Software Engineer (Backend), Square Banking (Debit Card)

Company Description

Since we opened our doors in 2009, the world of commerce has evolved immensely, and so has Square. After enabling anyone to take payments 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, offer buy now, pay later functionality through Afterpay, book appointments, engage loyal buyers, and hire and pay staff. 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 in one place. Afterpay furthers our goal to provide omnichannel tools that unlock meaningful value and growth, enabling sellers to capture the next generation shopper, increase order sizes, and compete at a larger scale.

Today, we are a partner to sellers of all sizes – large, enterprise-scale businesses with complex operations, sellers just starting, as well as merchants who began selling with Square and have grown larger over time. As our sellers grow, so do our solutions. There is a massive opportunity in front of us. We’re building a significant, meaningful, and lasting business, and we are helping sellers worldwide do the same.

Job Description

When our sellers make a sale, the Square Banking team helps them manage their business finances with products including Square Debit Card, Instant Transfers, advanced reporting, and cash flow insights. With this suite of products, we ensure that our customers get access to the funds they need when they need them and that they can always understand and control where their money is going. We partner with platform and infrastructure teams to move billions of dollars yearly for our sellers.

You’ll build backend services, help power outstanding front-end experiences within our web-based and mobile products, and contribute to the future of banking.

Our Team

We are a product-focused engineering team with a backend background. Our projects use data-driven decisions to provide features across mobile and web front-ends. We also talk directly to merchants about their needs and pain to identify opportunities to improve their experience. Our team enjoys working together to contribute to meaningful work seen by millions of merchants worldwide.

You Will:

• Help brainstorm solutions and build systems to solve Square seller problems
• Collaborate with frontend, Android, and iOS engineers to ship features
• Work cross-collaboratively with product managers and designers to iterate on and define product scope and design
• Work with other teams at Block/Square to understand and develop product integrations
• Operate and scale an expanding product that is necessary for our sellers

Qualifications

You have:

• 2+ years of  relevant industry experience
• Experience with Kotlin, Java, or similar back-end language
• Eagerness to share your ideas, and openness to those of others

Even better:

• 2+ years of experience contributing to feature releases
• Knowledge of payments or FinTech

Technologies we use and teach:

• Java, Kotlin, Ember.js, TypeScript, and more
• MySQL, DynamoDB
• Protocol Buffers, Terraform, Kubernetes, and Envoy
• AWS and other cloud platforms

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 $152,100 - USD $185,900
Zone B: USD $144,500 - USD $176,700
Zone C: USD $136,900 - USD $167,300
Zone D: USD $129,300 - USD $158,100

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