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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer II - **Company:** Circle Corporation - **Location:** Circle, AK, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $285,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Software Engineering, Reliability of Systems, Technical Debt - **Published:** August 16, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.workingnomads.com/job/go/1794003/ ## About the Role * 15+ years of software engineering experience, including deep expertise designing and operating large-scale distributed systems. * Proven track record of architecting and scaling platform systems that support multiple downstream products and teams. * Ability to set long-term technical direction while making pragmatic, high-impact execution decisions. * Extensive experience operating critical, highly available systems with strong observability, reliability, and performance practices. * Exceptional system design skills, with the ability to debug and resolve complex issues across services and architectural boundaries. * Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with demonstrated influence on technical direction beyond immediate teams. Preferred Requirements * Experience building internal developer platforms or shared services adopted broadly across an organization. * Familiarity working in regulated, compliance-heavy, or security-sensitive environments. * Track record of shaping engineering-wide practices, tools, or standards as a recognized technical leader. Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future, with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages. Starting pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to: relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations. ## Description As a Distinguished Engineer at Circle, you will drive the long-term technical direction of Circle's platform and core systems, shaping architectures that scale across products, teams, and regulatory environments. You will lead complex, cross-cutting engineering initiatives that span multiple organizations, influencing architectural decisions well beyond a single team. Acting as a trusted technical authority, you will set a high bar for system reliability, performance, security, and developer experience while mentoring senior engineers and contributing to Circle's engineering standards, culture, and technical strategy., * Design, evolve, and steward core platform architectures to ensure scalability, reliability, and long-term resilience. * Drive architectural direction and technical strategy for critical distributed systems used across Circle's product ecosystem. * Lead cross-team, cross-functional technical initiatives in partnership with Engineering, Product, Infrastructure, Security, and Compliance. * Provide deep technical leadership and mentorship, elevating system design quality and engineering rigor across teams. * Identify and address platform-wide technical debt, architectural risks, and systemic bottlenecks. * Influence engineering-wide best practices in observability, reliability, performance, and developer experience. * Serve as a trusted technical advisor across the company, contributing to major technical decisions and long-term platform evolution. * Champion innovation, knowledge sharing, and engineering excellence as a senior technical thought leader at Circle. ## Related Videos - [Throwing off the burdens of scale in engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/608-throwing-off-the-burdens-of-scale-in-engineering) - [Resolving technical debts in software architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1680-resolving-technical-debts-in-software-architecture) - [Using AI Without Losing Your Skills](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2045-using-ai-without-losing-your-skills) - [Best Practices for AI-Assisted Development of Distributed Systems](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100200-best-practices-for-ai-assisted-development-of-distributed-systems) - [Fireside Chat with Lea](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/551-fireside-chat-with-lea) - [Psychological Safety in Software Engineering - Jenny-Margrethe Vej & Alexandra Hou Aldershaab](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2142-psychological-safety-in-software-engineering-jenny-margrethe-vej-alexandra-hou-aldershaab) ## Related Articles - [How Much Does a Software Engineer Make? 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