Since we opened our doors in 2009, the world of commerce has evolved immensely, and so has Square. After enabling anyone to take payments 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, offer buy now, pay later functionality through Afterpay, book appointments, engage loyal buyers, and hire and pay staff. 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 in one place. Afterpay furthers our goal to provide omnichannel tools that unlock meaningful value and growth, enabling sellers to capture the next generation shopper, increase order sizes, and compete at a larger scale.

Today, we are a partner to sellers of all sizes – large, enterprise-scale businesses with complex operations, sellers just starting, as well as merchants who began selling with Square and have grown larger over time. As our sellers grow, so do our solutions. There is a massive opportunity in front of us. We’re building a significant, meaningful, and lasting business, and we are helping sellers worldwide do the same.

The Payments team is a core pillar of Square’s Commerce Platform, delivering a flexible platform which can be used by developers to extend the Square ecosystem. Square’s Payments team provides payment facilitation and money movement services for the Square ecosystem, enabling Square sellers to accept payments and engage in omnichannel commerce. The Payments team prioritizes systems which are reliable and high scale systems, cost efficient, and extensible - especially with an eye to support emerging markets and geographies.

As a Senior Engineering Manager - Payments Interfaces, you will be a key leader in our Payments organization, driving the execution of our products, technology, and culture of your teams. You will oversee a strategic organization of teams responsible for our Core Payments API, Refunds, Pricing and Cost Platform, and Machine Learning. Your teams will enable developers both inside and outside Block to build compelling solutions to drive business growth, while focusing on reliability, flexibility, and engineering excellence. Additionally, you’ll lead a team of Machine Learning Engineers working on new innovations at the intersection of Fintech and AI. You will also participate in our Payments core team, working closely with Product and Data Science leadership, and report to the Head of Payments.

As the needs of our sellers continue to grow, so do our products, platform, and technologies, and Payments is a crucial dependency at the center of these efforts. Ideal candidates have a proven track record of delivering highly technical, cross-functional, scalable products while building diverse, inclusive, high performing teams. 

You will:

• Collaborate with product and data science leaders to build the product, architectural, and organizational vision and strategy.
• Lead the team to execute and deliver what our sellers need in a timely manner, while pragmatically balancing across many axes, including the long-term sustainable health of the systems.
• Manage multiple managers of independent engineering teams, structuring and designing the organization to achieve your vision.
• Build an effective team by hiring holistically, coaching and developing your leadership team, and empowering the team to achieve their mission.
• Work with your Engineering Managers to define KPIs for squads that align with goals for the broader organization and bring clarity and focus for the team.
• Establish and uphold practices and processes that lead to exceptional products being delivered.

You have:

• 7+ years of people management experience, with 4+ years managing managers
• 12+ years of experience building and releasing software
• Passion for Square's mission
• Led, grown, and designed the structure for organizations of 50+ people
• Strong people management skills, including full cycle performance management
• Track record in leading complex projects across your own teams and adjacent teams to successful completion.
• Collaborated with product managers and designers in defining product / technical strategy
• Excel at written and verbal communication, including with executive leadership
• Expertise in best practices for engineering delivery
• Strong stakeholder management skills across discipline and organization boundaries
• Managed teams responsible for machine learning deliverables
• (Optional) Domain experience in Payments, Fintech, ML models

Technologies we use and teach:

• Golang
• Java
• PHP / Laravel
• EmberJS / VueJS
• MySQL
• DynamoDB
• Redis
• ElasticSearch
• Kubernetes
• AWS

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 $269,600 - USD $329,500
Zone B: USD $269,600 - USD $329,500
Zone C: USD $269,600 - USD $329,500
Zone D: USD $269,600 - USD $329,500

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. 

Full-time employee benefits include the following:

• Healthcare coverage (Medical, Vision and Dental insurance)
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account
• 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 (including 12 paid holidays)
• Paid sick leave (1 hour per 26 hours worked (max 80 hours per calendar year to the extent legally permissible) for non-exempt employees and covered by our Flexible Time Off policy for exempt employees) 
• Learning and Development resources
• Paid Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits 
• Additional Perks such as WFH reimbursements and free access to caregiving, legal, and discounted resources 

These benefits are further detailed in Block's policies. 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.