Staff Software Engineer, Block
Mobile, Proto
$239.6-359.4k
+ Equity subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies. Salary is partially dependent on location
Financial services ecosystem
Open for applications
Financial services ecosystem
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$239.6-359.4k
+ Equity subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies. Salary is partially dependent on location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create better tools to help everyone access the economy.
Role
Who you are
- We are growing our small cross-discipline engineering team and are looking for a mobile engineer who has experience architecting Kotlin Multiplatform solutions or deep experience architecting Kotlin-based Android solutions at scale with a strong interest in diving deep into Kotlin Multiplatform
- 12+ years of engineering experience with a significant focus on mobile development
- Experience architecting Android mobile applications with some experience or interest in Kotlin Multiplatform
- Experience designing and building APIs between mobile applications and backend services
- Knowledge of build tooling such as Gradle
- Experience with building new or iterating on existing mobile CI infrastructure
- Experience working with small cross-functional teams. Bonus points for working on 0->1 features
- Interest in the opportunities and challenges that come with building a global-first product from the ground up
- Interest in Bitcoin and expanding financial access to everyone
What the job involves
- We have blurred the lines of a traditional Android and iOS team by focusing on the right, single solution across multiple platforms
- We’re looking for someone to help our team of passionate mobile engineers shape our multiplatform story in a scalable, sustainable, and secure way
- This role will also include deep feature development work in the Bitkey self-custody wallet with our existing team of mobile and server engineers. After all, the best way to help shape our architecture is to build in it!
- Ship critical features in a non-custodial, hardware-enabled bitcoin wallet to a global audience
- Collaborate with and help lead an experienced group of mobile engineers to evolve our multi-platform mobile system architecture, advance our testing capabilities and performance, and help iterate on and improve our mobile CI infrastructure
- Improve our mobile release pipeline by increasing automation and improving reliability
- Work closely with designers and product managers to build user experiences expanding the offerings of Bitkey
- Work with a small team of engineers across our Mobile Application (KMP, Kotlin, Swift) and Rust backend on a team responsible for features from ideation through long-term maintenance
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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Insights
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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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