Software Engineer, Finance Applications

Responsibilities

• Build financial operations and reporting infrastructure for Accounting, FP&A, Tax, and Procurement
• Lead platform migrations of business-critical workflows from legacy vendors to internal systems
• Design workflow and automation systems including configurable engines and event-driven automations
• Own end-to-end integrations between internal platforms and external systems using APIs and messaging patterns
• Partner with operations, compliance, and product stakeholders to translate regulatory requirements into technical solutions
• Ensure data integrity through audit trails, access controls, and data governance
• Direct AI agents across the full development lifecycle to automate prototyping, implementation, and debugging

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience working on complex systems and delivering quality software
• Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and high-throughput services
• Experience with workflow or state machine systems involving complex lifecycles
• Proficiency in building APIs and integrations (REST, gRPC, event-driven architectures)
• Experience working on financially sensitive or regulated systems
• Demonstrated fluency with AI-assisted development tools like Claude Code, Cursor, or GitHub Copilot
• Strong collaboration skills with non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with platform migrations and phased rollout strategies
• Background in financial services domains such as treasury, tax, or revenue forecasting
• Experience building multi-tenant or multi-business unit platforms
• Experience with operational analytics and data pipelines

About the Company

Block is a company built from many blocks, including Square, Cash App, Afterpay, TIDAL, Bitkey, and Proto, all united by the purpose of economic empowerment.