Senior Software Engineer, Cash App Taxes

Block

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Work type: On-site
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $217,800–$326,800 / yr
Posted: 132 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About Block

Block, Inc. (formerly Square) is a financial technology company operating the Square merchant payments ecosystem, Cash App peer-to-peer payments, TIDAL music streaming, and Bitcoin-focused financial services. Industry: Financial Technology & Payments

Block currently has 53 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Cash App Taxes

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As a Senior Software Engineer on the Tax Engine Server Engineering team, you will build and enhance the codebase powering the Cash App Taxes filing experience. You will translate complex tax rules into maintainable code, design high-quality features for federal and state form logic, and develop tools to enable non-technical contributors to make safe changes. The role involves making architectural decisions to ensure the platform remains scalable and secure while collaborating with product managers and tax experts. You will work with a technology stack including Java, Kotlin, iBatis, SQL relational databases, Datadog, Splunk, New Relic, GCP, AWS, GitHub, HTTP, JSON, gRPC, Protocol Buffers, Okta, and Linear. Additionally, you will apply an AI-first mindset using tools like Claude and Codex to solve complex problems within the tax filing domain.

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Skills

Java Kotlin iBatis SQL Datadog Splunk New Relic GCP AWS GitHub HTTP JSON gRPC Protocol Buffers Okta Linear Claude Codex System Design Object-Oriented Programming

What you'll do

Design, build, and own high-quality features for the Cash App tax filing experience.
Translate complex tax rules and requirements into clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
Build tools and guardrails to enable non-technical contributors to make safe code changes.
Drive architectural and design decisions to ensure software is scalable, secure, and maintainable.
Establish best practices for coding, testing, deployment, and documentation.
Proactively identify and resolve issues related to accuracy, reliability, and performance.
Mentor teammates through code reviews, technical discussions, and knowledge sharing.
Apply an AI-first mindset to improve development processes and team workflows.

What we're looking for

You must have at least 6 years of professional software development experience.
Experience in the tax industry is considered a major plus.
You must possess strong technical skills in backend development, system design, architecture, and object-oriented programming.
You must be able to deliver reliable, high-quality software solutions on schedule.
You must have excellent communication skills to collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
You should have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
You must demonstrate strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail for debugging and implementation.
You should be able to apply an AI-first mindset to your daily work and development processes.

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