Staff Software Engineer, Block
Identity, Trust
CA$161.8-251.3k
+ Employee Stock Purchase Program; Salary dependent on location
Financial services ecosystem
Open for applications
Financial services ecosystem
1001+ employees
Open for applications
CA$161.8-251.3k
+ Employee Stock Purchase Program; Salary dependent on location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create better tools to help everyone access the economy.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years working on complex systems and delivering quality software
- Well-developed curiosity and enjoy building creative solutions to complex problems
- Worked on systems where data consistency and availability is required
- Taken technical initiative on previous projects
- Demonstrated experience working collaboratively in cross-functional teams
- Expertise in the full software development life cycle
- Strong communication skills and customer empathy
- Contributing to the growth of our development capabilities through leading, mentoring and supporting fellow engineers
What the job involves
- Cash App has grown rapidly to tens of millions of users moving billions of dollars daily.To support this incredible growth, we are growing the Identity organization
- Our mission is to create a customer identity framework that supports Cash App's growth while maintaining high levels of customer, partner, and regulatory trust
- We work with some of our customer's most sensitive data, and we take privacy and security seriously
- Our organization plays a critical role in providing financial access to customers who are underserved by traditional financial institutions, and we are committed to creating a seamless and secure user experience
- This is a server engineering team that works cross-functionally with a variety of disciplines — client engineering, design, product, data science, compliance and legal
- About the teams hiring on Identity:
- Identity Verifications: The Identity Verifications team designs and builds solutions that help customers onboard to Cash App
- We focus on the initial collection and verification of information that allows customers to access our suite of financial products
- Identity Lifecycle: The Identity Lifecycle team designs and builds scalable solutions to manage customer identity information
- We focus on supporting our customers beyond the initial onboarding stage
- As a member of the Cash App Identity team, you will:
- Design, Build and Support the core systems used to manage identity on Cash App
- Build and design an identity system that is scalable, secure, and reliable
- Creatively solve challenging technical problems at scale
- Leverage industry-leading identify verification technologies
- Be involved in defining and implementing an expanding roadmap
- Collaborate closely with Compliance and Legal teams to support audits and implement regulatory controls
- Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to provide support for our services
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
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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