Software Engineer, Platform Automation

Company Description

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 through Afterpay, 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.

Job Description

Our Square Quality Automation team is the backbone that ensures our products meet the highest standards of quality and reliability across all Square Mobile and web platforms. Starting with the elegant Square Reader, which converts any phone or tablet into a mobile point-of-sale system, we've expanded our hardware lineup to address a variety of seller needs. This includes the Square Register and Square Terminal, both of which offer fully integrated point-of-sale systems ready to use straight out of the box.

Beyond hardware, our team plays a critical role in maintaining quality across all Square products, including software and services. We are responsible for creating and implementing automated testing solutions that cover a broad spectrum of platforms—mobile (iOS and Android), web, and real hardware environments. Our testing processes are designed to mirror real-world scenarios, ensuring that the user experience is seamless and dependable.

We are looking for a Software Engineer to help establish continuous integration (CI) automation for our Square Mobile products. In this role, you will collaborate with the Product Delivery, Quality Systems, and Developer Experience teams to build robust automated tests. Your work will be crucial in maintaining the high standards of quality that our customers expect from Square. You will report directly to our SWE Lead and contribute significantly to the overall footprint of our Quality Automation team by developing innovative solutions that enhance our testing capabilities and improve product reliability.

You will:

• Identify, scope, and lead complex, strategic projects with wide impact across the company

• Gather functional and technical requirements and translate them into detailed architecture and designs

• Design highly available, and resilient systems which can operate no matter the network or device conditions

• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders across the company including product, design, legal, support, and other engineering teams

• Own the definition and execution of the overall automation test strategy for Square Mobile products including iOS and Android.

• Move up and down the stack and become an expert on how applications, systems, and services are integrated.

• Partner with other development teams to create interfaces to enable product testability.

• Design, implement and maintain software test automation code to expand, stabilize, and mature product test automation framework on all Square Mobile products.

• Participate in all product development phases from requirements to production.

• Communicate clear recommendations to product owners and stakeholders based on defined test goals, acceptance criteria, and identified risks.

• Work on automation of performance initiatives for Square HW products.

Qualifications

Must have:

• 5+ years of test engineering and/or software engineering experience, preferably on consumer electronics products or mobile products.

• Deep understanding of how Mobile (iOS or Android) platform automation frameworks work

• Proficient in Java/ kotlin or Python or any programming language.

• Designed and implemented an automated test framework for a complex functional area.

• Motivation to influence our engineering organization to level-up the reliability and performance of the mobile apps we ship.

• Proven a strong aptitude for learning new technologies with a good instinct for discovering defects in firmware, software, and hardware.

• Developed with a focus on testability or for the purpose of performing automated tests.

• Mentored junior engineers on SW development methodologies and best practices.

• Clear written and spoken communication skills.

• Experience working collaboratively on a cross-functional team.

Nice to have:

• Tools skill XCUI test, swift, Kotlin, Trade Federation, UI Automator, Xcode

• Experience in working and developing tests with emulators

• Experience optimizing and designing large scale performance tests for Android and iOS applications

• Experience working in a large engineering organization (hundreds of mobile engineers)

Additional Information

Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. 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.

Zone A: USD $163,600 - USD $245,400
Zone B: USD $155,400 - USD $233,200
Zone C: USD $147,300 - USD $220,900
Zone D: USD $139,000 - USD $208,600

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

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 plans.

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, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other 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 a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our .

Additionally, we consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) is a global technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up of Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, and TBD, 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.

While there is no specific deadline to apply for this role, on average, open roles are posted for 70 days before being filled by a successful candidate.