Senior Software Engineer, Cash App Banking

Cash App; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 185,200 - 326,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Medical insurance

Flexible time off

Retirement savings plans

Job summary

Cash App in New York is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead banking server engineering projects, enhancing banking experiences. This role involves collaboration across teams, architectural decision-making, and mentorship.

The ideal candidate has over 8 years of software development experience with strong problem-solving skills. Benefits include flexible working arrangements, medical insurance, and retirement plans, creating an empowering environment for professional growth.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development or equivalent experience.
• 1+ years leading large-scale features and managing delivery.
• Drive to find flaws in systems and fix them.
• Ability to design and build creative solutions to complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Partner with product managers, designers, and engineers to build new features.
• Lead critical technical and design discussions.
• Design systems within micro-service and event-driven architectures.
• Mentor teammates and raise the standard of work.

Skills

Software development

Leadership

Problem-solving

Java

Kotlin

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Kafka

Job description

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 grown into a dynamic ecosystem that offers unique financial products, including Afterpay/Clearpay, to help 50+ million monthly active customers send, spend, invest, borrow and save. 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 offices and remote locations, fostering a culture geared toward innovation, collaboration, and impact. The team operates remotely from the countries where Cash App is available, ensuring our employees remain creative, productive, and happy.

The Role

As a senior software engineer on the Cash App Banking server engineering team, you will lead the technical design, execution, and delivery of new banking experiences. You will collaborate closely across teams and disciplines, drive architectural decisions, and improve infrastructure to make our systems more robust and scalable. The work you build will have significant impact at scale and fundamentally change the consumer banking landscape.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with product managers, designers, engineers, and business leads to scope, plan, design, and build new features as well as maintain existing functionality of banking features
• Lead and participate in critical technical, design, and product discussions within the team and with leaders across the organization
• Design systems to work within our micro‑service and event‑driven architectures
• Hold teammates and yourself to high engineering standards
• Leverage your experience and knowledge to grow teammates’ technical breadth and depth through direct coaching and mentoring
• Apply an AI‑first mindset in everyday work, raising the bar of AI application on the team

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development or equivalent experience
• 1+ years of experience leading large‑scale features, including planning, managing, and executing on delivery projects in a timely manner while maintaining a high quality bar
• Drive to find flaws in systems with many moving parts and take necessary steps to fix them
• The ability to design and build creative solutions to complex problems
• A strong desire to perform and grow as an engineer
• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience

Technologies We Use and Teach

• Java, Kotlin
• AWS
• HTTP, JSON, gRPC, Protocol Buffers
• OkHttp, Jetty, JUnit, Guice
• Hibernate, MySQL, DynamoDB
• Kafka, events, microservices
• DataDog, Prometheus, SignalFx

Compensation

Zones: A $217,800 USD – $326,800 USD
B $207,000 USD – $310,400 USD
C $196,100 USD – $294,100 USD
D $185,200 USD – $277,800 USD

Benefits

Every benefit we offer is designed with one goal: empowering you to do the best work of your career while building the life you want. Remote work, medical insurance, flexible time off, retirement savings plans, and modern family planning are just some of our offerings. Check out our other benefits at Block.

Equal Opportunity

Block is an equal‑opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances. We are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. Confidentiality of accommodation requests is respected.