Software Engineer, Platform (CI/CD Infrastructure)

  • 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 CI Infrastructure team strives to enable our engineers to test and release their applications as efficiently as possible. Our team’s role is to design, implement, and manage a solution to lower the friction of developing software at Square.  We utilize cloud computing and container technologies including Docker and Kubernetes and apply methodologies such as Continuous Deployment. Members of our team are directly responsible for building the next generation of Square's software build platform.

Engineers on our team should feel at home working in and around a broad swath of technologies, and understanding the daily frictions of development work your colleagues face. You'll work with engineers across Square to eliminate bottlenecks and develop complementary solutions that allow developers to move faster. You enjoy building new systems from the ground up as much as you love tweaking existing systems to achieve maximum performance.

The team works with open source projects and tools and we contribute back as well. Check out Square's full list of open source projects at http://square.github.io/.

 

You Will:

  • Develop scalable solutions that improve our Continuous Integration platform.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to reduce pain points in the development process.
  • Contribute to monitoring, stability, and security of existing services.
  • Build API and frameworks that allow engineers to access our systems and tooling
  • Communicate technical designs in writing and in person to multiple technical audiences.
  • Participate in the team on-call rotation for issues with CI/CD systems.

Qualifications

  • Experience building CI/CD platforms by creating internal tooling and applying open-source solutions 

  • Relevant technical experience (2+ years minimum)

  • Experience working with and deploying applications in Linux containers

  • Solid experience with the Linux/Unix command line and tools

  • Experience developing in at least one of Ruby on Rails, Java, Python, Go

  • Proficient in unit and integration testing paradigms.

  • A strong desire to continue learning

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, 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.

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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