$225,000 – $290,000
Listed on Circle’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
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.
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What they ask for
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