Senior iOS Build System Engineer, Mobile Developer Experience

Company Description

Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams — People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more — provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more. Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block.

Job Description

The iOS Mobile Developer Experience (MDX) team at Block builds and maintains infrastructure and tooling enabling iOS development at Block to be fast and efficient at scale. This is a high force multiplier team tasked with supporting and improving the developer experience for all iOS developers at Block. We’ve invested heavily in Bazel as the foundation of our build tooling and leverage technologies such as Remote Build Execution and Remote Caching across local and CI environments.  You'll be part of a team on the cutting edge of iOS build engineering contributing  heavily to open source Bazel projects, participating in the Bazel iOS community, and ensuring tooling works seamlessly across CI and developers’ local environments.
 

You Will:

• Contribute to our mission of delivering a fast and frictionless developer experience
• Identify opportunities to decrease build times and reduce system complexity
• Optimize the performance and usability of our build tooling
• Participate in Bazel open source community projects and discussions
• Provide input into team priorities and project roadmaps
• Mentor and level up other team members and Bazel users across Block

Qualifications

You Have:

• Experience working with Bazel in a production environment and optimizing Bazel builds for large-scale projects
• Experience using the iOS toolchain for generating build and test artifacts (i.e. xcodebuild, clang, swift, ld, actool, ibtool, codesign)
• Familiarity with iOS specific Bazel rulesets (rules_ios, rules_apple, rules_swift) and the app development process on Apple-based hardware
• Experience working within large scale codebases and CI infrastructure
• Strong foundation in software engineering and excellent mentorship skills
• A passion for accelerating the development velocity of other engineers and improving their developer experience as part of a larger team

Additional Information

Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. 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. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Zone A: USD $198,000 - USD $297,000
Zone B: USD $188,100 - USD $282,100
Zone C: USD $178,200 - USD $267,400
Zone D: USD $168,300 - USD $252,500

To find a location’s zone designation, please refer to this resource. If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information. 

Full-time employee benefits include the following:

• 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 

These benefits are further detailed in Block's policies. This role is also eligible to participate in Block's equity plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies, and may be eligible for a sign-on bonus. Sales roles may be eligible to participate in a commission plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies. Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.

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