Software Engineer, Payment Authentication

Company Description

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.

Job Description

As a software engineer on the Payments team, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the Payments Platform services and infrastructure that securely move money for Square. You will be deeply involved in the technical details of building highly available and reliable services, while also working with product teams to enable Square to rapidly build new capabilities for our sellers and buyers all over the world.

You will:

1. Work with engineering, product, and other partners to build software that is clean, reusable, well-tested and forward-thinking by leveraging cloud technologies
2. Design and develop modern APIs that integrate various surfaces with server backends
3. Drive engineering of well-designed, reusable and secure systems
4. Maintain and promote operational excellence with focus on high reliability, performance and scalability
5. Promote engineering best practices and help define technical roadmap for the team
6. Focus on delivering fault tolerant systems that allow teams to move quickly without negatively affecting our customers

Qualifications

You have:

1. 5+ years of software engineering experience
2. BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
3. Experience in delivery of complex high-scale software solutions
4. Eagerness to share your ideas, and openness to those of others
5. Ability to clearly communicate designs to technical and business audiences
6. A willingness to collaborate and grow as an engineer

Technologies we use:

1. Kotlin, Java, Golang, Ruby
2. JavaScript, ES6, Ember, Sass, and other web-app frameworks
3. AWS, Docker, Kubernetes

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. Square 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.

Perks

We want you to be well and thrive. Our global benefits package includes:

1. Healthcare coverage
2. Retirement Plans
3. Employee Stock Purchase Program
4. Wellness perks
5. Paid parental leave
6. Paid time off
7. Learning and Development resources

Curious about a benefit not listed? Ask our recruiting team!

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.

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.