The Cash App engineering team is responsible for building and maintaining the systems that make it all work.  Every one of our customers needs fast and reliable access to their accounts, and the Availability engineering team is responsible for making sure that happens. We care about infrastructure that makes it easy to write software that is secure, efficient, and tested. We work with vendors and internal teams to find and deploy the best solutions available to operate massive amounts of data at scale. We examine metrics to find and fix any problems that arise from a massively scaled app, and if those metrics don’t exist, we build them. We take an active hand in incident response, both in responding quickly to incidents as well as owning the tooling to improve response. We’re a team of engineers with a very wide breadth of experience, and we frequently work in teams to tackle big problems.

As a member of the Cash App Availability Datastores team, you will

• Take part in the ownership of infrastructure projects that provide critical support for tremendous processing requirements
• Work with external vendors to migrate a massive piece of on-premises infrastructure to the cloud
• Fine tune the user experience for developers that work with our largest sharded database
• Use a data-driven approach to make the call on any new infrastructure that might need to be added, whether it’s off-the-shelf or built in-house
• Knock down pieces of infrastructure, examine the response, improve on it

• Build and operate load, correctness, and chaos testing at scale for our fleet of services
• Work with bleeding edge cloud and database tech

You have:

• Boundless curiosity, persistence and a desire to get things done
• Ability to work autonomously, in ambiguity and collaboratively
• Strong communication skills
• Worked on systems where data consistency and availability is required
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated technical initiative on previous projects

Technologies we use and teach:

• Go
• Java including JUnit, Hibernate, Guice
• Kotlin
• Vitess
• MySQL
• LaunchDarkly
• Amazon Web Services
• Event driven architecture
• Dynamo DB

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.

US and Canada EEOC Statement

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, 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, and always assess candidates on an individualized basis.

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.