# Distinguished Software Engineer

Hiring organization: [Circle](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/circle)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/50524d7f-c964-4538-a9b5-e19a2376bee1

Listed on Circle's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Principal
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Remote: yes
- Salary: 285000 – 352500 USD per year

## Summary

Circle seeks a Distinguished Engineer to lead technical architecture and strategy across their blockchain financial platform, guiding distributed systems that support multiple products and teams. This role is for a seasoned engineer who can set long-term direction, mentor senior staff, and drive platform-wide technical decisions in a regulated fintech environment.

_Our summary, not Circle's wording._

## Skills named

Reliability Engineering

## Required

- 15+ years of software engineering experience
- Deep expertise designing and operating large-scale distributed systems
- Proven track record architecting and scaling platform systems for multiple products and teams
- Ability to set long-term technical direction and make pragmatic execution decisions
- Experience operating critical, highly available systems with strong observability, reliability, and performance practices
- Exceptional system design and debugging skills across services and architectural boundaries
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and demonstrated influence beyond immediate teams

## Nice to have

- Experience building internal developer platforms or shared services adopted across an organization
- Familiarity with regulated, compliance-heavy, or security-sensitive environments
- Track record of shaping engineering-wide practices, tools, or standards as a recognized technical leader

Apply on Circle's site: https://circle.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Circle/job/San-Francisco---remote-first-in-US/Distinguished-Software-Engineer_JR100849