[Remote] Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Circle is one of the world’s leading internet financial platform companies, building the foundation of a more open, global economy through digital assets and blockchain infrastructure. The Staff Software Engineer for the Data Platform will own the core data warehouse platform and oversee data ingestion, processing, and governance to support various teams in driving business growth.ResponsibilitiesDesign, build, and operate data platform services (warehousing, orchestration, and catalogs). Continuously enhance platform operations by improving monitoring, performance, reliability, and resource optimizationDesign, build and maintain batch and streaming data ingestion framework to source the required data for analytical and operational needs, which include onchain data, internal system data, and partner dataBe a domain expert in streaming processing, data pipelines, data warehousing and quality. Work closely across multiple stakeholders–including Product, Engineering, Data Science, Security and Compliance teams–on data contract modeling, data lifecycle management, governance and regulatory/legal complianceProvide ML data platform capabilities for AI/Data Science teams to perform data preparation, model preparation and serving, and performance monitoringDevelop and maintain core services and libraries to enhance critical platform functionalities, such as cataloging data assets and lineage, tracking data versioning and quality, managing auto-backfilling, implementing access controls on data assetsSkills4+ years of software engineering experience building data-intensive systemsHands-on experience designing and operating scalable batch, micro-batch, or streaming data pipelinesExperience in business domains such as payment systems, credit cards, bank transfers, or blockchainsFamiliarity with data governance, lineage, and provenance conceptsStrong understanding of open-source data technologies and cloud-native data platformsAbility to tackle complex and ambiguous problemsSelf-starter who takes ownership and enjoys moving at a fast paceExcellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across multiple remote teams, share ideas and present concepts effectively7+ years in software engineering experience for large-scale and complex data systemsProven technical leadership in architecture and system design, influencing designs across multiple teamsDeep expertise in one or more of: streaming systems, data warehousing, data modeling, or large-scale ingestion platformsAbility to identify high-impact technical opportunities independently and drive them from concept to productionStrong experience in: Data platforms integrated with downstream consumers, tools, and servicesData quality, validation, and observability mechanisms across pipelinesComfortable making and defending long-term architectural tradeoffs in ambiguous environmentsExperience with streaming frameworks such as Apache Flink or Google Cloud DataflowExperience with NoSQL databases such as Bigtable, CassandraHands-on Experience taking an operational, data-intensive application from initial design to production (0→1), or scaling and operating it at production scaleExperience developing real-time analytics or near-real-time decisioning systemsCompany OverviewCircle helps businesses and developers utilize stablecoins for payments and online commerce. It was founded in 2013, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.circle.com.Company H1B SponsorshipCircle has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2026, 32 in 2025, 41 in 2024, 43 in 2023, 25 in 2022, 4 in 2021, 2 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.