Embedded Engineer, Android OS

  • Toronto, Canada
  • Full-time
  • Position open to remote: Yes

Company Description

Square builds common business tools in unconventional ways so more people can start, run, and grow their businesses. When Square started, it was difficult and expensive (or just plain impossible) for some businesses to take credit cards. Square made credit card payments possible for all by turning a mobile phone into a credit card reader. Since then Square has been building an entire business toolkit of both hardware and software products including Square Capital, Square Terminal, Square Payroll, and more. We’re working to find new and better ways to help businesses succeed on their own terms—and we’re looking for people like you to help shape tomorrow at Square.

Job Description

Square’s Hardware Team builds the tangible connection to Square. We started with a simple and elegant Reader that turns any phone or tablet into a mobile point of sale - and we continue to lead this category with advances in chip card and NFC technology. Next, we introduced the Square Stand, the best way to turn your iPad into a countertop point of sale.  We’ve expanded our HW portfolio with two new Android-based solutions: Square Register, the first fully integrated point of sale that enables people to start selling right out of the box, and Square Terminal, a portable point of sale that enables sellers to do business anywhere. As we introduce more products, we will meet the needs of more and more sellers with stand-out hardware products, globally.

In this role, you will be developing the platform that powers Square’s hardware products. As part of the team, you’ll lead projects that involve collaboration with teams across Square and will help Square’s Hardware team realize its opportunity for growth.

Role Location: 
We want employees to be able to reside where they feel most creative and productive. You will be part of an org that works across Pacific, Central, and Eastern time zones.  

In this role, you and your direct team will be based in the Pacific and Eastern time zones. This role is open to all people who can be effective partners with this team, including sharing typical working hours.

You will:

  • Be a mentor to engineers and partners to improve engineering quality and increase team effectiveness
  • Lead cross team development projects
  • Develop an Android software platform for unique mobile products
  • Design great code within the constraints and opportunities of powerful embedded platforms
  • Improve Android system at the frameworks layer, by designing creative customized features and developing essential modules
  • Participate in all development phases from requirements phase to production
  • Collaborate on system-side code, communication protocol design, and kernel development on Linux/Android platforms
  • Participate in Agile practices (for example; sprint planning, backlog grooming, and review)

Qualifications

You have:

  • 5+ years of development experience
  • Programming experience in Java or C software development, tools and debug with software development discipline
  • Experience in at least one other development language (Java or C, C++, Python)
  • A passion for writing and shipping production software
  • Experience leading development of large systems
  • History of mentoring engineering teams member to raise technical standards and achieve our goals
  • BS in CS, CE, EE, or equivalent practical experience

Even better:

  • Experience porting Android to a new device
  • Understanding of the Android framework internals and AOSP code
  • Experience developing Linux Kernel extensions and device drivers
  • Experience shipping consumer electronics products

Check out Android@Square and our Github

Additional Information

At Square, our purpose is to empower – within and outside of our walls. In order to build the best tools for the businesses and customers we support all over the world, we have to start at home with a workforce as diverse and empowered as our sellers. To this end, we take great care to evaluate all employees and job applicants equally, based on merit, competence, and qualifications. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Applicants in need of special assistance or accommodation during the interview process or in accessing our website may contact us by sending an email to assistance(at)squareup.com. We will treat your request as confidentially as possible. In your email, please include your name and preferred method of contact, and we will respond as soon as possible.

Perks

At Square, 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