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Staff Software Engineer, GTM Engineering

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Remote
Hybrid
7 Locations
264K-395K Annually
Senior level
Remote
Hybrid
7 Locations
264K-395K Annually
Senior level
As a Staff Software Engineer on the GTM Engineering team, you will design and maintain services to support Square's go-to-market strategies, focusing on communications infrastructure, audience segmentation, and analytics systems. You'll work collaboratively with various teams and ensure operational excellence in delivering fault-tolerant systems.
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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
As a Staff Software Engineer on the GTM Engineering team, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining services and infrastructure that support Squares Go-To-Market strategies. You will be deeply involved in the technical details of building the services that enable Square to communicate directly with merchants all over the world.
You Will

  • Design and iterate on our Communications Infrastructure, used by our teams to reach merchants via email, text, push notifications, and more
  • Build a platform used by product teams, marketers, and sales people to streamline outreach campaigns, outage communications, and more - with a focus on scaling the speed of throughput of messages while keeping costs manageable.
  • Design and implement custom audience segmentation and analytics systems
  • Build tools used by your coworkers to give time back and make them the most effective.
  • Ensure Square is well positioned in the global marketplace; with localized support for all of our markets baked into everything we build.
  • Build systems that manage customers' sensitive data and hold Square to the highest standards for security and compliance
  • Mentor other engineers and contribute to the direction of the team
  • Work with our product, sales, marketing, support and finance teams to develop Square's go-to-market strategy
  • Focus on operational excellence to deliver fault-tolerant systems enabling our teams to move fast without negatively affecting our customer


You Have

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience
  • BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
  • Experience successfully leading complex projects and breaking down the work into components and milestones that can easily be picked up by other engineers
  • High empathy for the users of your system, with an eye for simple, effective workflows
  • Eagerness to learn, share your ideas, and work with others
  • Willingness to collaborate and grow as an engineer


Even better:

  • Enterprise experience with JVM languages (Java, Kotlin)
  • Experience with Ruby-on-rails
  • Experience integrating with Salesforce
  • Experience working with lower level implementations of email, SMS, etc.
  • Knowledge of the sales, marketing, or support disciplines


Technologies We Use and Teach

  • Java, Kotlin, Ruby
  • MySql, Aurora, DynamoDB, ElasticSearch, GraphQL
  • AWS Cloud Technologies, Kubernetes, Terraform, Datadog
  • Twilio APIs, AWS SE


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:
$263,600 - $395,400 USD
Zone B:
$263,600 - $395,400 USD
Zone C:
$263,600 - $395,400 USD
Zone D:
$263,600 - $395,400 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. Remote work, medical insurance, flexible time off, retirement savings plans, and modern family planning are just some of our offering. Check out our other benefits at Block.
Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) builds technology to increase access to the global economy. Each of our brands unlocks different aspects of the economy for more people. Square makes commerce and financial services accessible to sellers. Cash App is the easy way to spend, send, and store money. Afterpay is transforming the way customers manage their spending over time. TIDAL is a music platform that empowers artists to thrive as entrepreneurs. Bitkey is a simple self-custody wallet built for bitcoin. Proto is a suite of bitcoin mining products and services. Together, we're helping build a financial system that is open to everyone.

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