Senior Software Engineer, Square Financial Services

Block

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$217,800–$326,800 / yr
Posted
today
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99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $272k
$96k most similar roles pay here $351k

This role pays more than 98% of similar roles. Most pay $160,475–$215,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $272k versus about $188k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 259 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $207,900–$285,900 across 51 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Square Financial Services

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As a Senior Software Engineer on the SFS Bank Platform team at Block, you will lead technical design and execution of new banking features, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to ensure robust and scalable systems. You’ll build secure and compliant solutions for sensitive customer data while prioritizing fault-tolerance and correctness. Utilizing AI tools and frameworks, you will enhance development efficiency and streamline the engineering lifecycle, ensuring continuous operation and durability of critical services. With experience in cloud software development and financial infrastructure, proficiency in Kotlin/Java and Go, and familiarity with AWS, Kubernetes, and microservices architecture, you’ll drive architectural improvements and mentor teammates to uphold high engineering standards.

Skills

AWS Kubernetes Temporal.io Aurora DynamoDB Kafka Go Kotlin Java Protocol Buffers gRPC HTTP OpenAPI TypeScript React CI/CD AI tools and frameworks Unit Tests

What you'll do

  • Design and build new features into the banking platform to meet diverse needs.
  • Partner with engineering teams to onboard their products to SFS efficiently.
  • Build secure systems handling sensitive customer data while maintaining high standards.
  • Prioritize fault-tolerance in designs to ensure safe innovation without risking customers.
  • Lead technical design, execution, and delivery of large-scale features within the team.
  • Utilize AI tools to accelerate development, improve efficiency, and streamline lifecycle.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of software development experience or equivalent
  • Experience leading large-scale feature delivery projects with high quality standards
  • Hands-on expertise in building cloud-based software products and services
  • Strong background in developing financial infrastructure requiring high consistency and correctness
  • Proficiency in Kotlin, Java, Go, AWS, and related technologies
  • Utilization of AI tools to enhance developer productivity and system efficiency

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