Software Engineer, Backend

What you’ll be responsible for:  

Circle is looking for a Backend Engineer to join our dynamic team at Circle. As a backend engineer, you will play a meaningful role in developing various services for our wallet infrastructure and maintaining the underlying code. 

What you'll work on:  

• Compile and analyze data, processes, and codes to solve problems and identify areas for improvement
• Builds services, APIs, and SDKs which align with data protection standards and aid in the implementation of protection controls for other developers
• Collaborating with the front-end developers and other team members to establish objectives and design more functional, cohesive codes
• Be involved and participate in the overall application lifecycle
• Build high-quality reusable code that can be used in the future
• Conduct whitebox tests and optimize performance
• Participate in conferences and educational programs
• Follow new and emerging technologies and provide support to other team members

You will aspire to our four core values:

• Multistakeholder - you have dedication and commitment to our customers, shareholders, employees and families and local communities.
• Mindful - you seek to be respectful, an active listener and to pay attention to detail.  
• Driven by Excellence - you are driven by our mission and our passion for customer success which means you relentlessly pursue excellence, that you do not tolerate mediocrity and you work intensely to achieve your goals. 
• High Integrity - you seek open and honest communication, and you hold yourself to very high moral and ethical standards.  You reject manipulation, dishonesty and intolerance.

What you’ll bring to Circle: 

• 0-2+ years of 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, know how to derive and communicate a good design.
• Experience with Cloud Services (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, etc)
• Experience with SQL databases and designing schemas
• Willing and able to learn unfamiliar languages and technologies
• Experience in the deployment of production-quality, scalable software
• A focus on coding standards and code quality with speed -- 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 effectively
• Self-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
• Fluent in English

Last updated on Aug 28, 2024