This role pays more than
99%
of similar roles. Most pay
$198,000–$246,150
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$330k
versus about
$222k
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.
As a Staff Software Engineer on the Cash App Banking server engineering team, you will lead technical strategy, drive cross-cutting architectural decisions, and oversee infrastructure improvements to ensure systems are robust and scalable. You will collaborate with product managers, designers, and business leads to execute strategies for banking products including deposit options, savings tools, and automation features. Your daily work involves contributing to technical designs, writing code, and mentoring engineers to expand their technical breadth. The role requires expertise in Java, Kotlin, AWS, and microservices using event-driven architecture. You will work with technologies such as gRPC, Protocol Buffers, Hibernate, MySQL, DynamoDB, Redis, Kafka, and DataDog. This position focuses on solving complex problems within the consumer banking landscape to provide a reliable experience for users managing their money.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.