Staff Software Engineer, Fullstack, Square Invoices (Remote)

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
The Square Services team is dedicated to empowering Home & Repair and Professional Services sellers with tools that allow them to manage their businesses on the go. We own and develop Square Invoices , which enables merchants to send invoices and receive payments remotely. Our team also builds a suite of solutions, including Square Contracts for agreement management, Square Virtual Terminal for accepting payments directly from a desktop, and project workflow tools for seamless operations. In this role, you'll contribute to shaping the team's roadmap and strategy, playing a key part in driving our server team's success toward ambitious growth goals.
Square Invoices is the easiest way for merchants to close sales and collect payments remotely. Our customers rely on our products because they are well-designed, easy to use, and integrated with their business. We are a full-stack product oriented team, spanning across engineering, design, product, data science, and marketing. You'll implement management's strategy decisions and will play a critical role in helping the team accomplish our industry-leading growth goals.
We are focused, and rapidly growing with an abundance of growth and impact opportunities. We focus on building the best tools to help our merchants close sales and get paid quickly, anywhere, at any time. At the same time, we are doing this in a thoughtful and scalable way, making smart choices about how to automate critical functions for our merchants.
You Will

• Lead the design, development, and rollout of complex software systems and migrations (often crossing organizational boundaries).
• Participate in code and design reviews, providing constructive feedback to ensure high-quality deliverables and adherence to best practices; architect and develop high-availability, resilient systems that reliably process payments, regardless of network or device conditions.
• Oversee the entire lifecycle of feature development, including planning, design, implementation, automated testing, and rollout.
• Cultivate a high-performing engineering team by mentoring individuals, promoting sound engineering decision-making, and leveraging your technical expertise to elevate design and implementation quality.
• Partner with Web, iOS, Android, and Server engineers to ship features that meet diverse platform requirements.
• Drive innovation and identify opportunities for process improvements and new technologies to enhance the platform's capabilities.
• Hold yourself and your teammates accountable to the standards of engineering and ethics that enable Square to safely move billions of dollars in payments, allowing our customers to trust us with their sensitive data.

You Have

• 12+ years of industry experience in software development.
• Strong technical execution skills with a proven record of leading large, multi-year projects to success.
• Experience with large-scale software architecture, design patterns, and best practices, including software development methodologies such as Agile and Scrum.
• Experience with cloud-based technologies such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud (we use AWS).
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and manage relationships with internal and external partners.
• Excel in a bottom-up environment; a self-starter who is comfortable with navigating in ambiguity.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, experience communicating complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in mentoring and developing the skills of junior team members.

Technologies We Use and Teach

• Backend: Ruby on Rails, Java
• Frontend: Ember, Typescript, React
• MySQL database
• Redis for job queue + caching
• Elasticsearch for real-time search + analytics
• AWS for cloud infrastructure

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.
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.
Zone A:
$263,600 - $395,400 USD
Zone B:
$263,600 - $395,400 USD
Zone C:
$263,600 - $395,400 USD
Zone D:
$263,600 - $395,400 USD
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.