Software Engineer (Front-End)

  • Full-time

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.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

We are looking to hire motivated Front-End Engineers who enjoy working closely with the JavaScript framework, Ember.js, as well as the thrill of a successful A/B test and find joy in building out shared components for our partner teams to use. We work closely with product, design and marketing to ensure we’re always taking a holistic approach to how best serve our merchants. As a small team we like to move quickly, and expect engineers to have a large impact on the road-map, product and technology.

You will:

  • Write code that is clear, concise, and well-tested

  • Integrate with third-party APIs

  • Guide the architecture of our front-end systems to ensure quick and stable feature development

  • Work closely with other engineers, designers, and product managers to design and build world-class product experiences.

  • Own your entire feature end-to-end; including component design, implementation, automated testing, deployment, and roll-out.

Qualifications

You can:

  • Write in various flavors of JavaScript (CoffeeScript, TypeScript, ES6) and work with common JS libraries (jQuery, Underscore/Lodash, etc.)

  • Demonstrate familiarity with popular frameworks, particularly Ember.js

  • Test your code thoroughly using test frameworks (QUnit, Mocha, Jasmine, RSpec, etc.)

  • Understand how the web works with experience developing applications 

  • Make pragmatic engineering decisions and can make tradeoffs

  • Clearly communicate technical requirements through design documents

You have:

  • 5+ years of relevant industry (or additional academic) experience

  • BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience 

  • Interest in working with other engineering teams and cross functional partners

  • Desire to solve hard and engaging engineering problems

  • An interest in fostering environments of learning and growth within your team

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. Want to learn more about what we’re doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page

Additionally, we consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, and always assess candidates on an individualized basis.

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.

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