Staff Software Engineer - Money Management

Company Description

It all started with an idea at Block in 2013. Initially built to take the pain out of peer-to-peer payments, Cash App has gone from a simple product with a single purpose to a dynamic ecosystem, developing unique financial products, including Afterpay/Clearpay, to provide a better way to send, spend, invest, borrow and save to our 47 million monthly active customers. We want to redefine the world’s relationship with money to make it more relatable, instantly available, and universally accessible.

Today, Cash App has thousands of employees working globally across office and remote locations, with a culture geared toward innovation, collaboration and impact. We’ve been a distributed team since day one, and many of our roles can be done remotely from the countries where Cash App operates. No matter the location, we tailor our experience to ensure our employees are creative, productive, and happy.

Check out our locations, benefits, and more at cash.app/careers.

Job Description

Join Cash App's Money Management team and play a pivotal role in revolutionizing the world's relationship with money. We’re on a mission to transform the Cash App into the ultimate place for managing, saving, and growing money – creating the bank we always wished we had and empowering all our customers with the financial tools and knowledge to build generational wealth!

As a server engineer on the Money Management team, you'll be instrumental in creating innovative financial products that make a tangible difference in the lives of underbanked customers. Help us break down barriers to financial inclusion by providing seamless access to savings accounts, building financial transparency, and driving financial stability for those who need it most. You’ll collaborate with a talented team of professionals from Product, Design, Data Science, and more, as you shape our strategy and define our development processes in a dynamic and mission-driven environment.

You will: 

• Partner closely with product managers, designers, engineers, and business leads to scope, design, and build new products & features
• Work on impactful, multi-team projects that cross Engineering team boundaries
• Lead important technical, design, and product discussions with leaders across the company
• Hold your teammates—and yourself—to high engineering standards

Things you’d be interested in learning more about:

• How we can build financial technologies that serve people from all walks of life
• Navigating regulations in moving money from one place to another to enable secure and seamless money transfers
• Building magic, fun, and educational financial experiences

Qualifications

You have:

• 8+ years of software development or equivalent experience
• Experience leading and executing delivery projects on time while maintaining a high-quality bar
• A vested interest in advancing Cash App's vision of building for economic empowerment
• Interest in understanding and debugging complex systems with many moving parts across multiple teams and cross-functional partners
• Growth mindset and a healthy comfort with ambiguity
• Empathy for the users of the products you create
• A passion for learning and sharing knowledge alongside teammates, with self-motivation and keen attention to detail

Technologies we use and teach:

• Kotlin, Java
• Event-driven microservice architecture
• HTTP, JSON, gRPC, Protocol Buffers
• OkHttp, JUnit, Guice
• Hibernate, AWS Aurora, DynamoDB
• DataDog
• AWS Cloud Services

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 $202,500 - USD $247,500
Zone B: USD $192,400 - USD $235,200
Zone C: USD $182,300 - USD $222,800
Zone D: USD $172,200 - USD $210,400

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. 

Benefits include the following:

• Healthcare coverage
• 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 parenta