Partner Engineer

block; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Flexible time off

Retirement savings

Family planning support

Remote work option

Domestic travel (20%)

Job summary

block is seeking a senior Partner Engineer to design, build, and maintain integrations with a commerce platform. You will lead technical discovery, shape solution design, and guide day-to-day engineering work, serving as an escalation point for complex challenges.

The role drives platform improvements by identifying common patterns, coordinating with product teams, and coaching other engineers to strengthen technical design practices. Remote with travel around the United States.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field is required.
• At least five years of experience in the role or a related partner engineering occupation.

Responsibilities

• Work with partnership colleagues to support and expand strategic platform integrations.
• Lead technical discovery and design solutions for complex partner requirements.
• Guide integration quality, with attention to reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Set technical direction and priorities for partner engineering work, while supporting its execution.
• Troubleshoot difficult integrations and step in when issues need escalation.
• Identify common patterns across engagements and collaborate with product teams to improve platform capabilities.
• Coach other solutions engineers and help strengthen technical design practices.

Skills

Technical leadership

Integration design

System reliability

Scalability planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or related field

Job description

Role overview

This partner engineering role helps strategic partners design, build, and maintain integrations with a commerce platform. You’ll lead technical discovery and solution design, guide day-to-day engineering work, and serve as an escalation point for complex integration challenges. The role also feeds recurring partner needs back into platform improvements.

Responsibilities

• Work with partnership colleagues to support and expand strategic platform integrations.
• Lead technical discovery and design solutions for complex partner requirements.
• Guide integration quality, with attention to reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Set technical direction and priorities for partner engineering work, while supporting its execution.
• Troubleshoot difficult integrations and step in when issues need escalation.
• Identify common patterns across engagements and collaborate with product teams to improve platform capabilities.
• Coach other solutions engineers and help strengthen technical design practices.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field.
• At least five years of experience in the offered role or a related partner engineering occupation.
• Ability to lead technical discovery and solution design for integrations.
• Ability to assess integration quality and guide engineering work across reliability, scale, and maintainability.

Benefits and work setup

• The position may be performed remotely and requires about 20% domestic travel.
• Listed benefits include medical coverage, flexible time off, retirement savings, and family planning support.