Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams — People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more — provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more. Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block.

The Role

The Financial Platform Eng team is part of Block's platform engineering org, with a mandate to run the foundational financial technology infrastructure supporting all our brands. Our charter includes building scalable, reliable, and forward-looking financial infrastructure, from revenue streams to reconciliations to GL to street reporting. This team powers key business functions spanning the CFO org and aids at strategic decision-making.

As a Software Engineer, you'll design and build the backend services, integrations, and workflow engines that keep the foundational financial operations running. Often you will focus on transforming complex financial requirements into scalable technology solutions — with a specific emphasis on AI enablement. We are an AI-driven engineering team — we use agentic coding tools across our entire development lifecycle, from design exploration through implementation and review, and we expect every engineer to do the same.

Success in this role depends on strong collaboration with cross-functional partners including Accounting, FP&A, Tax, Procurement, Product, TPMs, Engineering, and Data teams. The ability to operate across these verticals while maintaining a horizontal architectural perspective is key to our impact.

You Will

• Build financial operations and reporting infrastructure — Design and implement backend services for Accounting, FP&A, Tax, Procurement while keeping the company compliant.
• Lead a platform migration — Architect the migration of business-critical workflows from legacy vendor platforms to Block's internal systems, ensuring zero disruption to agents and customers during cutover
• Design workflow and automation systems — Build configurable workflow engines, rules-based routing, and event-driven automations that reduce manual effort and scale across multiple business lines
• Own integrations end-to-end — Design, build, and maintain integrations between internal platforms and external systems ( middleware, workforce management, Oracle fusion, Salesforce etc) using APIs, event streams, and messaging patterns
• Partner across the business — Work directly with operations, compliance, and product stakeholders to translate complex financial and regulatory requirements into well-architected technical solutions
• Ensure compliance and data integrity — Build systems with audit trails, access controls, and data governance baked in — not bolted on — to meet regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions
• Lead technical discussions — Drive architecture decisions, contribute to design reviews, and mentor engineers; raise the bar on code quality, testing, and operational reliability
• Direct AI agents across the full development lifecycle — from prototyping and implementation to debugging and code review — operating as the architect and decision-maker while AI handles the building
• Expand what's possible with AI tooling — identify opportunities to automate repetitive engineering work, improve code quality through AI-driven review, and share effective patterns with your team

You Have

• Embrace an AI-first mentality. Leverage AI to augment your knowledge and capability in navigating development in complex systems with confidence.
• Familiar with agentic engineering.
• 6+ working on complex systems and delivering quality software, with clear expertise developed in one or more technical areas.
• Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design — you've built services that handle high throughput, manage state across systems, and degrade gracefully
• Experience with workflow or state machine systems — you've designed systems where entities move through complex lifecycles with branching logic, SLAs, and human-in-the-loop steps
• Proficiency in building and maintaining APIs and integrations — REST, gRPC, event-driven architectures, and data synchronization across multiple platforms
• Experience working on financially sensitive or regulated systems — you understand why idempotency, audit trails, data retention, and access controls matter and you build for them by default
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively with non-technical stakeholders — translating ambiguous business requirements from operations, compliance, and risk teams into well-scoped engineering work

• A growth mindset and comfort navigating open-ended problems where the "right" answer depends on business context that's still evolving.
• Contributed to the growth of fellow engineers through technical leadership, mentoring, and setting engineering standards
• Demonstrated fluency with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or similar agentic coding tools) in real production work — not just familiarity, but regular, effective use
• You stay current on the rapidly evolving landscape of AI tooling and actively experiment with new capabilities as they emerge

• Curiosity that pushes you to find flaws in complex systems and take whatever steps are necessary to fix them.
• Resilience to persevere in complex situations across multiple axes: e.g., scale, uncertainty, and interconnectedness.
• Self-directed and comfortable with ambiguity, with a willingness to publish your reasoning and be wrong publicly—which is essential for thriving in our transparent DRI/IC model

Nice to Have

• Experience with platform migrations — moving business-critical systems between platforms with zero customer impact and phased rollout strategies
• Background in financial services domains — accounting, revenue forecasting, treasury operations, tax operations.
• Experience building multi-tenant or multi-BU platforms — systems that serve different business lines with shared infrastructure but configurable behavior
• Experience with operational analytics — building data pipelines or reporting systems that give operations leaders real-time visibility into performance

Technologies We Use and Teach

• AI-Driven Development: Claude Code, Goose (Block's open-source AI agent), Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP)
• Languages: Kotlin, Java, Python, JavaScript
• Protocols: HTTP, JSON, gRPC, Protocol Buffers
• Data: DynamoDB, MySQL, Kafka, Snowflake
• Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes
• Observability: DataDog, Prometheus
• Feature Management: LaunchDarkly

Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams — People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more — provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more. Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block.

