible for:

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

To be successful in this role, you should have:

1. 4+ years of professional software development experience in object-oriented languages like Java and Go
2. A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a closely related field (or equivalent)
3. Experience leading teams (2-4) technically on architecture and system design
4. Experience working with payment systems like credit cards and bank transfers
5. A broad understanding of RESTful API design and development principles
6. Experience with Cloud Services (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, etc)
7. Experience with SQL databases and designing schemas
8. Proven experience in the design & deployment of production-quality, scalable software
9. A focus on coding standards and code quality with a desire for great test coverage to enable continuous delivery
10. Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with remote teams

This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge financial technology and contribute to the evolution of digital payments and blockchain-based systems. Join Circle to be part of a team that's shaping the future of global finance!