As a Software Engineer at SFS, you will be responsible for building and shipping features for Square Savings product. A part of the Square Banking suite of products, Square Savings makes it easy for sellers to save money and plan for the future, whether it’s paying taxes or buying new equipment.

You Will:

• Partner with colleagues across engineering, product, design and operations to develop new financial services products.

• Implement banking products that improve upon industry standard features using Square’s proprietary transaction data.

• Build systems that collect and maintain customers’ sensitive data, while holding Square to the highest standards for security and compliance.

• Design fault tolerant systems so the team can be brave and move fast, without ever negatively affecting our customers.

• Work full-stack to create products that are beautiful inside and out – from their optimized database transactions to their elegant user experience.

You have:

• Proficiency building web apps with Ember.js, React, or comparable frameworks

• A strong sense of customer empathy and a drive to ship software that improves their lives

• The desire to work collaboratively, whether in person, over video, or asynchronously through online tools.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. This is a remote-forward team.

• 8 or more years of relevant industry experience

Even better, but not required:

• Experience working fullstack or a willingness to learn

• Proficiency with Ruby

• Experience with Go or Kotlin/Java

• Experience building in the cloud, especially with AWS

Technologies we use and teach:

• Javascript, Ember.js

• Ruby, Go, Kotlin/Java, Terraform

• AWS Lambda

• Swagger, Protocol Buffers, gRPC, REST

• MySQL, DynamoDB

• Unit Tests, Continuous Integration, and other methods of quality assurance

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 $202,500 - USD $247,500
Zone B: USD $192,400 - USD $235,200
Zone C: USD $182,300 - USD $222,800
Zone D: USD $172,200 - USD $210,400

To 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. 

Benefits include the following:

• Healthcare coverage
• 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
• Learning and Development resources
• Paid Life insurance, AD&D. and disability benefits 
• Perks such as WFH reimbursements and free access to caregiving, legal, and discounted resources 

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.

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.