Staff Software Engineer, Block

Merchant Experience

$168.3-297k

Salary dependent on location. This role is also eligible to participate in Block's equity plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies

React

AWS

Kubernetes

TypeScript

Redux

JavaScript

Java

Kafka

Kotlin

JSON

Datadog

Senior and Expert level

Remote from US

More information about location

Financial services ecosystem

Job no longer available

Financial services ecosystem

1001+ employees

FintechB2CB2BPaymentsFinancial Services

Job no longer available

$168.3-297k

Salary dependent on location. This role is also eligible to participate in Block's equity plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies

React

AWS

Kubernetes

TypeScript

Redux

JavaScript

Java

Kafka

Kotlin

JSON

Datadog

Senior and Expert level

Remote from US

More information about location

1001+ employees

FintechB2CB2BPaymentsFinancial Services

Company mission

To create better tools to help everyone access the economy.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

8+ years of software development or equivalent experience
2+ years of experience leading large scale features, which includes planning, managing and executing on the delivery projects in a timely manner while maintaining a high quality bar
The ability to design and build creative solutions to complex problems
Drive to find flaws in a system with many moving parts and take whatever steps are necessary to fix them
A strong track record in helping other engineers grow
Willingness to learn and apply new methodologies and techniques as required
Bachelors’ degree in Computer Science or relevant field
Great communication skills, able to discuss engineering issues and trade-offs without hesitation
Must be based in PST due to working with our team in Australia

What the job involves

The Merchant Experience team’s mission is to create a thriving network of active merchants that is easily accessible to consumers, making Cash App & Afterpay the most loved way to pay
Our team’s focus is to lay the foundations to both support and grow our active merchant count at scale globally
As a senior Software Engineer for the Merchant Experience team at Cash App, you will:
Design, build and support merchant-facing platforms that are user-friendly and empower merchants to grow their business with Cash App
Evolve our architecture to scale with growth in customers and developers, working across large monolith codebases and microservices
Maintain a high quality bar for our overall infrastructure by ensuring we have the right visibility into tracing, metrics, logging, and alerting
Creatively solve challenging technical problems at scale
Collaborate with product management and design to lead the development of new, high-impact experiences and help define the roadmap
Mentor, lead, and support your colleagues to grow the team
Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to provide support for our services

Our take

Block is a financial services technology company comprising of Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, and TBD. Its biggest brand, Square, offers hardware and software for small to medium-sized businesses enabling them to manage the entire payment lifecycle. It functions similarly to Shopify and Stripe, but has paired online payment processing with physical devices such as registers, payment terminals, and mobile card readers.

The business was originally founded as Square in 2009 by Jack Dorsey of Twitter fame. Already well-established with SMEs all over the globe, Square has significantly benefited from the increased demand for mobile payment systems. Its order management feature remains a go-to tool for small businesses that otherwise didn't have the proper infrastructure in place when demand for home delivery surged.

Square rebranded as Block in December 2021, with the Square brand name remaining in place for their seller business. The company has since come under fire for its security practices, facing lawsuits in relation to a major breach of CashApp user data, and in 2024 announced plans to reduce its workforce in order to cut costs. Despite these setbacks, there is every chance the business will move past this, though it may take some time to rebuild trust in its product.

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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

19% employee growth in 12 months

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Company

Company benefits

Healthcare coverage (Medical, Vision and Dental insurance)
Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account
Retirement Plans including company match
Employee Stock Purchase Program
Wellness programs, including access to mental health, 1:1 financial planners, and a monthly wellness allowance
Paid parental and caregiving leave
Paid time off (including 12 paid holidays)
Paid sick leave (1 hour per 26 hours worked (max 80 hours per calendar year to the extent legally permissible) for non-exempt employees and covered by our Flexible Time Off policy for exempt employees)
Learning and Development resources
Paid Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits

Company HQ

SoMa, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Jack Dorsey

(CEO)

Having studied at and dropped out of New York University, Jack founded Twitter in March 2006, where he has served as CEO since. He co-founded Square with Jim in February 2009, and has remained its CEO ever since.

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