Staff Software Engineer - Card Issuing Platform (Remote)

Block, Inc.; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 264,000 - 395,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Medical insurance

Flexible time off

Retirement savings plans

Job summary

Block, Inc.'s Cash App Financial Platform Issuing team is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to own the card issuing platform end-to-end, from network integration to production readiness. You will work hands-on across development and networks to ensure fast, secure card issuance, activation, and processing.

You'll collaborate with technical leads and cross-functional partners to shape solutions at the card-network boundary, build conformance tooling, and influence network certification and

Qualifications

• Deep card-network expertise with direct network connectivity and outcomes.
• Hands-on software engineering for reliable payments systems.
• Experience leading technically complex work across teams.
• Ability to influence network certification and release cycles.
• Ability to create durable leverage through standards and tooling.

Responsibilities

• Interpret network specifications, message flows, and certification requirements.
• Lead network-bound engineering problems spanning multiple teams.
• Partner with technical leads and stakeholders to shape network-compliance solutions.
• Write production code and build conformance tooling.
• Drive end-to-end network certification and release cycles.
• Establish shared frameworks, tooling, and practices for network expertise.

Skills

Card network expertise

Direct connectivity

Payments systems

Technical leadership

Engineering tooling

Card lifecycle

Network familiarity

AI-assisted engineering

On-call

Release cycles

Tools

Certification tooling

Job description

Block, Inc.'s Cash App Financial Platform Issuing team is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to own the card issuing platform end-to-end, from network integration to production readiness. You will work hands-on across development and networks to ensure fast, secure card issuance, activation, and processing.

You'll collaborate with technical leads and cross-functional partners to shape solutions at the card-network boundary, build conformance tooling, and influence network certification and