Software Engineer (Android), Food & Beverage

Company Description

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 through Afterpay, 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.

Job Description

Restaurants today operate in an increasingly dynamic landscape, and we're building a modern product ecosystem to support this. The Food & Beverage team at Square empowers restaurant businesses of all kinds to start, run, and grow their businesses through advanced workflows, specialized products, business insights, and inclusion in the greater Square ecosystem. In everything we build, we focus on efficiency, automation, and reliability: themes of paramount importance in a fast-paced environment where great hospitality is key.

As an Android engineer on the Food & Beverage team, you’ll work closely with other engineers as well as your designer and product manager to develop and maintain beautiful software on our custom hardware. You’ll also be joining Square’s vibrant global community of Android engineers, with a robust open source presence and culture of learning and teaching.

You will:

1. Design and build robust, scalable client software
2. Lead complex cross-functional initiatives, often across team boundaries
3. Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers
4. Mentor and learn from other engineers
5. Participate in the full lifecycle of product development, from early definition through release and beyond
6. Bring industry-advancing technology to restaurant owners internationally!

Qualifications

What you bring to the team and to Square:

1. Motivation to build beautiful, intuitive products for the food and beverage hospitality industry
2. Ability to mentor other engineers
3. Empathy for your customers and colleagues
4. Eagerness to share your own ideas, and openness to those of others
5. Experience developing, shipping, and maintaining Android apps (Kotlin and/or Java)
6. 5+ years experience in software development

Technologies we use and teach:

1. Kotlin for development, leveraging Square’s modern open source library Workflow
2. Jetpack Compose
3. Espresso, JUnit, and snapshot testing
4. Protocol buffers, Retrofit, and OkHttp for network transport
5. Gradle, Dagger, Anvil, LeakCanary, Mortar, and more

Additional Information

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.

Zone A: USD $163,600 - USD $245,400
Zone B: USD $155,400 - USD $233,200
Zone C: USD $147,300 - USD $220,900
Zone D: USD $139,000 - USD $208,600

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.

Full-time employee benefits include the following:

1. Healthcare coverage (Medical, Vision and Dental insurance)
2. Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account
3. Retirement Plans including company match
4. Employee Stock Purchase Program
5. Wellness programs, including access to mental health, 1:1 financial planners, and a monthly wellness allowance
6. Paid parental and caregiving leave
7. Paid time off (including 12 paid holidays)
8. 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)
9. Learning and Development resources
10. Paid Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits

These benefits are further detailed in Block's policies. This role is also eligible to participate in Block's equity plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies, and may be eligible for a sign-on bonus. Sales roles may be eligible to participate in a commission plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies. Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.

United States and Canada EEOC Statement

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.

While there is no specific deadline to apply for this role, on average, U.S. open roles are posted for 70 days before being filled by a successful candidate.

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.