Senior Software Engineer, Reporting Platform

Job Description

We are the Orders Reporting Platform team, a team whose mission is to help merchants of all sizes gain insights from their core sales data through the interface of their choosing. We sit at the center of critical domains and data flows, and we’re building a multi-layered platform to achieve our goals with Square-wide impact. We’re looking for a staff software engineer who can lead development for new reporting and platform functionality to significantly level-up the user-facing reporting experience at Square.

As the core transactional record at Square, Orders form the backbone of data sellers use to analyze, understand, and improve their business performance. Sellers rely on our platforms and experiences to understand both up-to-the-minute analysis of the business, as well as to analyze longer-term trends and insights - being able to bridge the worlds between real-time transactional systems and batch/analytical systems is a strong plus for the position.

Responsibilities

• Work with Product and stakeholders across Square to identify platform requirements, and work within the engineering team to plan and implement the corresponding features.
• Provide high-quality hands-on contributions across multiple code bases.
• Identify technical and architectural end states for the project, and influence/evolve the code base in those directions.
• Drive impact through technical leadership and mentorship across the team.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development experience.
• Familiarity with architecting/implementing Java-/Kotlin-based backend services.
• Strong product intuition and interest, with platform-building experience.
• Tactical and strategic leadership experience on medium/large-scale software projects.
• Strong written communication skills for internal and external stakeholders.
• Interest and experience in mentoring other engineers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience and familiarity with Kotlin, GraphQL, Elasticsearch, and AWS technologies.
• Experience with real-time streaming into OLAP platforms such as Databricks and/or Snowflake.
• Proficiency in large-scale Ruby and/or open-source projects.
• Experience with real-time data streaming platforms such as Kafka and Kinesis.
• Familiarity with the payments-processing domain.

Technologies We Use

• Java, Kotlin, Ruby
• GraphQL
• Elasticsearch, DynamoDb
• Kafka, Snowflake
• Terraform, AWS Lambda, SQS, Cloudwatch

Additional Information

Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

• Zone A: USD $198,000 - USD $297,000
• Zone B: USD $188,100 - USD $282,100
• Zone C: USD $178,200 - USD $267,400
• Zone D: USD $168,300 - USD $252,500

Full-time employee benefits include the following:

• Healthcare coverage (Medical, Vision and Dental insurance)
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account
• Retirement Plans including company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Wellness programs, including access to mental health, 1:1 financial planners, and a monthly wellness allowance
• Paid parental and caregiving leave
• Paid time off (including 12 paid holidays)
• Paid sick leave
• Learning and Development resources
• Paid Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits

These benefits are further detailed in Block's policies. This role is also eligible to participate in Block's equity plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies, and may be eligible for a sign-on bonus. Sales roles may be eligible to participate in a commission plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies. Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.