Software Engineer (Backend), Buyer Foundations
Published on November 30, 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.
Since we opened our doors in 2009, the world of commerce has evolved immensely, and so has Square. After enabling anyone to take payments and never miss a sale, we saw sellers stymied by disparate, outmoded products and tools that wouldn't work together.
So we expanded into software and started building integrated, omnichannel solutions - to help sellers sell online, manage inventory, offer buy now, pay later functionality, book appointments, engage loyal buyers, and hire and pay staff. Across it all, we've embedded financial services tools at the point of sale, so merchants can access a business loan and manage their cash flow in one place. Afterpay furthers our goal to provide omnichannel tools that unlock meaningful value and growth, enabling sellers to capture the next generation shopper, increase order sizes, and compete at a larger scale.
Today, we are a partner to sellers of all sizes - large, enterprise-scale businesses with complex operations, sellers just starting, as well as merchants who began selling with Square and have grown larger over time. As our sellers grow, so do our solutions. There is a massive opportunity in front of us. We're building a significant, meaningful, and lasting business, and we are helping sellers worldwide do the same.
The Role
Buyer Foundation's mission is to provide seamless buyer experiences that earn trust and increase seller engagement. We serve buyers by securing their Square-wide information, enabling seamless payment experiences, and enabling two-way seller feature engagement both online and in-person. We serve developers by offering a platform used to connect buyers and sellers through ecosystem products, and providing a common buyer-facing hub to engage buyers with seller offerings.
You Will
So we expanded into software and started building integrated, omnichannel solutions - to help sellers sell online, manage inventory, offer buy now, pay later functionality, book appointments, engage loyal buyers, and hire and pay staff. Across it all, we've embedded financial services tools at the point of sale, so merchants can access a business loan and manage their cash flow in one place. Afterpay furthers our goal to provide omnichannel tools that unlock meaningful value and growth, enabling sellers to capture the next generation shopper, increase order sizes, and compete at a larger scale.
Today, we are a partner to sellers of all sizes - large, enterprise-scale businesses with complex operations, sellers just starting, as well as merchants who began selling with Square and have grown larger over time. As our sellers grow, so do our solutions. There is a massive opportunity in front of us. We're building a significant, meaningful, and lasting business, and we are helping sellers worldwide do the same.
The Role
Buyer Foundation's mission is to provide seamless buyer experiences that earn trust and increase seller engagement. We serve buyers by securing their Square-wide information, enabling seamless payment experiences, and enabling two-way seller feature engagement both online and in-person. We serve developers by offering a platform used to connect buyers and sellers through ecosystem products, and providing a common buyer-facing hub to engage buyers with seller offerings.
You Will
- Design and build new features that enable merchants to better understand and serve buyers
- Deliver APIs that make it easy for developers to interact with buyer data
- Collaborate cross-team on projects
- Build systems that analyze and improve buyer data quality
- Identify risks and devise solutions to performance and scalability challenges as our buyer data set continues to grow
- Build for the future by clearly communicating the cost-benefit of a given solution and advocating for the best path forward
- Embrace opportunities to stretch yourself by learning new technologies
You Have
- 3+ years of software development experience
- Strong familiarity with Ruby and / or Rails
- An advanced degree in computer science or equivalent experience
- Experience in designing and productionizing large-scale distributed systems
- Experience with complete development cycle from product definition to delivery
- Excellent skills with data modeling and data management
- A passion for leveraging your critical thinking, problem solving and analytical skills to deliver remarkable solutions to your customers
- The ability to thrive in a collaborative environment involving different stakeholders and subject matter experts
Even Better:
- Experience with cloud computing platforms, such as AWS, Google Cloud or Azure
- Experience working on platform teams that support first party and third party integrations
Technologies We Use and Teach
- Languages: Java, Ruby
- Frameworks: Services - gRPC / JAX-RS REST
- Databases: MySQL, Redis, DynamoDB, ElasticSearch, BigQuery
- Infrastructure: AWS, SignalFX, DataDog, Snowflake
We're 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 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 we're doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page .
Block will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances.
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.
To find a location's zone designation, please refer to this resource . If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information.
Zone A:
$163,600 - $245,400 USD
Zone B:
$155,400 - $233,200 USD
Zone C:
$147,300 - $220,900 USD
Zone D:
$139,000 - $208,600 USD
Every benefit we offer is designed with one goal: empowering you to do the best work of your career while building the life you want. Check out benefits at Block.
Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) is a global technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up of Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, and TBD, we build tools to help more people access the economy. Square helps sellers run and grow their businesses with its integrated ecosystem of commerce solutions, business software, and banking services. With Cash App, anyone can easily send, spend, or invest their money in stocks or Bitcoin. Spiral (formerly Square Crypto) builds and funds free, open-source Bitcoin projects. Artists use TIDAL to help them succeed as entrepreneurs and connect more deeply with fans. TBD is building an open developer platform to make it easier to access Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies without having to go through an institution.