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Block · 2 days ago

Staff Software Engineer, Finplat, Ledgering

United States

Full-time

Remote

Lead/Staff

$264K/yr - $395K/yr

10+ years exp

Block is a company focused on economic empowerment, and they are seeking a Staff Software Engineer for their Financial Platform organization. This role involves driving the future of ledgering for Cash App, making impactful technical contributions, and leading complex initiatives within a diverse engineering team.

Financial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Make high-quality, impactful technical contributions to achieve organizational goals

Design and develop durable, scalable systems - Ledgering process millions of transactions daily with zero tolerance for discrepancies

Drive strategic technical direction for complex, multi-quarter initiatives

Identify and lead the analysis and resolution of technical obstacles

Anticipate organizational needs solving problems before they occur

Mentor and develop others, influencing technical standards and best practices

Operate as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on technical strategy and direction

Drive org-wide improvement by embedding AI into practices

Work within a globally distributed organization with engineers in the United States, Australia and Europe

Qualification

JavaKotlinMySQLAmazon Web ServicesKafkaEvent-driven architectureTechnical strategyCuriosityMentoringProblem-solvingRelationship building

Required

10+ years experience working on complex systems and delivering quality software

Lead with a people-first approach; can lead a conversation rather than dictate it, and are empathetic to dissenting viewpoints

A track record of leading strategic or complex initiatives that have clear organizational impact

Boundless curiosity - are driven by what you don't know and thrive in ambiguous environments

Build strong relationships with internal engineering teams

Preferred

Java, Kotlin

MySQL, Vitess

Datadog

Amazon Web Services

Kafka and event-driven architecture

JUnit, Hibernate, Guice

HTTP, JSON, gRPC, and Protocol Buffers

Benefits

Remote work

Medical insurance

Flexible time off

Retirement savings plans

Modern family planning

Company

Block

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Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment.

Founded in 1990

Oakland, California, US

10001+ employees

https://block.xyz/

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