Careers - Software Engineer, Cash App - Controls

Block

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Work type: On-site
Location: Bay Area, CA
Salary: $180,000–$270,000 / yr
Posted: 45 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $175k

This role $225k

$120k most similar roles pay here $286k

This role pays more than 84% of similar roles. Most pay $136,375–$213,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $225k versus about $175k 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 70 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $180,000–$270,000 across 57 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Careers - Software Engineer, Cash App - Controls

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Join Cash App's Controls team as a senior engineer where you will build essential platform infrastructure to protect millions of customers and ensure fair access to financial services. You’ll partner with product managers, designers, engineers, and business leads to scope, design, and launch new features while maintaining existing functionality. Your role involves leading technical discussions within your team and contributing to cross-functional efforts across the organization. Utilizing AI-driven development tools like Claude Code and GitHub Copilot throughout the full development lifecycle, you will mentor teammates, enhance their skills, and drive innovation by identifying opportunities for automation and improving code quality through AI integration. The position requires 6+ years of experience in building highly available services with a focus on Kotlin, Java, DynamoDB, MySQL, and event-driven architecture using Kafka. You must be proficient in leveraging AI tools to streamline development processes and stay current with emerging technologies.

Skills

AWS Kubernetes DynamoDB MySQL Event-driven architecture (Kafka) DataDog Prometheus AI-Driven Development Claude Code Goose (Block's open-source AI agent) Cursor GitHub Copilot Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) Kotlin Java

What you'll do

Implement scalable solutions for Cash App's controls ecosystem to ensure trust and safety.
Lead technical discussions and contribute to design decisions with cross-functional teams.
Mentor team members to enhance their technical skills and knowledge.
Direct AI agents throughout the development lifecycle, from prototyping to code review.
Identify opportunities to automate tasks and improve code quality using AI tools.

What we're looking for

6+ years of experience building and operating highly available services.
Proven ability to contribute to cross-functional technical efforts and coordinate across teams.
Demonstrated fluency with AI-assisted development tools in real production work.
Strong mentoring skills, contributing to the growth of fellow engineers through leadership.
Experience leading technical discussions and driving design decisions within and outside the team.
Expertise in Kotlin/Java, DynamoDB/MySQL, event-driven architecture (Kafka), and cloud technologies like AWS/Kubernetes.

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