Engineering Lead, Commerce Foundations

Company Description

Since we first opened our doors in 2009, the world of commerce has evolved immensely – and so has Square. After enabling anyone to take a payment and never miss a sale, we saw sellers stymied by disparate, outmoded products and tools that wouldn’t work together. So we expanded into software and started building integrated, omnichannel solutions – to help sellers sell online, manage inventory, run a busy kitchen, book appointments, engage loyal buyers, and hire and pay staff. And across it all, we’ve embedded financial services tools at the point of sale, so merchants can access a business loan and manage their cash flow all in one place.

Today, we’re a partner to sellers of all sizes – large, enterprise-scale businesses with complex commerce operations, sellers just starting out, as well as merchants who began selling with Square and have grown larger over time. As our sellers scale, so do our solutions. We all grow together.

There is a massive opportunity in front of us. We’re building a business that is big, meaningful, and lasting. And we are helping sellers around the world do the same.

Job Description

The Commerce Foundations team is at the center of our rich ecosystem of services for our sellers. The team is dual-focused, serving Square sellers with remarkable and differentiating experiences as well as enabling first and third-party developers to build applications and integrations to complement and extend our efforts.  

We are looking for a Director-level engineering manager to lead our Commerce Foundations organization. This is a manager of managers position leading an organization of 9 sprint teams. In this role, you’ll lead teams responsible for the full stack experience for Identity and Access Management, as well as device connectivity and peripheral monitoring. You will go deep to understand the needs of businesses of all sizes and ensure our platform is architected to help any seller onboard and grow their business. You will work with your team to create remarkable seller facing experiences and deliver intuitive and extensible APIs for first and third-party developers. This impactful and visible role requires a leader who can build a long-term vision for the space, drive execution, and establish credibility and influence across Square’s ecosystem of products. Sound like you? Read on.

You will:

• Guide long-term thinking and innovation in an ambiguous space, and promote your organization to support our business
• Work with the Head of Product as well as stakeholders to manage the balance of tech debt vs. strategic investment to achieve our goals over a multi-year roadmap
• Hire and develop your leaders and engineers, helping them grow and support the product and  platform strategy
• Lead planning and resource allocation for the Commerce Foundations engineering organization 
• Develop efficient processes, ensuring the engineering team is operating with high velocity, ownership, and self-accountability. 
• Cultivate an inclusive team culture focused on ownership, integrity, and a customer focus   
• Report into the General Manager for Commerce Platform 

Qualifications

You have:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field 
• 15+ years relevant software development and systems design experience
• 8+ years of experience as a Software Development Manager; 5+ years managing managers 
• Experience leading large software services that have successfully been delivered to customers 
• Excellent attention to detail and are highly organized and results-driven leader
• Experience working on user-facing products, Developer tooling or platform
• Excellent communication skills and can articulate a strategy in a concise manner to  to ensure Stakeholders feel included, informed, and aligned on expectations
• (optional) Domain experience in Identity and Access Management.

Technologies we use and teach:

• Golang
• Java
• PHP/Laravel
• EmberJS/VueJS
• MySQL
• DynamoDB
• Redis
• ElasticSearch
• Kubernetes

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 $269,600 - USD $329,500
Zone B: USD $269,600 - USD $329,500
Zone C: USD $269,600 - USD $329,500
Zone D: USD $269,600 - USD $329,500

To find a location’s zone designation, please refer to t