Lead Software Engineer

7 days ago


San Francisco, California, United States Square Full time

About the Role

Cash App's Financial Platform team is responsible for building systems that power products built by Cash App. We build deep integrations with underlying financial infrastructures and ensure that our products are able to scale.

About the Team

The Issuing team is at the heart of our operations, powering tens of millions of cards for Cash and Square. We're on a mission to create a robust platform that handles everything from card lifecycle and KYC to card fulfillment, transaction processing, disputes, and fraud.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build and support the core systems for our cards programs
  • Refactor and uplift existing systems and build new services
  • Creatively solve challenging technical problems at scale
  • Partner closely with product managers, data scientists, product engineers, business leads, third party vendors to define our roadmap
  • Have autonomy to research and achieve outcomes with support when you need it
  • Contributing to the growth of our development capabilities through leading, mentoring and supporting fellow engineers

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience delivering quality software
  • Natural curiosity to learn new technologies, solve interesting problems and build quality software
  • Desire to find flaws in a system with many moving parts and take whatever steps are necessary to fix them
  • Desire to perform and grow as an engineer
  • Technical initiative and leadership on previous projects

Technologies We Use

  • Kotlin, Java
  • Kubernetes, AWS
  • Aurora DB, Kafka
  • Datadog, Buildkite

Additional Information

Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. 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.

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


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