Senior Software Engineer, Square Go
Company Description
Since we opened our doors in 2009, the world of commerce has evolved immensely, and so has Square. After enabling anyone to take payments and never miss a sale, we saw sellers stymied by disparate, outmoded products and tools that wouldn’t work together.
So we expanded into software and started building integrated, omnichannel solutions – to help sellers sell online, manage inventory, offer buy now, pay later functionality through Afterpay, book appointments, engage loyal buyers, and hire and pay staff. Across it all, we’ve embedded financial services tools at the point of sale, so merchants can access a business loan and manage their cash flow in one place. Afterpay furthers our goal to provide omnichannel tools that unlock meaningful value and growth, enabling sellers to capture the next generation shopper, increase order sizes, and compete at a larger scale.
Today, we are a partner to sellers of all sizes – large, enterprise-scale businesses with complex operations, sellers just starting, as well as merchants who began selling with Square and have grown larger over time. As our sellers grow, so do our solutions. There is a massive opportunity in front of us. We’re building a significant, meaningful, and lasting business, and we are helping sellers worldwide do the same.
Job Description
Square Go is our new consumer local marketplace app, starting in Beauty & Personal Care. It’s hands down one of our most exciting new products. It puts the power in consumer’s hands to discover, connect, and book self-care experiences that make them feel their best—and bookings are only the beginning. Download the app, and try it out. [link]
Exposing powers we’ve built for merchants directly to buyers is largely novel work at Square. We’re looking for a backend engineer who is comfortable working across teams, undaunted by shipping new products that rest on moving pieces. We’re still a small team (7 engineers), and we’ll be working across Square’s entire stack. The new pieces we exclusively own are built with Rails, Kotlin, Elasticsearch, ML, React, and SwiftUI/iOS.
Experience in all languages or frameworks is definitely not required, but a track record of designing and building across service boundaries is. In the last year, almost every engineer has put on multiple hats—learning and deploying new tech, and exercising product and design muscles.
You Will:
- Lead cross-team efforts to turn merchant business tools into buyer superpowers.
- Architect the systems that power both sides of a marketplace.
- Generalize a product that started around booking management to one that facilitates all buyer interactions.
- Guide and participate in critical technical, design, and product discussions with leaders across our various product and engineering teams.
- Uplevel the technical design and product build acumen for the team.
Technologies we use and teach:
- Languages: Ruby, Java/Kotlin
- Frameworks: Rails, RSpec, React, Sidekiq, gRPC, Guice
- Infrastructure: MySQL, Redis, Kafka, Elasticsearch
Qualifications
You Have:
- 8+ years of experience in building and releasing software
- Experience leading engineering designs with large scale impact
- Experience collaborating with product managers, client app engineers, designers, data scientists, and other engineering and cross-functional leaders
- Interest in working on an early stage product, with all its inherent ambiguities
- Interest in working on backend systems, from APIs and business logic to optimizing databases and software engines
- Interest in modeling complex domains and building resilient systems to support high-throughput real world applications
- Proficient in at least one server-side programming languages (e.g. Ruby, Java)
- Knowledge of cloud concepts and systems (e.g. AWS, GCP)
Additional Information
Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.
Zone A: USD $245,100 - USD $299,500
Zone B: USD $245,100 - USD $299,500
Zone C: USD $245,100 - USD $299,500
Zone D: USD $245,100 - USD $299,500
To find a location’s zone designation, please refer to this resource. If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information.
Full-time employee benefits include the following:
- 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
These benefits are further detailed in Block's policies. This role is also eligible to participate in Block's equity plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies, and may be eligible for a sign-on bonus. Sales roles may be eligible to participate in a commission plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies. Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.
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We’re working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is a proud equal opportunity employer. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.
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Additionally, we consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, and always assess candidates on an individualized basis.
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Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) is a global technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up of Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, and TBD, we build tools to help more people access the economy. Square helps sellers run and grow their businesses with its integrated ecosystem of commerce solutions, business software, and banking services. With Cash App, anyone can easily send, spend, or invest their money in stocks or Bitcoin. Spiral (formerly Square Crypto) builds and funds free, open-source Bitcoin projects. Artists use TIDAL to help them succeed as entrepreneurs and connect more deeply with fans. TBD is building an open developer platform to make it easier to access Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies without having to go through an institution.