Block
Software Engineer
Block, San Francisco, CA, United States
Qualifications
- 6+ years experience with the full life-cycle of critical production services - ideally in one of java/go/ruby and on AWS
- Experience developing for bitcoin/cryptocurrency applications, or with key management and other cryptographic applications. Note: with this role, we are hiring for multiple positions - and not all of the initial team needs to have this prerequisite
- Empathy for your customers and colleagues
- Interest in the opportunities and challenges that come with building a new product area from the ground up
- No location requirements, occasional travel to U.S. and international manufacturing sites may be required. GMT-5 (Eastern) to GMT-10 (Hawaii) strongly preferred for engineering roles.
Responsibilities
- Ship a non-custodial, hardware-enabled bitcoin wallet to a global audience
- Design, build, deploy, and sustain a wide range of backend secure and reliable services supporting the wallet -- multisig key management and provisioning, blockchain interaction, recovery processes, logistics, and more
- Make key architecture and platform choices, leveraging existing Square infrastructure and best practices where appropriate and forging a new path when our unique needs require it
- Collaborate with mobile and firmware engineers, product managers, and infrastructure and service teams throughout the company
- Own testing, observability, and maintenance for the services you and the team create
Benefits
- Zone B: USD $192,400 - USD $235,200
- Zone C: USD $182,300 - USD $222,800
- USD $172,200 - USD $210,400
- 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 (1 hour per 26 hours worked (max 80 hours per calendar year to the extent legally permissible) for non-exempt employees and covered by our Flexible Time Off policy for exempt employees)
- 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
- Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans