As a mobile-first financial solution, we’re building industry-changing tools to give our customers financial superpowers. As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for creating and improving Cash App Invest product features and infrastructure. Since its launch in 2019, our stock brokerage product has seen significant adoption: Nearly 4.5 million customers held a stock or ETF in Q2 2021 alone, an increase of more than 3x from a year ago. We are scaling quickly and are excited to grow the team!

You will:

• Participate in design, creation, and scaling of investing services.
• Learn about the mechanics and regulations of securities trading.
• Work with a functional team, project teams, external teams of various disciplines and autonomously.
• Communicate clearly and effectively.
• Own features and functions throughout their life cycle, from inception, rollout, launch scale, and iteration.
• Prioritize quality code and testing.
• Participate in on-call rotation.

You have:

• An open mind and desire to learn.
• Experience working across teams and disciplines.
• A pragmatic approach with a focus on delivery.
• Ability to excel in macro and micro elements of software design.
• Willingness to contribute to the growth of those around you.
• Demonstrated technical initiative and leadership on previous projects.
• Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.

Technologies we use and teach:

• Java, Kotlin
• Go
• Docker, Kubernetes
• Jaeger, Prometheus, SignalFx
• JUnit
• Hibernate, Vitess, Guice

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, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, 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, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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.