Software Engineer, Block
E-commerce Store Operations
$115-202.8k
Salary dependent on location. Plus eligible to participate in Block's equity plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies
Financial services ecosystem
Job no longer available
Financial services ecosystem
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$115-202.8k
Salary dependent on location. Plus eligible to participate in Block's equity plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create better tools to help everyone access the economy.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for a passionate software engineer to join us in making this vision a reality
- 3+ years of backend software development experience and an excellent command of engineering fundamentals
- Motivation to build beautiful, refined, and intuitive products
- Innate curiosity, a desire to learn and teach, and a keen eye for detail
- Empathy for your customers and colleagues
- Eagerness to share your own ideas, and openness to those of others
- A comprehensive understanding of the importance of performance monitoring, logging, and telemetry
- Experience working with relational databases and their best practices
What the job involves
- The ECOM Store Operations team is tasked with building powerful and cohesive e-commerce offerings that can be used and leveraged by other teams within Square
- Work closely with our partner teams across Square to ensure Square Online connects more seamlessly with Square’s platform
- Build powerful and intelligent fulfillment and catalog APIs to deliver seamless e-commerce offerings
- Maintain the high levels of reliability and accuracy sellers and buyers have come to expect when they entrust Square with their financial and business information
- Technologies we use and teach:
- PHP 7.4+, Laravel, Go
- MySQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Memcached, Kubernetes, Docker
Otta's take
Sam Franklin
CEO of Otta
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.
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
Founders
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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