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# Manager - Software Engineering

- **Company:** Circle (nyse: Crcl)
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $195,000.0 - $258,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Software Engineering, Technical Debt
- **Published:** August 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.workingnomads.com/job/go/1793950/

## About the Role

* 3 or more years of experience with technical leadership
 * 7 or more years of experience with software engineering
 * 3 or more years experience coding in one of the following languages: Go, Java, and/or Javascript
 * Hands on technical manager experienced in designing, building and deploying secure, scalable products and services
 * You love the idea of coaching and building leaders (both within your direct team and outside of your team)
 * You have a passion for enabling and motivating people to do their best work
 * You work very well cross-functionally, and are able to think rigorously and make hard decisions and tradeoffs
 * You have experience managing remote teams
 * The ability to thrive on a fast pace environment with high level of autonomy and responsibilities

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

* Run day-to-day activities of a dynamic engineering teams, including requirements grooming, scrums, retrospectives and team outings
 * Design, build, and maintain APIs, user-facing experiences, services, and systems.
 * Provide technical and architectural direction for the development, design, integration, testing, and maintenance of our platform
 * Lead agile software processes for engineering teams and introduce best-in-class industry practices
 * Partner with stakeholders to ensure the teams' contributions align with company objectives, develop technology roadmaps and set realistic product release schedules
 * Perform full lifecycle of team management to attract, engage, retain, coach and performance manage teams of exceptional engineers (e.g., mentoring, recruiting, training and development, performance evaluation)
 * Act as an internal ambassador for the engineering team to other groups, communicating the opportunities and constraints technology offers to the development of projects
 * Manage technical debt to ensure our development velocity stays responsive and predictable while minimizing production incidents of our operations
 * Contribute to engineering-wide initiatives as a member of Circle's engineering management team
 * Coordinate the execution of these activities working with cross-functional teams within Circle


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