Hardware Engineering Program Manager, Block
Proto
$126.4-223.1k
Salary dependent on location. + Equity
Financial services ecosystem
Job no longer available
Financial services ecosystem
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$126.4-223.1k
Salary dependent on location. + Equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create better tools to help everyone access the economy.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of experience developing and shipping complex hardware products
- Experience in all phases of new hardware design and development from architecture definition through shipping at volume, and for extremely complex or new product areas
- Experience establishing operations at contract manufacturers from scratch in partnership with Factory Operations and Business Operations teams
- Experience managing all facets of NPI engineering and transition to production readiness with deep understanding of the inter-dependencies between all disciplines
- Experience working with Product Managers, Packaging and Marketing teams with ability to understand their requirements alongside product technical requirements
- Experience integrating complex software and security work-streams into a hardware program
What the job involves
- We are looking for a full time Hardware Engineering Program Manager to join our growing team
- This individual will have the opportunity to utilize strong program management experience to take ownership of NPI engineering activities, driving our BTC hardware products from concept, through development and ultimately into production
- They will partner with a variety of cross functional team members as necessary to ensure a high quality, robust design
- Manage development and delivery of our mining hardware across all hardware engineering functions and phases from architecture definition through launch (includes managing builds with our partners)
- Anticipate challenges to the cost, schedule, and quality of our product - and lead the project team to formulate and implement appropriate solutions (includes managing testing for reliability, regulatory and manufacturing)
- Rely on your breadth and depth of experience to evaluate and take principled risks to achieve better system-level outcomes. Lead the team to determine appropriate risk mitigations
- Communicate development schedule, status, risks and options to senior hardware organization and company leadership
- Drive critical program decision-making in areas of significant ambiguity. Identify and manage trade-offs across teams
- Own hardware readiness at every point of the program including engineering changes or improvements in the sustaining phase(s) of the product
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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