Staff Software Engineer, GTM Engineering
Staff Software Engineer, GTM Engineering
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Job Description
Block is one company built from many blocks all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams People Finance Counsel Hardware Information Security Platform Infrastructure Engineering and more provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies forecast finances give legal counsel safeguard systems nurture new initiatives and more. Every challenge creates possibilities and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block.
The Role
Our group is responsible for communications between Block and its customers. We aim to ensure that all of Square and CashApp teams are able to reach their customers when they need to providing tier-0 transactional and marketing messages to the right person at the right time in the right place. We send billions of SMS email and in-app and push notifications and we need to do so quickly and reliably.
We are looking for a Staff Engineer to work on these backend platforms pushing us further down the road of performance and reliability. The role involves working with multiple in-house teams establishing relationships with trusted vendors and pushing our technical strategy to the next level. Youll drive projects that span across the whole company implement key technologies and features and mentor other talent along the way.
You Will
- Drive critical infrastructure that the company and its customers rely on.
- Partner cross-functionally with a broad impact on current and future projects throughout the company
- Lead org-wide initiatives: influencing our technical strategy for communications across multiple products
- Contribute to our technical leadership - share learnings improve our operational stance and drive the future of our communication platform
You Have
- 12 years of experience delivering high-value high-impact projects
- A track record of leading large backend projects at scale
- Strong skills in communication and collaboration with cross-functional peers
Bonus
- Experience with SMS VOIP or email infrastructure
Technologies We Use and Teach
- Java Golang Python
- Guice Guava gRPC Protocol Buffers
- AWS MySql NoSql Kafka Temporal
Were working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team and always assess candidates on an individualized basis. We believe in being fair and are committed to an inclusive interview experience including providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation let your recruiter know. Want to learn more about what were doing to build an inclusive workplace Check out our Inclusion & Diversity page.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