The Role

The Staff Data Analyst will join the Block Compliance Analytics team chartered to put data at the center of the Compliance organization. You have a proven track record in the Financial Crimes and AML space, and in this role you will develop strategies and lead key workstreams to deliver actionable analytics to leaders throughout the Block business and tell the story of our Compliance program to regulators and external parties. Focused on quantifying compliance risks and driving effectiveness, you will enable Block to redefine the world's relationship with money.

You Will

• Lead data strategy for our regulatory engagements - from ETL development to source data validation to analysis
• Connect the dots between regulatory expectations, commitments, and the Compliance and Product roadmaps in order to influence strategy
• Harness raw data to educate internal and external partners on the impact of new regulation, policies, or environmental changes to our compliance program and the Block platforms.
• Collaborate with partners from legal to engineering to inform strategic builds of essential compliance program elements
• Establish yourself as a leader in the organization, by connecting insights to action through expert communication and cross-functional alignment
• Leverage your subject matter expertise to educate, coach and influence in and out of the organization with a focus on contributing to the overall, long-term success of Block
• Lead multiple high-impact workstreams, through ability to seamlessly navigate levels of abstraction in written and verbal communications.

You Have

• 8+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6+ years and a Master’s degree; or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of Compliance/AML experience
• Expert level abilities in SQL and data analysis/visualization tools (i.e. Tableau, Looker)
• Expert in ETL development
• Proven track record solving large and complex problems without clear answers, using deep and broad technical expertise
• Vision to define problems and manage projects in a fast-paced, evolving organization
• Experience bringing data to life for any audience through written and verbal communication and data visualization.
• Impeccable attention to detail and polish

Even Better (but not required):

• CAMS or other AML certification
• Experience in the FinTech or consulting industry or with financial crimes compliance systems, technologies and processes.
• Experience with automation using Python, R or Prefect

Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams — People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more — provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more. Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block.

The Role

The Staff Data Analyst will join the Block Compliance Analytics team chartered to put data at the center of the Compliance organization. You have a proven track record in the Financial Crimes and AML space, and in this role you will develop strategies and lead key workstreams to deliver actionable analytics to leaders throughout the Block business and tell the story of our Compliance program to regulators and external parties. Focused on quantifying compliance risks and driving effectiveness, you will enable Block to redefine the world's relationship with money.

You Will

• Lead data strategy for our regulatory engagements - from ETL development to source data validation to analysis
• Connect the dots between regulatory expectations, commitments, and the Compliance and Product roadmaps in order to influence strategy
• Harness raw data to educate internal and external partners on the impact of new regulation, policies, or environmental changes to our compliance program and the Block platforms.
• Collaborate with partners from legal to engineering to inform strategic builds of essential compliance program elements
• Establish yourself as a leader in the organization, by connecting insights to action through expert communication and cross-functional alignment
• Leverage your subject matter expertise to educate, coach and influence in and out of the organization with a focus on contributing to the overall, long-term success of Block
• Lead multiple high-impact workstreams, through ability to seamlessly navigate levels of abstraction in written and verbal communications.

You Have

• 8+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6+ years and a Master’s degree; or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of Compliance/AML experience
• Expert level abilities in SQL and data analysis/visualization tools (i.e. Tableau, Looker)
• Expert in ETL development
• Proven track record solving large and complex problems without clear answers, using deep and broad technical expertise
• Vision to define problems and manage projects in a fast-paced, evolving organization
• Experience bringing data to life for any audience through written and verbal communication and data visualization.
• Impeccable attention to detail and polish

Even Better (but not required):

• CAMS or other AML certification
• Experience in the FinTech or consulting industry or with financial crimes compliance systems, technologies and processes.
• Experience with automation using Python, R or Prefect

Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams — People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more — provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more. Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block.

