Staff Software Engineer (Chicago)

Circle (NYSE: CRCL) is one of the world’s leading internet financial platform companies, building the foundation of a more open, global economy through digital assets, payment applications, and programmable blockchain infrastructure. Circle’s platform includes the world’s largest regulated stablecoin network anchored by USDC, Circle Payments Network for global money movement, and Arc, an enterprise-grade blockchain designed to become the Economic OS for the internet. Enterprises, financial institutions, and developers use Circle to power trusted, internet-scale financial innovation. Learn more at circle.com.What you’ll be part of:Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization, we're expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by our company values: High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence. We have built a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.What you’ll be responsible for:The Staff Software Engineer is responsible for 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, including developing and documenting system design procedures, testing procedures, and quality standards; 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; other duties as assigned. What you'll bring to Circle:7 years minimum professional software development experience in object oriented languages like Go or Java.Computer Science degree or a closely related field (or foreign equivalent).Technical leadership of teams >4 on architecture and system design.Expert in one of the domains of API design, payments processing, or blockchains.Deep understanding/experience with:Architecture, design, and deployment of production-quality, scalable softwareWeb3, blockchain, smart Contract business logicRESTful API design and development principles Cloud services (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, etc)Container orchestration systems like Kubernetes or EKS, ECSSQL databases and designing schemasDeep 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 effectivelySelf-starter with a curious mindset, you enjoy moving at a fast pace, shipping software that improves the user experience and constantly improving your work with little supervisionCircle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future, with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages.Starting pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to: relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations.Base Pay Range: $195,000 - $257,500We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, or any other protected status required by the laws in the locations where we hire. Additionally, Circle participates in the E-Verify Program in certain locations, as required by law.Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability, please reach out to View email address on apply.placed-app.com for support. We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.#LI-RemoteJob SummaryJob number: JR100014-EGDate posted : 2026-04-06Profession: EngineeringEmployment type: Full time