This role pays more than
92%
of similar roles. Most pay
$145,700–$224,062
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$272k
versus about
$185k
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
53 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$217,800–$326,800
across 52 roles with salary data.
Careers - Software Engineer, Finance Applications joins the Financial Platform Eng team to develop foundational financial technology infrastructure supporting various brands. This role involves designing and building backend services, integration engines, and automated workflows for accounting, tax, and procurement functions. The engineer will lead platform migrations from legacy systems, manage end-to-end integrations using APIs and event streams, and ensure data integrity across regulated environments. The team operates with an AI-first mentality, utilizing agentic coding tools throughout the development lifecycle. Key technologies include Kotlin, Java, Python, JavaScript, gRPC, DynamoDB, MySQL, Kafka, Snowflake, and AWS. Candidates must possess expertise in distributed systems, state machine logic, and high-throughput service design. The role solves complex financial requirements by translating regulatory needs into scalable technical solutions while ensuring audit trails and robust access controls are integrated into the core architecture.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.