Senior Software Engineer, Block

PubSub

$142.2-204.5k

Salary is dependent on location. This role is also eligible to participate in Block's equity plan and may be eligible for a sign-on bonus

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

Kafka

Kotlin

Terraform

MySQL

Guice

Senior level

Remote from US

Financial services ecosystem

Job no longer available

Financial services ecosystem

1001+ employees

FintechB2CB2BPaymentsFinancial Services

Job no longer available

$142.2-204.5k

Salary is dependent on location. This role is also eligible to participate in Block's equity plan and may be eligible for a sign-on bonus

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

Kafka

Kotlin

Terraform

MySQL

Guice

Senior level

Remote from US

1001+ employees

FintechB2CB2BPaymentsFinancial Services

Company mission

To create better tools to help everyone access the economy.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

At least 5+ years of experience developing production software, with a strong preference for Platform (and PubSub) experience
Advanced Degree in Computer Science or Equivalent experience in lieu of degree
Experience working with Cloud Infrastructure (eg. AWS, GCP)
Passion for building, operating, and debugging distributed systems at scale
Boundless curiosity, autonomy, and a strong sense of accountability
Experience overseeing customized development for multiple projects
Experience envisioning a technical approach/solution, socialize it and align partners towards it
Experience balancing urgency to implement vs technically correct solution
Additional bonus if you have prior experience with Kafka

What the job involves

The PubSub team is responsible for providing the asynchronous task processing infrastructure so that Cash App can scale
The suite of offerings PubSub currently provides includes Eventing (Kafka), Job Queues (SQS), real time updates to clients (NATS), and kPow! (UI for Kafka)
The PubSub team is also responsible for creating, upgrading, and maintaining the infrastructure of their product offerings, as well as enabling governed access to their data across business units. PubSub customers are product and engineering teams at Cash App and Block
We are looking for a strong independent engineer to join the PubSub team
Design, build, and support infrastructure projects that provide critical support for tremendous processing requirements and distributed system pattern libraries to customers
Dig into the many parts of a large platform using a wide variety of analytical tooling, and if necessary, add some new ones
Use a data-driven approach to make the call on new infrastructure or product offerings that might need to be added
Work with bleeding edge cloud technologies

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.

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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

19% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.1)

Trustpilot (4.1)

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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