Front End Software Engineer, Block
Proto
$168.3-297k
+Employee Stock Purchase Program. Salary varies depending on location of applicant
Financial services ecosystem
Job no longer available
Financial services ecosystem
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$168.3-297k
+Employee Stock Purchase Program. Salary varies depending on location of applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create better tools to help everyone access the economy.
Role
Who you are
- We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Front-End Engineer to join our team
- BS in Computer Science or a related technical field and/or 8+ years of relevant work experience
- A strong depth and breadth of experience crafting and shipping holistic web applications
- Experience with JavaScript frameworks/libraries e.g., React, NextJS, Vue, Svelte
- Experience crafting fluid layouts and animations with modern frameworks/libraries e.g. CSS, Tailwind, Framer Motion, GSAP
- Experience implementing client side analytics
- An understanding of web standards, browser performance, SEO optimization, and basic UX/UI principles
- A history of collaboration with non-technical team members
- Skills to work on complex problems with any audience in verbal, visual, or written formats
What the job involves
- The purpose of the Proto team is to accelerate the world’s transition to a more open economy by making products that increase access and independence for everyone. The first two initiatives we’ve identified that represent the biggest impact to this purpose are in the Bitcoin space with bitcoin mining and Bitkey, a self custody bitcoin wallet
- While we’re starting there, we don’t believe the need for tools to increase one’s independence is limited to bitcoin or the financial space. One principle across everything we do in Proto is open development – show and tell. We develop products in the open, you can read more about them at bitkey.build and mining.build
- The team spans a broad spectrum of front-end development, from foundational front-end architecture, design systems, and analytics pipelines to the building blocks that power our services and content management systems. You will work closely with your peers in design and marketing to brainstorm and implement creative solutions that align with our team goals and strategy
- Bring experience and knowledge to the team and advance the web discipline at Proto
- Design, build, and own design systems and content management system integrations
- Contribute to systems and standards for our marketing platforms across all product lines within Proto (e.g., our web CMS, email marketing platforms, etc.)
- Help define and implement our analytics and experimentation architecture
- Work collaboratively across multiple teams to ship remarkable solutions on a fast-paced team that operates like a startup within a larger company
- Evaluate and document engineering standards and patterns.
Application process
- While there is no specific deadline to apply for this role, on average, U.S. open roles are posted for 70 days before being filled by a successful candidate
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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