Job Overview
Location
San Francisco - remote first in US
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Data Engineer
Date Posted
May 7, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • As a Senior Staff Data Engineer at Circle Internet Financial Limited, you will define and drive the strategy for data reliability, quality, and operational excellence across the organization, shaping how Circle builds and trusts its data ecosystem.
- • You will establish company-wide standards for data quality, contracts, and governance; design scalable reliability and observability frameworks; and institutionalize incident management practices that promote a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
- • You will influence platform and architectural decisions to ensure long-term scalability, reduce systemic risk, and eliminate classes of failure across the data landscape.
- • As a senior technical leader, you will guide cross-team prioritization of reliability investments, define best-in-class data engineering practices, and lead complex, high-impact initiatives in ambiguous environments—driving alignment, mitigating risk, and delivering robust, scalable data solutions.
- • Circle 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.
- • The company’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.
- • Circle fosters a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder, guided by values of High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence.
🎯 Requirements
- • Extensive experience designing and operating scalable data platforms with a focus on reliability, quality, and observability
- • Deep expertise in data architecture, including data modeling, pipeline design, and distributed data systems
- • Proven ability to define and implement data quality frameworks, including SLAs, data contracts, and governance standards
- • Strong experience establishing SLI/SLO frameworks, monitoring, and alerting for large-scale data systems
- • Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-team technical initiatives and drive alignment across stakeholders
- • Experience defining and scaling engineering best practices, including testing, CI/CD, and development standards for data systems
🏖️ Benefits
- • Competitive base pay range of $225,000 - $290,000
- • Flexible remote-first work environment in the US
- • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge blockchain and digital asset infrastructure
- • Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion as an equal opportunity employer
- • Participation in E-Verify Program where required by law
- • Support for accommodations during the interview process for candidates with disabilities
Skills & Technologies
About Circle Internet Financial Limited
Circle Internet Financial Limited operates a global financial technology platform that issues USDC, a dollar-pegged stablecoin, and provides payment, treasury, and digital asset infrastructure to businesses and developers. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Boston, the firm is licensed as a money transmitter across the United States and holds electronic money institution authorizations in Europe and Bermuda. Its services include programmable wallets, on- and off-ramps, compliance tools, and APIs that enable merchants, exchanges, and institutions to move value on public blockchains at scale while meeting regulatory requirements.
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