Solutions Engineer

  • Full-time

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 Solutions Engineering team helps Square's largest sellers and partners build applications and integrations with Square's Developer Platform that provide seamless omnichannel commerce experiences to end-users. We also help develop Square's product strategy, providing valuable market feedback to product leadership that informs prioritization and product design.

Solutions Engineering is a growing team, and the Square Developer Platform is evolving quickly. This newly created role will report to the Head of Solutions Engineering based in the US, and have opportunities to work with partners spanning industries and geographies. 

This role can be based remotely within Japan. 

You Will:

  • Be an engineering consultant for Square's largest sellers' and partners' technical teams, acting as a dedicated subject-matter expert as they integrate with Square's Developer Platform

  • Collaborate with developer and first-party product teams to share product feedback, approve PRDs and engineering design proposals, and help bring new products and APIs to market through alpha and beta programs

  • Participate in an on-call engineering rotation to support a suite of mission-critical managed integration services built for Square's highest value sellers

  • Be a project lead overseeing external engineering teams developing Square-owned platform integrations

  • Partner with Square's Developers Experience team to improve API documentation and tooling for external developers

  • Train non-technical partners (Sales, Account Management, and Partnerships) to qualify and support strategic opportunities and relationships that leverage Square's Developer Platform

Qualifications

You Have:

  • 3+ years of full-stack development experience, building and deploying full-stack applications in production environments, including web applications, and an excellent command of engineering fundamentals.

  • Experience with scripting language (Ruby, Python or Javascript) as well as one or more compiled/typed languages (Java or Go)

  • Experience building and working with RESTful APIs

  • Experience working with clients, or executive partners

  • Fluent in Japanese and English

  • The ability to work with Japan-based clients in Japanese, and global Square colleagues in English

Additional Information

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 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.

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