Software Engineer Manager, Money Movement

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.
The Role
We're looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Money Movement team, a critical component of Block's financial infrastructure. The Money Movement team is responsible for building and maintaining the core systems that facilitate the safe and efficient transfer of funds between parties across Block's ecosystem. For example, we enable merchants to automatically move their funds across Square Banking products - from moving sales into savings to repaying loans and paying credit card bills. Our team owns Banking's critical money movement infrastructure and supports teams across Block using our platform capabilities. We also enable 1st & 3rd party integrations leveraging Banking's APIs, moving billions of dollars each year on behalf of our sellers.
As an Engineering Manager for the Money Movement team, you will lead a team of talented backend engineers responsible for building and maintaining sophisticated financial systems and highly available services. You will report to the Banking Services Engineering Lead and play a key role in shaping the technical direction of our money movement infrastructure.
We're looking for someone who shares our values of making commerce more accessible and helping small businesses thrive. Join us in building the future of financial services at Square.
You Will

• Lead and mentor a team of backend engineers, focusing on their growth, development, and career progression
• Partner with product managers and cross-functional teams to define and execute on the team's technical roadmap
• Drive the design and development of reliable, scalable services responsible for moving billions of dollars
• Ensure operational excellence with a focus on high reliability, performance, and fault tolerance
• Foster a culture of engineering best practices, including robust testing, monitoring, and documentation
• Collaborate with teams across Block to deliver cohesive and seamless seller experiences
• Balance technical debt with feature delivery while maintaining system health
• Manage team processes, sprint planning, and execution to meet business objectives
• Act as a technical leader in architectural decisions and system desig

You Have

• 2+ years of engineering management experience leading teams of 7 or more
• 8+ years of software engineering experience
• Strong technical background in building and operating distributed systems
• Experience managing mission-critical financial services or high-throughput systems
• Track record of delivering complex projects through effective team leadership
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work effectively with product, engineering, and other cross-functional partners
• Experience operating business-critical services where accuracy and reliability are paramount
• Excellent communication skills and ability to explain complex technical concepts to various audiences
• Proven ability to mentor potential leaders on the team and within the organization.
• Ability to foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and urgency within the team.
• Experience with incident management and on-call processe

Technologies We Use and Teach

• Java, Kotlin, Temporal, Terraform
• MySQL, DynamoDB, Snowflake
• Protocol Buffers, Kafka, Envoy
• AWS and other cloud platforms
• Distributed systems, message queues and microservices architectur

At Square, our purpose is to empower - within and outside of our walls. In order to build the best tools for the businesses and customers we support all over the world, we have to start at home with a workforce as diverse and empowered as our sellers. To this end, we take great care to evaluate all employees and job applicants equally, based on merit, competence, and qualifications. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, social or health conditions, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Applicants in need of special assistance or accommodation during the interview process or in accessing our website may contact us by sending an email to assistance(at)squareup.com.
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:
$217,800 - $326,800 USD
Zone B:
$207,000 - $310,400 USD
Zone C:
$196,100 - $294,100 USD
Zone D:
$185,200 - $277,800 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. Remote work, medical insurance, flexible time off, retirement savings plans, and modern family planning are just some of our offering. Check out our other benefits at Block.
Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) builds technology to increase access to the global economy. Each of our brands unlocks different aspects of the economy for more people. Square makes commerce and financial services accessible to sellers. Cash App is the easy way to spend, send, and store money. Afterpay is transforming the way customers manage their spending over time. TIDAL is a music platform that empowers artists to thrive as entrepreneurs. Bitkey is a simple self-custody wallet built for bitcoin. Proto is a suite of bitcoin mining products and services. Together, we're helping build a financial system that is open to everyone.