Afterpay Looking for Software Engineer, Shopping at Portland, OR Full Time

Join a movement in which everyone can win. We started a movement in which everyone can win – shoppers, retailers, society and every person on our team. To play fair, trust people and reward them for doing the right thing. We see and feel the impact of our work as more and more people gain financial freedom and retailers grow across the globe.

Founded five years ago in Sydney, Australia, Afterpay has over 11 million active customers globally and more than 64,000 of the world’s best retailers around the world including Anthropologie, Revolve, DSW, GOAT, Finish Line, Levi’s, Mac Cosmetics, Ray-Ban and many others. Afterpay is on a mission to power an economy in which everyone wins.

Afterpay is completely free for customers who pay on time – helping people spend responsibly without incurring interest, fees or extended debt. Afterpay empowers customers to access the things they want and need, while still allowing them to maintain financial wellness and control, by splitting payments in four, for both online and in-store purchases. Afterpay is deeply committed to delivering positive outcomes for customers. We are focused on supporting our community of shoppers.

We trust in the next generation and share a vision of a more accessible and sustainable world in which people are rewarded for doing the right thing.

Cash Shopping is a new team with a focus on building core e-commerce shopping functionality (navigation, search, filtering, offer feeds, storefronts, product pages, etc.) that helps users discover new offers from merchants and buy the products they want on Cash App.

We have a unique opportunity for a backend Software Engineer to join our team and make an immediate impact on our product by getting involved early on. As an engineer on our team, you will influence many aspects of our business through building software that powers the shopping experience and the content platform. This is an exciting opportunity to make a direct, tangible impact on our product and work on projects that are pivotal to our team’s success and our company’s growth.

You Will

• Design, build, and own highly available services and infrastructure that enables commerce experience on Cash App.
• Explore latest technologies such as LLM to achieve business impact.
• Contribute to our backend services written in Kotlin along with other modern stacks running on AWS/Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with senior and experienced engineers, Product Managers, Data Analysts, and Data Scientists on planning and implementing frictionless user experiences of product features through microservices, APIs, web-apps.
• Own features and functions throughout their lifecycle from inception, rollout, launch, scale and iteration.

You Have

• BS/MS/PhD in computer science or a related field.
• 3-8+ years of software development or equivalent experience
• Experience in architecting large-scale distributed systems.
• Curiosity, persistence and a desire to get things done
• Experience in and willingness to work with senior and junior engineers
• Enthusiasm for solving business problems with technology
• An execution-mindset and the ability to deliver with cross-functional teams that are globally distributed.

Technologies We Use And Teach

• Java, Kotlin, Ruby
• MySQL, Dynamo, ElasticSearch, PostgreSQL
• gRPC and Protocol Buffers
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Kubernetes
• DataDog, Prometheus, SignalFx, New Relic, Sumo Logic

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

$198,000—$297,000 USD

Zone B

$188,100—$282,100 USD

Zone C

$178,200—$267,400 USD

Zone D

$168,300—$252,500 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. Check out benefits at Block.

Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) is a global technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up of Square, Cash App, Spiral, and TIDAL, we build tools to help more people access the economy. Square helps sellers run and grow their businesses with its integrated ecosystem of commerce solutions, business software, and banking services. With Cash App, anyone can easily send, spend, or invest their money in stocks or Bitcoin. Spiral (formerly Square Crypto) builds and funds free, open-source Bitcoin projects. Artists use TIDAL to help them succeed as entrepreneurs and connect more deeply with fans. TBD is building an open developer platform to make it easier to access Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies without having to go through an institution.

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