Design Technologist, Block
Square Staff
Financial services ecosystem
Job no longer available
Financial services ecosystem
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create better tools to help everyone access the economy.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of relevant work experience
- BS in Computer Science or a related technical field
- Front-end development – HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern tooling
- Back-end development – Familiarity of Ruby, Java, or other back-end languages
- Familiarity building in and working with CMS's
- Portfolio of work that displays design, high-fidelity animation, motion, iconography, typography, color, and imagery
- Understanding of web standards, browser performance, and best practices
- Experience with digital marketing, advertising, and understanding metrics
- Familiarity with modern design tools (Figma, Adobe After Effects, Cinema 4D)
What the job involves
- Reporting to a creative director, you will help bring technology to the creative process; the front-end interactions you bring to life will create remarkable experiences for our sellers
- Participate in concept development iteration, partnering on projects from planning and design through implementation
- Take creative direction and expand on concept ideas for tactics, with a solid and active contribution in creative reviews
- Build hands-on technical development, from prototypes coming out of ideation through to final launch/G2M production code
- Contribute to discussions about the digital aspects of creative campaigns
- Present ideas or prototypes to mixed client marketing / technical audiences
- Work creatively through and around perceived limitations and challenges imposed by the delivery platform to create delightful customer experiences
- Evaluate and document any creative and engineering standards or patterns that could arise from your work
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.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
19% employee growth in 12 months
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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