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Full-Time

Senior or Staff Site Reliability Engineer

Data Infrastructure

Posted on 8/28/2024

Circle

Circle

1,001-5,000 employees

Provides regulated digital currency USDC

Crypto & Web3
Fintech

Compensation Overview

$147.5k - $195kAnnually

+ Bonus + Equity + Benefits

Senior, Expert

Remote in USA

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure
Site Reliability Engineering
Required Skills
Kubernetes
Microsoft Azure
Agile
Python
Airflow
Postgres
Docker
Blockchain
AWS
Terraform
Redis
Ansible
Development Operations (DevOps)
Snowflake
Google Cloud Platform
Requirements
  • 4+ years in DevOps or SRE roles, with a focus on tooling, automation, and infrastructure on a major public cloud provider
  • Proficiency with coding and/or scripting with the following languages (Go, Python, Shell)
  • You have at least 3 years of combined experience in building and maintaining CI/CD platforms and supporting agile engineering teams in building microservices
  • Experience with: Building Docker images and deploying containers in Kubernetes clusters; Any modern CI/CD platform with seemingly complex gates and workflows; Blue-Green, Canary, and A/B Testing deployment strategies; Distributed blockchain systems, running and maintaining blockchain full nodes; Database technologies (PostgreSQL, Redis, OpenSearch); Migrating and transforming large, complex datasets from diverse sources, structures, and formats; Data warehousing tooling and services (Apache Airflow, AWS DMS, Snowflake); Knowledge of networking routing, DNS, load balancing, and edge networking; Knowledge of APM, RUM, monitoring, and telemetry tools; Helm charts and deploying and maintaining Kubernetes clusters; Authoring and maintaining IaC with Terraform and using IaC to deploy resources in AWS, Azure, GCP, or any other public cloud providers
  • Strong skills around observability, troubleshooting, and performance solutions
  • Ability and eagerness to deep dive into understanding, debugging, and improving any layer of the tech stack
  • Exhibit strong communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts to peers and stakeholders
Responsibilities
  • Support multiple development teams with an agile, responsive CI/CD platform to deliver high-quality builds with measurable performance and quality
  • Build, maintain, improve, scale, and secure cloud infrastructure and resources using IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible)
  • Automate operational tasks via Go, Python, and serverless solutions (AWS Lambda, Kubernetes Jobs)
  • Design, manage, and monitor Kubernetes clusters for multiple production workloads
  • Driving forward our blockchain infrastructure by creating and managing blockchain nodes across a wide variety of blockchains that includes Algorand, Ethereum, Hedera, Flow, Solana, Stellar
  • Participate in an on-call rotation to mitigate disruption for any production systems and conduct root cause analysis
  • Plan and test disaster recovery scenarios for a highly available microservices architecture
  • Collaborate with the Security team to create and maintain security-focused tools and frameworks and exert a top-class security posture
  • Engaging and mentoring team members and helping grow and scale the team

Circle offers USDC, a regulated digital currency that enables near-instant, near-zero cost settlements and fully programmable capabilities, facilitating over $1.4 trillion in transactions. The main technologies/methods used include public blockchains for payments and financial applications.

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$1.2B

Headquarters

Boston, Massachusetts

Founded

2013

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

-6%

1 year growth

-3%

2 year growth

3%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Achieving MiCA compliance and an EMI license from France positions Circle for significant growth and acceptance in the European market.
  • The partnership with Chainlink could drive institutional adoption of stablecoins, opening new revenue streams and enhancing Circle's market position.
  • Circle's focus on regulatory compliance and strategic partnerships may attract more developers and financial institutions to its platform, fostering innovation and expansion.

What critics are saying

  • Regulatory changes and compliance costs in different jurisdictions could impact Circle's operational efficiency and profitability.
  • The competitive landscape of stablecoins is intense, with major players like Tether and Binance USD posing significant challenges.

What makes Circle unique

  • Circle's compliance with the EU's MiCA regulations and attainment of an EMI license from France sets it apart as a leader in regulatory adherence within the stablecoin market.
  • The strategic partnership with Chainlink to expand stablecoin utility for institutions highlights Circle's commitment to integrating stablecoins into mainstream financial systems.
  • Circle's dual offering of USDC and EURC stablecoins provides a diversified approach to stablecoin issuance, catering to both USD and Euro markets.

Benefits

Paid time off - We offer flexible paid time off — take what you need as long as it works with you and your team, and all Circle employees get mobile phone and home office reimbursements.

Health coverage - No matter where you live, we offer a market competitive suite of benefits. Enroll in health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurances, and Circle covers some or all of the premiums.

Invested in your future - All U.S. full-time and part-time employees enjoy 401(k) and pensions (with 4% company match if you contribute 5% or more), and share Circle’s success via company equity awards.

Learning & development - Your individual growth and development is important to us and we provide the resources to help you grow your career while at Circle.

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