Senior Software Engineer, Trust (Safeguards)

Block, Inc.; New York (NY); Remote; USD 185,000 - 327,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join its Trust team. In this dynamic role, you'll develop scalable infrastructure that safeguards millions of customers while ensuring equitable access to financial services. Collaborating with product managers and engineers, you will lead technical discussions and mentor fellow team members. This position offers the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere in North America, allowing you to contribute to a mission-driven organization that values inclusion and innovation. Join a forward-thinking team committed to creating a secure financial ecosystem for all.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Flexible Time Off

Retirement Savings Plans

Modern Family Planning

Remote Work

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience building and operating highly available services.
• Experience leading large, cross-functional technical efforts.

Responsibilities

• Partner with teams to design, build, and launch new features.
• Lead technical discussions with leaders across the organization.

Skills

Collaboration Skills

Customer Empathy

Technical Leadership

Problem-Solving

Growth Mindset

Tools

Kotlin

Java

DynamoDB

MySQL

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Trust (Safeguards)

Remote

New York, NY, US

Posted Date: 04/23/25

The Role

On Cash App’s Safeguards team, we build essential platform infrastructure that protects millions of Cash App customers while ensuring fair and equitable access to financial services. We partner across engineering, product, and risk teams to build highly-available infrastructure that powers critical trust and safety decisions throughout Cash App's ecosystem. In this role, you'll implement scalable solutions that enable billions of safe customer interactions that create a holistic experience that fosters the trust, safety, security, and support of our customers and their assets, directly contributing to Block's mission of economic empowerment through accessible and secure financial services.

Work from anywhere: This role can be performed from any location in North America.

You Will

• Partner closely with product managers, designers, engineers, and business leads to scope, plan, design, build, and launch new features as well as maintain existing functionality of our product controls ecosystem.
• Lead and participate in critical technical, design, and product discussions with leaders across the organization and company.
• Leverage your experience and knowledge to grow your teammates’ technical breadth and depth through direct coaching and mentoring.

You Have

• 8+ years experience building and operating highly available services.
• Demonstrated experience leading large, cross-functional technical efforts.
• Strong collaboration skills and customer empathy.
• A growth mindset, and a healthy comfort with ambiguity.
• Well-developed curiosity and initiative to build creative solutions to complex problems.
• Contributed to the growth of fellow engineers through technical leadership and mentoring.

Technologies We Use and Teach

• Kotlin, Java
• DynamoDB, MySQL

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 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.

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.

Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions.

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

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.