Software Engineer, Monetization
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Job Location:
Seattle, OR - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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
As a pillar within Squares high-velocity Growth org our team defines and operates the monetization engine behind Squares software business; spanning subscription management pricing and packaging billing flows and Buyer Subscriptions. Were driving the next arc of how Square monetizes software and delivers value to sellers. Youll own and scale backend services across multiple products solve complex distributed systems challenges and make architectural decisions that move the needle on Squares overall growth.
You Will
- Build core platform components for the SaaS Platform that powers monetization across Square.
- Design and evolve subscription management and billing systems including changes to pricing structures ensuring they scale sustainably as our product surface grows.
- Collaborate with Web and Mobile teams to move fast experiment and iterate toward aggressive goals that drive SaaS adoption and conversion.
- Work in an experiment-forward environment where delivering iterative value and learning quickly is essential.
- Operate across multiple services including a tier 0 service and apply strong distributed systems fundamentals to ensure performance resilience and consistency.
- Contribute to operational excellence and champion reliability initiatives across our systems and services.
- Advocate for automation that eliminates repetitive work increases developer velocity and accelerates delivery.
You Have
- 5 years of relevant industry experience and a Bachelors degree.
- Hands-on experience building products or services in the cloud.
- A track record of building software that is testable easy to work with and maintainable over time.
- A strong sense of customer empathy and a drive to ship features quickly and thoughtfully.
- Curiosity and the ability to dive into unknown domains languages or tech stacks to solve problems.
- A mindset that is not limited by organizational boundaries with a willingness to work across teams and systems to deliver impact.
Even Better But Not Required
- Experience designing or running product experiments including A/B testing or experimentation frameworks.
- Familiarity with OSGi frameworks or modular service architectures.
Technologies We Use and Teach
- Backend and Application Frameworks: Ruby on Rails Java
- Async Processing and Caching: Sidekiq Redis
- Feature Flagging and Experimentation: LaunchDarkly
- Infrastructure and Cloud: AWS Kubernetes Amazon Aurora SQS
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 will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and fair chance ordinances.
We believe in being fair and are committed to an inclusive interview experience including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what were doing to build a workplace that is fair and square Check out our ID page.
While there is no specific deadline to apply for this role U.S. roles are typically open for an average of 55 days before being filled by a successful candidate. Please refer to the date listed at the top of this job page for when this role was first posted.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Spring
- .NET
- C/C++
- Go
- React
- OOP
- C#
- Data Structures
- JavaScript
- Software Development
- Java
- Distributed Systems
About Company
Made up of Square, Cash App, Afterpay, TIDAL, Bitkey, and Proto, Block, Inc. builds technology to increase access to the global economy.
