Software Engineer, Payouts

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, 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 Role
To foster our Seller's growth, a consistent cash flow is essential. The Payouts team is responsible for ensuring that Seller's receive their funds when, where and how they want them. We provide platform-level building blocks for the movement of Seller funds on time, every time.
As a software engineer on the Payouts team, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the services and infrastructure that move billions of dollars for Square. You will be 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 merchants and buyers all over the world.
You Will

• Design, develop, and maintain our scalable, low latency platform to move the billions of dollars for Square.
• Collaborate with product teams to facilitate Square's rapid expansion of features for our global community of merchants and customers.
• Build and maintain an available, cloud-based, distributed system.
• Ensure deliverables fast without negatively affecting the customers.

You Have

• 5+ years of software development experience.
• An advanced degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
• Experience in designing and productionizing large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience with the complete development cycle, from product definition to delivery.
• Excellent data modeling and data management skills.
• Experience approaching a problem from different angles, analysing pros and cons of different solutions.
• Experience weighing specific technical tradeoffs to maximize impact for effort to deliver remarkable solutions to your customers.
• The ability to succeed in a collaborative environment partnering with product leaders, other teams and subject matter experts.
• Develop a technical strategy, share it with stakeholders, and bring partners together to support and implement it.
• Proven track record of mentoring team members and helping them enhance their skills and advance their careers.

Even Better:

• Experience with cloud computing platforms, such as AWS.
• Experience working on a large scalable platform.

Technologies We Use and Teach

• Languages: Java, Python
• Databases: MySQL, Redis, DynamoDB, ElasticSearch
• Infrastructure: AWS , DataDog, Snowflake, Terraform
• Frameworks - SQS, Step Functions, Guice, Guava, jOOQ, Protocol Buffers

Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. Canada locations are categorized into one of two 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:
$152,300 - $228,500 CAD
Zone B:
$152,300 - $228,500 CAD
Every benefit we offer is designed with one goal: empowering you to do the best work of your career while building the life you want. Remote work, medical insurance, flexible time off, retirement savings plans, and modern family planning are just some of our offering. Check out our other benefits at Block.
Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) builds technology to increase access to the global economy. Each of our brands unlocks different aspects of the economy for more people. Square makes commerce and financial services accessible to sellers. Cash App is the easy way to spend, send, and store money. Afterpay is transforming the way customers manage their spending over time. TIDAL is a music platform that empowers artists to thrive as entrepreneurs. Bitkey is a simple self-custody wallet built for bitcoin. Proto is a suite of bitcoin mining products and services. Together, we're helping build a financial system that is open to everyone.