# Senior Staff Data Engineer

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

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/69625171-43d6-484a-be9b-f29ea622705d

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

- Seniority: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Remote: yes
- Salary: 225000 – 290000 USD per year

## Summary

Circle seeks a senior data engineer to establish company-wide standards for data quality, reliability, and governance across their blockchain and financial platform. The role involves designing scalable frameworks, leading cross-functional initiatives, and shaping architectural decisions to reduce risk and operational failure.

_Our summary, not Circle's wording._

## Skills named

Apache Airflow, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Go, Google BigQuery, Kubernetes, Python

## Required

- Design and operate scalable data platforms with focus on reliability and quality
- Experience with data architecture including modeling and distributed systems
- Define and implement data quality frameworks with SLAs and data contracts
- Establish SLI/SLO frameworks and monitoring for large-scale data systems
- Lead complex cross-team technical initiatives and drive stakeholder alignment
- Define and scale data engineering best practices including testing and CI/CD

## Nice to have

- Experience in high-growth or regulated environments like fintech or payments
- Familiarity with modern data tooling ecosystems
- Experience with Astronomer, BigQuery, dbt, Dataplex, Kubernetes, Python, or Go
- Track record of influencing platform strategy and architectural decisions

Apply on Circle's site: https://circle.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Circle/job/San-Francisco---remote-first-in-US/Senior-Staff-Data-Engineer_JR101020