Embedded System Application Engineer, Block
$142.2-204.5k
2 days a week in office
Financial services ecosystem
Job no longer available
Financial services ecosystem
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$142.2-204.5k
2 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create better tools to help everyone access the economy.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of Software Engineering experience
- Experience using Python in automated testing, build systems, or device firmware communication
- Proficiency in embedded programming languages like C, C++ or Rust
- Experience with embedded systems, knowledge of operating systems, familiarity with software development tools, understanding of hardware-software interfaces
- Experience with application development on Linux or Unix
What the job involves
- We are seeking an Embedded Systems Engineer to join our team to reshape the future of the bitcoin industry
- You will be exposed to the end-to-end technology chain that we are creating from the high-performance ASIC with the latest silicon fab technologies to full system hardware and software
- You will help us integrate and validate Block’s bitcoin mining products to support our mining customers
- You will have experience in field application engineering support for High Performance Computing (HPC) systems, with a focus on software development, system integration and test
- You will collaborate with our customers in designing, integrating, and debugging mining rigs using Block's Mining Development Kit (MDK) and Block’s high-performance mining ASIC products
- This will include working with customers on system requirements definition, providing technical and domain expertise to co-create and help them solve their toughest challenges
- These challenges also include helping with system design, component selection, schematic design, and embedded firmware support
- You will also need to work with the design team to develop a plan to validate software and system characterization of the designs and products
- You will have the opportunity to develop interesting and thoughtful ideas into system prototypes around bitcoin mining operations
- Provide hands-on engineering support for industrial mining customers, including on-site debugging and live demonstrations of Block's latest mining products
- Resolve software issues related to mining rigs
- Support both new and existing mining products, with a focus on software development
- Collaborate with customers on system requirements definition and component integration
- This is a hybrid role with approximately 70% remote and 30% in office
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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