Senior Software Engineer, Block
Frontend/Fullstack, ECOM Website
$168.3-297k
+ Employee Stock Purchase Program and eligibility for equity. Salary varies depending on location
Financial services ecosystem
Job no longer available
Financial services ecosystem
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$168.3-297k
+ Employee Stock Purchase Program and eligibility for equity. Salary varies depending on location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create better tools to help everyone access the economy.
Role
Who you are
- We’re seeking a full stack engineer who is passionate about working on both our large scale front-end editor application, and the back-end system supporting it
- BA/BS degree in computer science or equivalent,
- 5+ years of practical experience building frontend applications (we use VueJS),
- 5+ years of practical full stack development work experience (ideally using PHP, and even Laravel),
- Experience building large web applications in a distributed environment and can make pragmatic engineering decisions,
- Interest in working full-stack, from optimizing database transactions, to building distributed systems, and frontend web applications,
- And a track record of pursuing self-directed side projects, research, or open source projects
What the job involves
- Square's Ecommerce Editor Team owns the Online Store website editor, which allows thousands of sellers to quickly and easily create their own online store from scratch
- You will help build features to create a world-class e-commerce experience for both our sellers and their customers
- Lead initiatives to improve our website builder and online store platform
- Drive the architecture of our frontend systems to enable quick and stable feature development
- Build elegant user-facing web experiences that combine intuitive interfaces with smooth performance at scale
- Own the entirety of your features, write testable and well-documented frontend and backend code
- Build systems that manage sensitive customer data while holding Square to the highest standards for security and compliance
- Work with an amazing group of engineers while leveraging your technical expertise to constantly raise the bar
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
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
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
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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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