Staff Software Engineer, Block
Authentication, Trust
$153-270k
Salary dependent on location. Plus stock options
Financial services ecosystem
Job no longer available
Financial services ecosystem
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$153-270k
Salary dependent on location. Plus stock options
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create better tools to help everyone access the economy.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years experience building and operating quality software
- Technical initiative and leadership on previous projects
- Growth mindset and a healthy comfort with ambiguity
- Strong communication skills and customer empathy
- Experience contributing to the growth of our development capabilities through leading, mentoring and supporting fellow engineers
Desirable
- Experience with or interest in authN/authZ standards or product security
- Experience working in large codebases and breaking apart monoliths
- Experience working in a distributed team
What the job involves
- The Access Authentication team handles all things authentication at Cash App
- We ensure that our millions of customers can conveniently access their finances safely and reliably
- In addition to implementing and refining the core authentication customer experiences, like the customer login and account recovery flows, we support Cash App's expansion into new use cases with reliable, well-designed access control primitives that reduce customer exposure to risk and fraud
- Design, build, and operate the APIs and services that power Cash App's authentication flows
- Contribute to the safety of our customers by ensuring meaningful control over account security
- Evolve our architecture to scale with growth in customers and developers, working across large monolith codebases and microservices
- Collaborate with product management and design to develop new, high-impact experiences
- Build incrementally, test everything, and deploy daily
- Work on the live support rotation to keep our systems running well
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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