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Senior Full-stack Engineer (CMS)

Circle.so
New York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 1/23/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/18/2025

About Us

Circle is building the world's leading all-in-one platform for online communities. We make it possible for creators, coaches, educators, and businesses to bring together their audience with engaging discussions, live streams, events, chat, courses, and payments all in one place, all under their own brand.

We're proud to be a fully remote company of around 170 (and growing!) team members from 30 countries around the world. We seek exceptional individuals around the world, set them up to do the best work of their lives, and in turn, create a meaningful impact in their own lives. We don't track hours, but we do manage for high expectations very closely. We collaborate across time zones, are highly async, and like to document a lot.

Twice a year, we bring the whole company together in beautiful places around the world for our company offsites. So far, we've hosted offsites in Turkey, Portugal, Mexico, Thailand, Colombia, Italy, Ireland, and more, with still more to come!

About the role

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Rails / React) to join our CMS engineering team. At Circle, our CMS team is responsible for the core user-facing areas of our product including community discussions, courses, the Home feed, our automated weekly digests, search, and more. This is a high leverage role with the opportunity to make an immense amount of impact for thousands of Circle communities and millions of members.

What you'll be doing

  • Work on our CMS team to build out the best content consumption and management experience for our communities.
  • Improve the quality of our codebase, identify architectural deficiencies, and create achievable paths to solve / evolve them in payments-adjacent areas.
  • Engage in considerate, but robust, PR reviews with Circle's engineers.
  • Work closely with Circle's co-founders and designers throughout the feature spec design process.

What you'll need to be successful

  • Strong alignment with our values,  find our values on our career page  if you haven't read up on them yet
  • You are proficient in English (spoken, written, and reading) at a  CEFR Level C2   /   ILR Level 5
  • Significant full-stack experience working with the React and Ruby on Rails stack.
  • Knowledge of Elasticsearch
  • Experience working on high throughput and high concurrency applications.
  • Strong judgment and attention to detail when it comes to architectural, product, design, and process decisions. Your judgement should inspire a high level of trust within the team.
  • Great communication skills which empower async work across the team.
  • A desire to work in an environment that values speed of iteration and individual autonomy.
  • 130,000 - $140,000 USD per year

    The cash compensation range shown is a starting point. In addition to equity, benefits and perks, your cash compensation is subject to an annual review and increase on a once per year basis.

    The fun stuff

  • Fully remote :  work from anywhere in the world!
  • Autonomy and trust to do your job :  we care about outcomes over everything else.
  • Paid time away :  all employees are given 35 days of PTO annually. We also offer a paid sabbatical after 5 years.
  • Generous U.S. benchmarked compensation and startup equity no matter where you are in the world.
  • Awesome medical coverage with 100% coverage for you and your family, or medical reimbursement options where applicable!
  • Parental leave for parents expanding their family, or just starting one.
  • Home office stipend to help you get up and running.
  • Learning & development stipend to help you level up your professional skills.
  • Annual bonus potential for roles that don't already receive variable income or commission.
  • Company retreats :  Twice a year, the Circle team gets together for a fully paid company retreat in incredible places around the world! We've had past retreats in Colombia, Portugal, and Mexico, with more planned on the horizon.
  • Check out our  Careers  page for more.
  • Your role, location and unique circumstance may affect this.

    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

    As a fully-remote international company, diversity is baked into our DNA. Here's how our CEO, Sid Yadav, frames our hiring mission : "let's find talent in underserved and under-represented corners of the world, set them up to do the best work of their lives, and in turn, change their life." To achieve this hiring mission, we offer competitive U.S. benchmarked compensation no matter where someone's located in the world, and we proactively seek candidates who expand representation of backgrounds, cultures and lived experiences in our teams.

    Equal Employment Opportunity

    Circle is an equal opportunity employer and as such, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

    How We Use Candidate Data

    At Circle, we are committed to protecting your personal information. As a job applicant, the personal data you provide to us is collected and processed in accordance with the  General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the EU and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) . This notice outlines the types of personal information we collect, the purpose for collecting it, and your rights.

    Information We Collect : We collect the following categories of personal information from job applicants :

  • Contact information (such as name, email address, phone number)
  • Employment history and qualifications
  • Education history
  • References and any other information you choose to share with us during the application process
  • Purpose of Collection : We collect this information for the following purposes :

  • To assess your qualifications and suitability for the position
  • To communicate with you during the recruitment process
  • To comply with legal and regulatory obligations
  • Your Rights Under GDPR and CCPA : You have the following rights regarding your personal information :

  • The right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.
  • The right to request the deletion of your personal information, subject to certain legal exceptions.
  • The right to opt out of the sale of your personal information (Note : We do not sell personal information).
  • For more information about how we handle your personal data or to exercise your rights, please refer to our full Privacy Policy

    By submitting your application, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this privacy notice.

    Salary : $130,000 - $140,000

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