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Block

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posted: 45 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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

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As a Senior Software Engineer on Block's Data Ingestion team within the AI, Data & Analytics organization, you will design and build next-generation data ingestion infrastructure, including Kafka Iceberg connectors and unified frameworks, to ensure reliable data flow from production databases, event streams, and third-party sources into Block’s Lakehouse. You will modernize the CDC platform by evaluating cloud-native alternatives and implementing Iceberg-based ingestion patterns while collaborating with internal teams to define data contracts and reduce coupling between operational databases and analytics consumers. The role requires expertise in Java, Python, Scala, or Go, along with hands-on experience in Apache Kafka, Databricks, Snowflake, and modern data storage formats like Apache Iceberg. You will also contribute to the unification of Block's data ingestion architecture by identifying opportunities for consolidation and implementing solutions for PII detection and privacy compliance.

Skills

Apache_Kafka Kafka_Connect Debezium Databricks Snowflake Apache_Spark Apache_Iceberg Delta_Lake AWS Terraform Python Java Scala Go CI/CD

What you'll do

Design and build scalable data replication and ingestion pipelines for Block's Lakehouse.
Develop Kafka Iceberg connectors to enable reliable, low-latency data delivery to Snowflake and Databricks.
Modernize the CDC platform by implementing next-generation database replication approaches.
Build self-service tooling and observability features for internal teams' data pipeline management.
Contribute to unifying Block's data ingestion architecture by identifying opportunities to consolidate systems.
Design solutions for PII detection, masking, and privacy-compliant handling within ingestion pipelines.

What we're looking for

8+ years of experience in software engineering or data platform development.
Proficiency in Java, Python, Scala, or Go for developing data frameworks and services.
Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka, Kafka Connect, and similar streaming platforms.
Strong understanding of Change Data Capture (CDC) and database replication patterns.
Experience with modern data storage formats like Apache Iceberg or Delta Lake.
Familiarity with cloud-based data ecosystems such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.

Careers - Senior Software Engineer, Product Platform

Block

New York, NY 11 days ago $217,800–$326,800

Kubernetes CI/CD Docker Go Java Ruby AI AWS PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis Kafka Temporal Observability GitOps

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