This role pays more than
99%
of similar roles. Most pay
$137,705–$177,250
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$272k
versus about
$157k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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
54 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$217,800–$326,800
across 53 roles with salary data.
Careers - Software Engineer joins the Payment Interfaces team to design, build, and scale customer-facing payment APIs and the critical systems powering experiences across Block, including Square, Cash App, and Afterpay. This hands-on role involves leading complex projects from design through production while maintaining high-volume distributed systems that process global payment traffic. The engineer will manage operational responsibilities, participate in on-call rotations, and improve system performance, observability, and security. Key technical requirements include experience with financial or payment APIs, understanding of idempotency and retries, and proficiency with AI-assisted engineering tools. The role requires expertise in Kotlin, Go, TypeScript, AWS, and Kafka to solve problems related to reliability and security in the payments domain. Candidates must be able to translate complex requirements into reusable capabilities while mentoring others through code reviews and technical documentation.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214000 from 776 postings across 67 companies.