Senior Software Engineer, Employee Experience Engineering

Company Description
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.
Job Description
Block believes in the importance of well thought design and it's built into the core strategy for our external products. This mission of perfection extends to its internal products as well. We believe in the importance of thoughtful design and elegant experiences for our employees just as we do for our customers.
We want a Senior Software Engineer to help build these experiences and brighten the lives of their coworkers. Finding info about your coworkers, viewing the org chart, registering a guest, watching a company event - at Block, these components are part of a powerful employee experience that can leave a lasting impression on the talented people we work with. This new Senior Software Engineer can help make that happen by holding our internal software to the same high standards that we produce externally.
As a Senior Engineer on the Employee Experience Engineering (EXE) team you will...

• Work closely with the EXE team customers to understand design concepts and feature requirements
• Develop new features that help improve the employee experience and quickly connect with other employees
• Participate in product definition and road map decisions
• Integrate our technology with third-party APIs and other Block systems
• Have the opportunity to explore and build features across the entire technical stack, from the database all the way to the clients
• Be given opportunities to stretch yourself by learning new technologies and take on bigger responsibilities

Qualifications
You have...

• 7+ years of experience developing production software
• Ruby on Rails and/or REACT
• Experience working with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
• Strong knowledge of CS fundamentals and code organization best practices
• A strong sense of customer empathy and desire to influence the product direction

Bonus points if you have one of these...

• Full stack web development experience
• Past experience with building web application using Ruby on Rails and REACT
• Experience working with internal stakeholders and products

Qualifications
You have...

• 7+ years of experience developing production software
• Ruby on Rails and/or REACT
• Experience working with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
• Strong knowledge of CS fundamentals and code organization best practices
• A strong sense of customer empathy and desire to influence the product direction

Bonus points if you have one of these...

• Full stack web development experience
• Past experience with building web application using Ruby on Rails and REACT
• Experience working with internal stakeholders and products