Senior Software Engineer, Block
Backend API
$168.3-297k
+ Employee Stock Purchase Program; Salary dependent on location
Financial services ecosystem
Job no longer available
Financial services ecosystem
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$168.3-297k
+ Employee Stock Purchase Program; Salary dependent on location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create better tools to help everyone access the economy.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for someone who is passionate about building scalable, resilient and highly available systems and can help us take Order APIs through its next evolution
- 8+ years of industry experience designing and building APIs using Java or an equivalent language
- Experience with, and a passion for, creating and maintaining a public API
- Experience with complex distributed systems that require high throughput and reliability
- Experience with orders systems (ecom, retail, restaurant, appointments, etc.) or equivalent multi component large size / scale system
- Experience leading complex technical projects, e.g. cross-team programs
- A strong sense of customer empathy and an interest in influencing the direction of the product
- Excellent software engineering knowledge and the ability to provide technical mentorship and guidance
What the job involves
- Square’s purpose is economic empowerment; since the company’s beginning, we have been helping numerous people start and manage their own businesses
- During the pandemic, many small businesses struggled, as they scramble to adapt to going online to reach their customers
- The Orders team has a mission to enable sellers to reach their customers anywhere, and provide a seamless experience to the customers (e.g. buy online, pickup in store) that today might only be available from much larger merchants
- We have already started rolling out to a small percentage of sellers, with a goal of expanding this to all sellers
- Furthermore, we strive to build an Orders platform that empowers both teams at Square and an ecosystem of third-party developers to support our sellers in this bright future ahead
- This is a massive undertaking with huge challenges
- We have a wide range of sellers with many different needs, and to meet those needs, we work with many stakeholder teams at Square in navigating dependencies and intertwined technical / product ambiguities
- Orders Core team owns the Order APIs and the legacy Bills system which are at the center of all commerce at Square
- We own two very critical services
- Play a crucial role in building solutions for our first and third-party customers that support our mission of empowering our sellers to succeed by helping them throughout their entire business lifecycle
- Build and maintain highly reliable, available and resilient Orders system
- Lead the design/development of Orders API solutions that are used by first and third-party developers to interact with the orders platform
- Lead by example and help foster a culture of positivity, psychological safety, and inclusivity within the team
- Work with other engineers and PM’s across multiple teams to gather requirements, design, develop, test, launch, and maintain features
- Mentor other engineers and contribute to the technical direction of the team
- Provide technical expertise and guidance to other engineers (both on our team and outside of our team)
- Help maintain and improve the processes we use to manage our work
- Be excited to work in the middle of the Orders ecosystem and solve complex problems that require high availability and reliability
- Be on-call for the applications our team owns
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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