About the Company

Circle is creating the world’s leading all-in-one platform for online communities, enabling creators, coaches, educators, and businesses to connect their audiences through discussions, live streams, events, chat, courses, and payments – all under their own brand.

With a fully remote team of 170+ members across 30+ countries, we focus on empowering exceptional individuals to deliver their best work, while fostering a meaningful impact in their own lives. We operate in a highly asynchronous environment, collaborating across time zones, and emphasize documenting extensively.

Twice a year, we organize company offsites in beautiful locations around the world, including past events in Turkey, Portugal, Mexico, Thailand, Colombia, and Italy!

Salary Range

$150,000 - $170,000 annually, with potential for equity and benefits. Compensation is reviewed and increased annually.

Job Type

Remote

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Description

As a Lead Growth Engineer at Circle, you will drive our product’s growth through data-driven experiments focused on increasing user acquisition, boosting monthly recurring revenue (MRR), and reducing churn. You'll work closely with Sales to identify friction points, improve conversion paths, and collaborate with a global team of senior engineers and product leaders to scale Circle’s impact.

Your work will include optimizing onboarding flows, enhancing billing infrastructure, and building internal tools for the sales team. This cross-functional role will have you collaborating across marketing, sales, and product teams to implement strategies that drive growth.

Responsibilities

• Frequently ship high-quality work, balancing speed with attention to detail.
• Lead and mentor a global team of engineers, ensuring continuous growth and development.
• Design and implement data-driven experiments to enhance user acquisition, retention, and MRR.
• Collaborate with the sales and marketing teams to achieve growth targets.
• Rethink and improve billing infrastructure for better MRR growth and pricing transparency.
• Drive product-led growth initiatives through iteration and innovation.
• Manage projects end-to-end, from concept to impactful execution.
• Develop and execute A/B tests to drive measurable improvements.
• Analyze user data to uncover growth opportunities and improve product experience.
• Regularly engage with internal stakeholders to align on growth priorities and initiatives.

Position Requirements

• Proficiency in English at CEFR Level C2 / ILR Level 5.
• Minimum 2 years of experience leading and mentoring engineers, ideally in growth-focused environments.
• 5+ years of hands-on full-stack development experience, including deep knowledge of Ruby on Rails, React, Sidekiq, Kafka, and payment integrations (Stripe).
• Experience with product-led growth strategies, A/B testing, and data analysis.
• Strong project management skills, capable of driving initiatives from start to finish.
• Excellent communication skills, able to align teams and explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Self-starter, comfortable in fast-paced and dynamic environments.
• Data-driven approach to decision making, with a passion for delivering user-centric solutions.

Bonus Points

• Experience using AI tools for data analysis and problem-solving.
• Familiarity with growth strategies in community/creator platforms.
• Previous experience with payment providers such as Stripe.
• Understanding of subscription and membership models.
• UX/UI design expertise, with a focus on pixel-perfect implementations.
• Experience scaling teams or building engineering processes in startups.
• Entrepreneurial experience or a background in high-growth environments.

Perks and Benefits

• Fully remote: Work from anywhere in the world.
• Trust and autonomy: We prioritize outcomes over hours tracked.
• Generous PTO: 35 days of paid time off annually, with a sabbatical option after 5 years.
• Competitive compensation: U.S. benchmarked salary and equity, no matter where you're located.
• Health coverage: 100% medical coverage for you and your family, or medical reimbursement where applicable.
• Parental leave: Comprehensive leave for new and expanding families.
• Home office stipend: Support to set up your ideal remote workspace.
• Learning & development stipend: Funding for professional growth and skills improvement.
• Annual bonus potential: For roles not already receiving commission or variable income.