Software Engineer

Description

As a Software Engineer in the Afterpay Registration team, you’ll be responsible for the development of our Registration and Sign Up Products. This is a perfect opportunity for a Software Engineer that enjoys working in a global team and with product, creating new experiences for major retailers and businesses alike! 

What you’ll be doing

Scope, build and maintain/enhance systems & services using Java, Kotlin, React.js and related open source technologies

Participate in critical technical design and product discussions

Own features and functions throughout their lifecycle from inception, rollout, launch, scale and iteration

Practice eXtreme Programming (XP) engineering techniques of Software Development

Fostering the use of agile practices for Software Delivery

Work in cross-functional Product teams responsible for the discovery, delivery and validation of product features via microservices, APIs, web-apps

Work with the software engineering team following our software development principles, guided by the Staff Engineers and Engineering Managers.

Peer review design decisions, code, automated tests and documentation

Participate in the ongoing design and architecture of our evolving core platforms and services

Qualifications

A demonstrable track record of building highly scalable, performant and resilient systems/software

Proven experience in preferably Kotlin, Java and JavaScript (React/Redux)

Experience mentoring & coaching junior developers within teams

Strong understanding of Full stack engineering in a complex development environment

Solid understanding of how to build testable, decoupled, maintainable code and other engineering best practices such as XP techniques (TDD, pair-programming, CI, etc)

Experience working within an agile, cloud-based environment, we use AWS

Some working knowledge of backend technologies including but not limited to: Dropwizard, Spring/Guice, ORM/Hibernate, SQL and relational databases

Understanding of integration technologies: microservices, RESTful APIs, gRPC, JSON/XML Structured Logging

Experience with version control, preferably Git

Uses of Serverless technologies will be a bonus

The ability to build scalable and maintainable software-as-a-service applications using modern JVM languages

Willingness to learn and apply new methodologies and techniques as required

Bachelors’ degree in Computer Science or relevant field

Great communication skills, able to discuss engineering issues and trade-offs without hesitation. 

Additional Information

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 a proud equal opportunity employer. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.

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. 

Learn more about our efforts to promote inclusion and diversity at

Perks

We want you to be well and thrive. Our global benefits package includes:

Healthcare coverage

Retirement Plans

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Wellness perks

Paid parental leave

Paid time off

Learning and Development resources

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.