
About Company
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.
Job Description
Summary
The Tax Engineering team is an integral part of the Foundational Trust Engineering Organization. Our mission is to ensure that Block meets all tax information reporting compliance requirements. We provide our US customers across various Business Units (BUs) with 1099 forms and handle global reporting in Ireland, Australia, and the EU. As a foundational team, we collaborate closely with Tax Counsel and BUs such as Cash, Square, and Afterpay to keep Block safe and compliant.
We are reimagining the future of our tax platform, and as a software engineer on the Tax Engineering team, you will play a pivotal role in this transformation. You will partner with multiple teams to bring our vision to life, influencing many aspects of our business by building software that empowers product teams across Block to focus on helping our customers without the burden of tax reporting compliance.
You Will
- Partner closely with product managers, engineers, and business leads to scope, plan, design, and build new features in the tax engineering platform.
- Own features and functions throughout their lifecycle from inception, rollout, launch, scale and iteration.
- Hold your teammatesand yourselfto high engineering standards
- Be responsible for improving the health and quality of code you work on.
You Have
- 3+ years of software development or equivalent experience
- An open mind and desire to learn
- Interest in working full-stack across multiple technical domains
- A pragmatic approach with a focus on delivery
- A drive to find flaws in a system with many moving parts and take whatever steps are necessary to fix them
- Metrics-oriented mindset: you want your work to be measurable and impactful
- Bachelors Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
Technologies We Use and Teach
- Java, Kotlin,Ruby
- Ember, React, TypeScript, JavaScript
- Aurora, DynamoDB, Redis, MySql
- HTTP, JSON, gRPC, Protocol Buffers
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Kafka, event-driven architecture, microservices
- DataDog
Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. Canada locations are categorized into one of two zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidates 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.
Skills
- Javascript
- Teamwork