Software Engineer (Android), Mobile Developer Experience

Company Description

Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams — People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more — provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more. Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block.

Job Description

Android Developer Experience is responsible for building and providing all necessary infrastructure and tools to ensure Square’s Android development can continue to be fast and efficient at scale.  We're looking for folks who are excited to problem solve and find solutions that empower hundreds of mobile developers to move more quickly than our competitors.

Engineering efficiency is particularly important for Square’s ability to continuously ship high quality software, so we strive to ensure our development tools enable developers to ship their features with speed and confidence. This is a high force multiplier, cross-functional team aiming to enhance the development experience for all mobile developers within Square. 

You will be part of the team responsible for owning the entire development stack (build system, build tools) and integration with CI. You will improve the development process to allow our engineers to ship as quickly and effortlessly as possible. You’ll be working primarily on the Android platform infrastructure focused on our largest scaling codebase, Square’s Point of Sale applications, but we expect the results of the team’s work to be applicable to other Square applications.

What you will do:

• Innovate to amplify the efficiency of our mobile developers to develop, build, test, and release high quality apps to our merchants.
• Identify key performance bottlenecks in the development experience including the build system, IDE integrations, testing frameworks, and pull request workflows.
• Help define the scope and the priorities of the team by identifying opportunities to decrease build times, reduce system complexity, and improve the developer experience.
• Optimize the performance, reliability, and usability of our CI pipeline.
• Own the success of your team's projects, and deliver quantifiable results on schedule.

Qualifications

You have: 

• BA/BS degree or equivalent practical, working experience.
• Familiarity with build systems (e.g. Ant, Maven, Buck, Gradle, Pants) and CI tools (e.g. Circle, Travis, Jenkins).
• Experience with supporting build or CI systems infrastructure (ideally at scale).
• Excellent software engineering aptitude and the ability to provide technical mentorship and guidance.
• Experience building apps for Android in Java / Kotlin.

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 $148,700 - USD $185,900
Zone B: USD $141,300 - USD $176,600
Zone C: USD $133,800 - USD $167,300
Zone D: USD $126,400 - USD $158,000

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:

• Healthcare coverage (Medical, Vision and Dental insurance).
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account.
• Retirement Plans including company match.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• Wellness programs, including access to mental health, 1:1 financial planners, and a monthly wellness allowance.
• Paid parental and caregiving leave.
• Paid time off (including 12 paid holidays).
• 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).
• Learning and Development resources.
• 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.