What's the Company Culture Like at Circle (circle.so)?

Circle is a fully remote company with teammates across 30+ countries, so collaboration is intentionally designed to be async-first. We default to clear documentation and thoughtful written communication so work can move forward across time zones without requiring everyone to be online at the same time. 

Much of our day-to-day collaboration happens in Slack for quick conversations and team coordination, while Notion and our internal Team Circle community on Circle are our sources of truth for documentation, project briefs and decisions. Product and engineering teams plan and track work in Linear, ensuring priorities and progress are visible across the company. For design and product collaboration, we use Figma, and teammates often record Loom videos to walk through ideas, feedback or updates in a more personal way.

We also rely on a few key practices to stay aligned: documenting decisions, sharing progress transparently, and communicating with a strong bias toward clarity and context. Regular team syncs and company all-hands help connect the dots across teams, while async updates keep everyone informed without creating meeting overload.

The result is a culture where people have the autonomy to do deep work while still feeling closely connected to their teammates and the broader mission of building the future of community.