Data Engineer II / Senior Data Engineer

Circle • San Francisco, CA

73d • $147,500 - $195,000

About The Position

Circle is a financial technology company at the epicenter of the emerging internet of money, where value can finally travel like other digital data - globally, nearly instantly and less expensively than legacy settlement systems. This ground-breaking new internet layer opens up previously unimaginable possibilities for payments, commerce and markets that can help raise global economic prosperity and enhance inclusion. Our infrastructure - including USDC, a blockchain-based dollar - helps businesses, institutions and developers harness these breakthroughs and capitalize on this major turning point in the evolution of money and technology. Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization, we're expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by our company values: High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence. We have built a flexible and diverse work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.

Requirements

• 2+ years of data engineering experience with strong data fundamentals.
• Skilled in SQL for data warehouse platforms such as Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, and more.
• Proficient in one or more programming languages (Python, Java, Scala).
• Experience with workflow orchestration (Airflow, Dagster, DBT) and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Background in blockchain or financial data is a plus.
• Self-starter with a proven ability to learn, collaborate remotely, and communicate effectively in fast-paced environments.

Nice To Haves

• 4+ years of data engineering experience with strong data fundamentals.
• Skilled in building scalable infrastructure to support batch, micro-batch or stream processing for large volumes of data.
• Experience in data provenance, governance, and big data technologies (including open-source solutions).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with fellow data engineers, data analysts and data scientists to produce useful data for crypto blockchain analytics to inform product decisions.
• Build and maintain ELT pipelines, parsing complex blockchain data, to source and aggregate the required data for analysis and reporting.
• Design data models and maintain reliable metadata to give context for improved data discoverability.
• Continually improve data warehouse operations, monitoring, and performance.
• Serve as a domain expert in blockchain data modeling, pipelines, quality, and warehousing.
• Leverage AI to increase work efficiency in code development and transform old processes.

Benefits

• Base Pay Range: $147,500 - $195,000
• Equal opportunity employer
• Diversity and inclusion initiatives
• Accommodations for disabilities during the interview process

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Social Assistance
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees