About the company
Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of digital currencies and public blockchains for payments, commerce and financial applications worldwide. Circle is also the principal operator of USD Coin (USDC), which has become the fastest growing, regulated and fully reserved dollar digital currency. USDC now stands at more than 45 billion and has supported about $1.4 trillion in transactions over the past year.
Job Summary
Engineering at Circle:
📍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.
What you'll bring to Circle:
đź“Ť2-4 years minimum professional software development experience in object oriented languages like Java and Go đź“ŤComputer Science degree or a closely related field (or foreign equivalent). đź“ŤA broad understanding of API design and REST principles, know how to derive and communicate a good design đź“ŤExperience with Cloud Services (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, etc) đź“ŤExperience with SQL databases and designing schemas đź“ŤWilling and able to learn unfamiliar languages and technologies đź“ŤExperience in the deployment of production-quality, scalable software đź“ŤA focus on coding standards and code quality with speed -- a desire to have great test coverage to enable continuous delivery đź“ŤExcellent communication skills, able to collaborate with remote teams, share ideas and present concepts effectively đź“ŤSelf-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 supervision
