Software Engineer, Core Surfaces

It all started with an idea at Block in 2013. Initially built to take the pain out of peer-to-peer payments, Cash App has gone from a simple product with a single purpose to a dynamic ecosystem, developing unique financial products, including Afterpay/Clearpay, to provide a better way to send, spend, invest, borrow and save to our 50+ million monthly active customers. We want to redefine the world's relationship with money to make it more relatable, instantly available, and universally accessible.

Today, Cash App has thousands of employees working globally across office and remote locations, with a culture geared toward innovation, collaboration and impact. We've been a distributed team since day one, and many of our roles can be done remotely from the countries where Cash App operates. No matter the location, we tailor our experience to ensure our employees are creative, productive, and happy.

The Role

The Core Surfaces team is responsible for providing a platform for all other product teams to present information in CashApp. We are responsible for finding the balance between enforcing a framework that makes the app comprehensible to our users, while giving individual product teams maximum flexibility in how they want to represent themselves in the app.

You Will

• Collaborate frequently with a wide number of teams to evolve commonly used frameworks and APIs


• Build a broad understanding of features offered throughout CashApp


• Be responsible for the data quality and uptime of one of the largest datasets at CashApp


• Share insights and feedback on code, design, and proposals, fostering a culture of growth and betterment

You Have

• 5+ years of experience building and operating quality software


• Demonstrated technical initiative in previous projects


• Strong communication skills and customer empathy


• High technical standards in software testing and delivery


• A growth mindset and a healthy comfort with ambiguity


• Bonus: Experience working in a distributed team

Technologies We Use and Teach

• Java, Kotlin


• JSON, gRPC, Protocol Buffers


• DynamoDB


• Kafka, Temporal, and event-driven architecture


• Datadog


• AWS, Kubernetes

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 an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances. 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 .

While there is no specific deadline to apply for this role, U.S. roles are typically open for an average of 55 days before being filled by a successful candidate. Please refer to the date listed at the top of this job page for when this role was first posted.