Principal Software Engineer, Cash Commerce
Company: Square Inc.
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: May 19, 2024
Job Description:
Principal Software Engineer, Cash Commerce
- Full-timeIt 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.
The Cash Commerce team is building ways for customers to take their
money further. As part of the Cash Commerce team, Afterpay is
transforming the way we pay by allowing customers to buy products
immediately and pay for their purchases over four installments.
Started as a checkout solution on merchant websites, we now have
our own app which millions of customers use regularly. Not only do
we offer easy access to in-network merchants from our mobile app,
we also have app exclusive merchants and gift cards that customers
can shop right from our app.We are embarking on a new 0 to 1
initiative to help our merchants find value based on their user
data.This is a rare opportunity to become a founding member of a
complex and transformative, multi-year initiative in its nascent
stage.We are looking for an engineering leader who is willing to
take a complex problem, break it down into smaller parts and run
with it. Successful engineers on this team are eager to take
principled risks, get motivated by challenges and have a bias
toward delivering value to our customers.As a Principal engineer on
the Cash Commerce team, you will:
- Lead the ideation, strategy, design, implementation of 0 to 1
products and infrastructure
- Partner closely with a full stack development team (engineers,
designers, PMs, data scientists, business operations) to ship
innovative and incredible experiences at scale
- Collaborate with multiple teams at Block distributed across
different time zones
- Help structure our team's processes and operational
excellence
- Lead and participate in critical technical, design, and product
discussionsYou have:
- 10+ years of software development or equivalent experience
- An analytical mindset with the ability to distill and
communicate complex user data to make eng design decisions and
determine roadmap prioritization
- Experience in building partner integrations
- Experience working with data science and privacy/risk team
- Ability to translate complex data sets into actionable insights
for stakeholders
- Experience building backend systems with high availability,
scalability, and reliability
- Proven collaboration skills to lead a project across multiple
teams
- Ability to mentor junior engineers
- Exceptional written and verbal technical communication
skills
- Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, or equivalent
experienceHighly preferred:
- Experience in user data platform, advertising, and identity.
(Eg. worked in user identity space for marketing/targeting or
integration with DSPs, Ad-managers)Technologies we use and teach:
- Java, Kotlin
- gRPC and Protocol Buffers
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)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 $239,600 - USD $359,400
Zone B: USD $239,600 - USD $359,400
Zone C: USD $239,600 - USD $359,400
Zone D: USD $239,600 - USD $359,400To 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 benefitsThese
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.US and Canada EEOC StatementWe're working to build a more
inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to
opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building
our workplace. Block is a proud equal opportunity employer. We work
hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently,
without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin,
age, disability, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual
orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.We
believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview
experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to
disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We
encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their
recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as
possible. Want to learn more about what we're doing to build a
workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page
.Additionally, we consider qualified applicants with criminal
histories for employment on our team, and always assess candidates
on an individualized basis.We've noticed a rise in recruiting
impersonations across the industry, where individuals are sending
fake job offer emails.Contact from any of our recruiters or
employees will always come from an email address ending
with@block.xyz ,@squareup.com , @tidal.com ,
or@afterpay.com,@clearpay.co.uk .Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) is a global
technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up of
Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, and TBD, we build tools to help
more people access the economy. Square helps sellers run and grow
their businesses with its integrated ecosystem of commerce
solutions, business software, and banking services. With Cash App,
anyone can easily send, spend, or invest their money in stocks or
Bitcoin. Spiral (formerly Square Crypto) builds and funds free,
open-source Bitcoin projects. Artists use TIDAL to help them
succeed as entrepreneurs and connect more deeply with fans. TBD is
building an open developer platform to make it easier to access
Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies without having to go
through an institution.While there is no specific deadline to apply
for this role, on average, U.S. open roles are posted for 70 days
before being filled by a successful candidate.
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