Staff Software Engineer (Tech Lead), TBD
Published on April 23, 2024
Fifteen years ago, not all businesses could accept credit cards. Square set out to change that – inventing the first mobile card reader of its kind. This allowed businesses to take payments anywhere and keep thriving in the economy. It also completely disrupted how the financial system thinks about small businesses. With this shift, Square’s journey took off – moving far beyond its origins as a payment processor to building new tools and solutions for the future.
Today, Square is the largest business technology platform serving all kinds of businesses. The Square operating system allows business owners to sell anywhere, work more efficiently, manage inventory, communicate with customers, book appointments, courses or meals, order online and so much more. These tools unlock endless possibilities and countless opportunities for any operation, from global chains to mom-and-pop shops.
Company Description
TBD is inviting the world to join us in building and adopting open and decentralized technologies that solve real problems for real people — from next generation infrastructure that lowers the cost of global payments and enables frictionless commerce, to decentralized identity technologies that enable anyone to access and participate in the global economy. Our mission advances economic empowerment through the power of decentralized solutions, built open source and collaboratively.
The offerings we build will provide developers, institutions, and individuals with the capabilities needed to build the next wave of innovative apps and services, and access this decentralized future. We’re leveraging bitcoin and other decentralized technologies to reinvent the global financial system in an open and permissionless way to further Block’s mission of economic empowerment, with a global focus.
Job Description
Due to our engineering team being primarily located in PST and AU time zones, we are prioritizing similar time zones to encourage a collaborative environment for our small engineering team.
- Enable the team of Senior & Staff Engineers to achieve a path to production of a reliable and supportable financial services system.
- Partner closely with engineering leadership and cross functional teams to define our roadmap and be responsible for delivery.
- Contribute to the growth of our development capabilities through leading, mentoring and supporting fellow engineers.
- Establish practices around production delivery, on-call establishment.
- Establish secure development practices and system security alongside staff security engineers.
- Oversee the selection, implementation, and integration of appropriate technologies, focusing on efficiency, compatibility, and adaptability.
- Work within a rapidly changing startup-like, nascent business unit.
- Manage the use of fast-moving open source projects.
- Contribute to TBD's mission of addressing financial accessibility and the global south.
Qualifications
- 15+ years of experience developing production grade systems and applications at non-trivial scale
- 10+ years of experience in cloud deployment; Kubernetes and AWS.
- Efficient programming skills in Golang
- Experience in shaping technical strategy across multiple teams or organizations. Ideal candidates will have demonstrated the ability to drive company-wide standards in software engineering practices.
- Experience leading other Staff-level Engineers with an emphasis on effective communication strategies
- Proven ability to move between IC and lead roles; you're flexible and able to wear the hat of architect, contributor, or manager, leading from the front or behind as the situation dictates
- Strong operations skills and background
Nice to have experience in/with: - Financial technology projects, cryptography, blockchain.
- Application level languages such as Javascript/Typescript, Kotlin, Rust, Ruby
Additional Information
Zone A: USD $217,800 - USD $326,800
Zone B: USD $217,800 - USD $326,800
Zone C: USD $217,800 - USD $326,800
Zone D: USD $217,800 - USD $326,800
- 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