Staff Software Engineer, Local Services

The Role

The Local Services team builds tools for businesses that sell time, expertise, and services—supporting Square Appointments and Square Invoices, two of Square's most widely used products. As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll define technical direction, drive architecture and design decisions, and mentor engineers while building reliable, scalable systems. Your work will directly impact hundreds of thousands of service-based businesses by improving scheduling, invoicing, and payments.

You Will

• Design, build, and evolve Square's Invoices, Appointments, and other Local Services products
• Lead cross-team initiatives and set long-term technical direction
• Solve complex performance, scalability, and reliability challenges
• Balance system health, security, and technical debt with product needs
• Mentor senior+ engineers and champion technical excellence across the team
• Communicate trade-offs clearly and influence organizational priorities

You Have

• 12+ years of software development experience
• Expertise in large-scale distributed systems
• Experience with at least one object-oriented programming language
• Ability to make data-driven decisions in ambiguous environments
• Full development lifecycle experience, from definition to delivery

Even Better

• Experience delivering user-facing products at scale with high quality
• Background in scheduling, payments, or invoicing solutions
• Strong record of building business-critical products in commerce or services ecosystems

Technologies We Use and Teach

• Languages: Ruby, Java
• Databases: MySQL, DynamoDB, OpenSearch, Redis
• Infrastructure: Protocol Buffers, gRPC, Kafka, Terraform, Kubernetes, Envoy
• Platforms: AWS and other cloud services

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 a proud equal opportunity employer. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, based solely on the core competencies required of the role at hand, and without regard to 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. Want to learn more about what we're doing to build an inclusive workplace? Check out our Inclusion & Diversity page

Full-time employee benefits include the following:

• Healthcare coverage (Medical, Vision and Dental insurance)
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account
• Retirement Plans including company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Wellness programs, including access to mental health, 1:1 financial planners, and a monthly wellness allowance
• Paid parental and caregiving leave
• Paid time off (including 12 paid holidays)
• Paid sick leave (1 hour per 26 hours worked (max 80 hours per calendar year to the extent legally permissible) for non-exempt employees and covered by our Flexible Time Off policy for exempt employees)
• Learning and Development resources
• Paid Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits

These benefits are further detailed in Block's policies. This role is also eligible to participate in Block's equity plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies, and may be eligible for a sign-on bonus. Sales roles may be eligible to participate in a commission plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies. Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit pla