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.

As a key member of our newly forming Content Delivery Network (CDN) team you will be responsible for helping Square expand globally. We're investing in making sure that our software and systems are available quickly and reliably to everyone on the planet. You would help realize the Square mission of Economic Empowerment by working across the organization to solve infrastructure, content delivery and application performance challenges, with the vision of providing access to our systems from anywhere on the planet. We're looking for a senior software engineer who shares our values and has thorough experience in managing and utilizing CDNs.

You Will:

• Help architect, design, and implement improvements to our infrastructure and how it takes advantage of CDNs
• Work across business units to develop and implement strategies that meet engineering and business needs
• Provide standards for teams across Square to leverage content delivery networks
• Build tools that drive automation and self-service
• Build solutions with security in mind
• Support engineering in troubleshooting failures and performance issues
• Participate in an on-call rotation covering all of the above
• Mentor team members

You have:

• 5+ years technical experience in several of the following areas: managing content distribution networks, network management and design, software development
• Knowledge of Internet architectures
• In-depth knowledge of proxy servers (envoy, haproxy, nginx) and CDN technologies
• Strong understanding of protocols like DNS, TCP, TLS and HTTP
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Impressive organizational skills
• A personal commitment to quality

Even better:

• Experience with cloud environments (AWS, GCP)
• Experience service mesh technologies
• Experience with networking/routing

We’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, based solely on the core competencies required of the role at hand, and without regard to any 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. 

Perks

We want you to be well and thrive. Our global benefits package includes:

• Healthcare coverage
• Retirement Plans
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Wellness perks
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off
• Learning and Development resources

Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) is a global technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up of Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, and TBD54566975, 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. TBD54566975 is building an open developer platform to make it easier to access Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies without having to go through an institution.