Senior Software Engineer, Square Financial Services

Block

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On-site
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$217,800–$326,800 / yr
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99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $272k
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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.

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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 while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to ensure robust and scalable systems. Your responsibilities include designing secure and compliant systems for sensitive data, prioritizing fault-tolerance in your designs, and leveraging AI tools to enhance development efficiency. You will also mentor teammates and drive the delivery of large-scale projects, ensuring high-quality standards are maintained. The ideal candidate has over six years of software development experience, including leadership roles in cloud-based product development, with a focus on financial infrastructure. Proficiency in Kotlin/Java or Go, AWS services like Aurora and DynamoDB, and AI tools is essential, along with expertise in Kubernetes, Temporal.io, and microservices architecture.

Skills

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

What you'll do

  • Design and build new features for the banking platform to meet diverse product needs.
  • Partner with engineering teams to onboard their products to SFS efficiently.
  • Ensure security and compliance while handling sensitive customer data.
  • Prioritize fault-tolerance in designs to maintain high operational standards.
  • Utilize AI tools to accelerate development, improve efficiency, and streamline processes.
  • Lead technical design and delivery of large-scale features for the bank platform.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of software development experience or equivalent
  • Proven leadership in delivering large-scale features and projects
  • Hands-on expertise in building cloud-based software products or services
  • Strong background in developing financial infrastructure with high consistency requirements
  • Experience using AI tools to enhance developer productivity and system efficiency
  • Proficiency in Kotlin, Java, Go, AWS, and related technologies
  • Expertise in building public APIs and working with microservices architectures

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