Senior Software Engineer, Block

Customer Identity & Access Management (CIAM) - Accounts

$153-270k

Salary dependent on location. Plus Employee Stock Purchase Program

AWS

JavaScript

Java

Redis

Ruby

MySQL

Guice

Ember

DynamoDB

Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

Remote from US

Financial services ecosystem

Job no longer available

Financial services ecosystem

1001+ employees

FintechB2CB2BPaymentsFinancial Services

Job no longer available

$153-270k

Salary dependent on location. Plus Employee Stock Purchase Program

AWS

JavaScript

Java

Redis

Ruby

MySQL

Guice

Ember

DynamoDB

Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

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

We are looking for a Software Engineer, ideally with full stack experience, for the Accounts team within CIAM
5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
Relevant engineering experience in access management or similar domains
Excellent software engineering knowledge and computer science fundamentals
Eagerness to share your own ideas, and openness to those of others
Experience working in complex technical projects, e.g. cross-team efforts
A strong sense of customer empathy and an interest in influencing the direction of the product

What the job involves

Our Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) team designs, builds, and maintains all the access management flows in the Square ecosystem
We build a platform that enables the entire company to create and launch new product features without having to think about implementing or scaling their IAM needs
As a Software Engineer on Accounts, you will play a pivotal role in the design and development of new authentication methods to serve a variety of use cases
You will have a chance to work on a range of complex problems with a high degree of visibility and impact in the organization
Contribute to the architecture and development of Square’s customers identity management ecosystem
Work with designers, product managers, and other engineers — very often across team boundaries
Hold your teammates, and yourself, to high engineering standards
Grow as an engineer and lift others around you in the process by providing technical mentorship and guidance
Help contribute to a culture of positivity, psychological safety, and inclusivity

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

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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