Senior Platform Engineer — Internal Developer Platforms

Block; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Block is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and build foundational systems for product operations. This role requires at least 5 years of experience with software engineering fundamentals and familiarity with platforms like Kubernetes and CI/CD systems.

The ideal candidate is curious and motivated by solving complex platform challenges. They will collaborate with teams to enhance existing platforms and introduce new ones, leveraging AI tools to improve development processes and system understanding.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years related experience or 3 years with a Master’s degree.
• Experience improving backend or infrastructure systems.
• Ability to work across unfamiliar systems and domains.

Responsibilities

• Design and build platform systems to aid software shipping.
• Partner with engineering teams to solve platform gaps.
• Lead technical projects from start to finish.

Skills

Software engineering fundamentals

Experience with deployment systems

Experience with CI/CD

Experience with Kubernetes

Experience with event streaming

Comfort with AI tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Master’s degree in a related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Go

Java

Ruby

Job description

Block is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and build foundational systems for product operations. This role requires at least 5 years of experience with software engineering fundamentals and familiarity with platforms like Kubernetes and CI/CD systems.

The ideal candidate is curious and motivated by solving complex platform challenges. They will collaborate with teams to enhance existing platforms and introduce new ones, leveraging AI tools to improve development processes and system understanding.