[Hiring] Senior Engineering Manager @Circle

Role Description

As a Senior Engineering Manager on Circle's Risk and Compliance Engineering team, you will lead the engineering team responsible for building and scaling our centralized customer onboarding and lifecycle management platform, a foundational component of Circle's risk management and regulatory compliance infrastructure. Your team will develop capabilities supporting the entire customer journey, from initial engagement and onboarding through ongoing customer relationship changes, additional product adoption, and product-specific onboarding requirements.

• Onboarding serves as a critical first line of risk control, establishing the customer identity, eligibility, risk assessments, and compliance safeguards.
• You will drive the development of scalable automation, partner-facing SDKs, and internal compliance tools.
• Work closely with Product, Risk, Compliance, and Engineering stakeholders to guide technical architecture, engineering execution, and operational excellence.
• Develop a high-performing, inclusive engineering team.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant software engineering experience, including 3+ years of people management experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong technical background designing scalable distributed systems, APIs, and complex backend platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical guidance, coach, and mentor senior and staff-level engineers.
• Experience making architectural decisions and delivering secure, reliable systems with high standards for engineering and operational excellence.
• Strong people leadership, execution, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Requirements

• Experience building customer onboarding, identity verification, KYC/KYB, or regulatory compliance platforms.
• Experience developing partner-facing APIs, embeddable SDKs, or workflow automation for consumer and business applications.
• Familiarity with financial services, fintech, payments, or jurisdiction-specific regulatory requirements.

Benefits

• Base Pay Range: $217,500 - $264,167.
• Consideration of various factors when crafting compensation ranges and total compensation packages.

Company Description

Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future, with transparency at our core. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.