The Role

The Staff Data Analyst will join the Block Compliance Analytics team chartered to put data at the center of the Compliance organization. You have a proven track record in the Financial Crimes and AML space, and in this role you will develop strategies and lead key workstreams to deliver actionable analytics to leaders throughout the Block business and tell the story of our Compliance program to regulators and external parties. Focused on quantifying compliance risks and driving effectiveness, you will enable Block to redefine the world's relationship with money.

You Will

• Lead data strategy for our regulatory engagements - from ETL development to source data validation to analysis
• Connect the dots between regulatory expectations, commitments, and the Compliance and Product roadmaps in order to influence strategy
• Harness raw data to educate internal and external partners on the impact of new regulation, policies, or environmental changes to our compliance program and the Block platforms.
• Collaborate with partners from legal to engineering to inform strategic builds of essential compliance program elements
• Establish yourself as a leader in the organization, by connecting insights to action through expert communication and cross-functional alignment
• Leverage your subject matter expertise to educate, coach and influence in and out of the organization with a focus on contributing to the overall, long-term success of Block
• Lead multiple high-impact workstreams, through ability to seamlessly navigate levels of abstraction in written and verbal communications.

You Have

• 8+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6+ years and a Master’s degree; or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of Compliance/AML experience
• Expert level abilities in SQL and data analysis/visualization tools (i.e. Tableau, Looker)
• Expert in ETL development
• Proven track record solving large and complex problems without clear answers, using deep and broad technical expertise
• Vision to define problems and manage projects in a fast-paced, evolving organization
• Experience bringing data to life for any audience through written and verbal communication and data visualization.
• Impeccable attention to detail and polish

Even Better (but not required):

• CAMS or other AML certification
• Experience in the FinTech or consulting industry or with financial crimes compliance systems, technologies and processes.
• Experience with automation using Python, R or Prefect

Since we opened our doors in 2009, the world of commerce has evolved immensely, and so has Square. After enabling anyone to take payments and never miss a sale, we saw sellers stymied by disparate, outmoded products and tools that wouldn't work together.

So we expanded into software and started building integrated, omnichannel solutions – to help sellers sell online, manage inventory, offer buy now, pay later functionality, book appointments, engage loyal buyers, and hire and pay staff. Across it all, we've embedded financial services tools at the point of sale, so merchants can access a business loan and manage their cash flow in one place. Afterpay furthers our goal to provide omnichannel tools that unlock meaningful value and growth, enabling sellers to capture the next generation shopper, increase order sizes, and compete at a larger scale.

Today, we are a partner to sellers of all sizes – large, enterprise-scale businesses with complex operations, sellers just starting, as well as merchants who began selling with Square and have grown larger over time. As our sellers grow, so do our solutions. There is a massive opportunity in front of us. We're building a significant, meaningful, and lasting business, and we are helping sellers worldwide do the same.

The Role

Square is building a best-in-class, high-impact field sales organization, and we are looking for an exceptional Territory Account Executive — someone who consistently exceeds expectations, takes full ownership of their territory, and brings Square's mission of economic empowerment directly to the businesses that need it most.

This is a field-driven, execution-focused role designed for individuals who thrive in dynamic, demanding environments. You will spend most of your week out in the market — meeting businesses, conducting live demos, and closing deals with confidence. The pace is fast, the expectations are high, and your ability to operate strategically and decisively will determine your success.

You will serve as Square's presence and competitive advantage in one of our highest-opportunity markets — responsible for building pipeline from the ground up, elevating Square's visibility in your community, establishing high-value partnerships, and helping local businesses grow through our ecosystem of industry-leading software and hardware.

If you are motivated by impactful work, driven to outperform, and eager to join a high-performance team with high standards, this role is built for you.

This role will cover a territory north of Seattle, spanning from Shoreline to Arlington, with occasional visits to Bellingham.

You will:

Lead your market with disciplined, in-person execution

• Spend ~80% of your week in the field — walking your territory, engaging local businesses, and driving 50–60 targeted business visits each week.
• Run a full-cycle, self-sourced sales motion: generate leads, identify needs, deliver compelling demos, and close deals across Square's full product suite.

Establish yourself as the go-to Square expert in your city

• Build strong, trust-based relationships with local sellers by being present, reliable, and value-driven.
• Partner cross-functionally to ensure a seamless onboarding experience and fast time-to-value for new sellers.
• Implement a disciplined referral strategy to turn every new customer into future opportunities.

Build a high-velocity pipeline from the ground up

• Develop a repeatable top-of-funnel engine through door-to-door outreach, community engagement, events, networking, and targeted partnerships.
• Work with channel partners to generate a consistent, high-quality referral stream that grows over time.

Master your verticals and sell with precision

• Build deep expertise in key verticals — including restaurants, retail, and services — to diagnose challenges and position the right Square solutions.
• Sell consultatively and competitively, staying proactive and strategic throughout the sales cycle.

Achieve exceptional results in a high-accountability environment

• Maintain strong operational rigor in Salesforce: track activity, manage pipeline, and forecast accurately.
• Measure performance frequently and improve continuously.
• Consistently exceed quota within a culture where high standards are the norm.

You have:

• 3+ years of sales experience in a full cycle closing role with field sales experience
• Experience exceeding sales targets, selling a diverse ecosystem of products, and closing complex deals
• Ability to drive deals independently in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Business development experience (e.g. hunting and cold calling)
• Since this is a field position, you must have reliable transportation and live in the market you are serving
• A collaborative and team player mentality
• Prior Salesforce experience or equivalent
• Even better:
  • 2+ years of payment processing OR related technology (i.e. payroll, loyalty, time management)
  • 1+ years of relevant audience experience (experience working in/selling to restaurants, retailers or services based businesses)

Pay Transparency

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. These ranges may be modified in the future. To find a location's zone designation, please refer to this resource. If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information.

Zone A: ($148,700 - $223,100)

Zone B: ($138,300 - $207,500)

Zone C: ($130,900 - $196,300)

Zone D: ($123,400 - $185,200)

Amounts listed above include target variable compensation.

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 will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances. 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. Want to learn more about what we're doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page.

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. Please refer to the date listed at the top of this job page for when this role was first posted.

Square is looking for high-energy, motivated professionals with sound business insight and natural sales instincts. You will be joining our Restaurant or Generalist team to help build our Sales Development organization. You will lay the foundation of this sales effort through outbounding to prospective sellers and promoting the value of Square for their business. As a Business Development Representative, you will work with our Sales team to find new merchants that fit the Square ecosystem.

As the first line of contact, you understand the diverse needs of our merchants. You will become an expert in the products and services that enables merchants to grow with the Square ecosystem. You will use your convincing personality and passion for winning to improve the standard of success, documenting and tracking qualified opportunities to pass onto the Account Executive team. You will use a data-driven approach to outbound sales that incorporates prospecting, email communication, and calling at scale.

This position is the starting point to many growth opportunities within the Square team. We have designed our program to facilitate career growth in the BDR direction of choice. Prior to being promoted into a new role, you have the ability to increase your on target earnings by leveling up within the organization.

You Will

• Manage a diverse pipeline of businesses and prioritize outreach to accelerate sales cycles
• Reach out to businesses in your pipeline at scale through cold calling, emailing and social selling
• Promote urgency through a solutions-based sales approach, identifying challenges with businesses and providing targeted value around how Square can help
• Grow your career in sales through frequent developmental opportunities and mentorship from the Account Executive team
• Consistently attain and exceed your monthly quotas
• Residence within 50 miles of the posted office location.

You Have

• A desire to grow your career in sales
• A BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience
• Personal leadership, authenticity, team player, energy richness, curiosity
• Enthusiasm for developing sales skills through cold calling
• Comfort with operating in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Pay Transparency

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. These ranges may be modified in the future.

To find a location's zone designation, please refer to this resource. If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information.

Zone A: $79,768.00

Zone B: $74,152.00

Zone C: $70,018.00

Zone D: $63,700.00

Amounts listed above include target variable compensation.

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 will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances.

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. Want to learn more about what we're doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page.

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. Please refer to the date listed at the top of this job page for when this role was first posted.