Senior Software Engineer — Employee Experience Engineering (EXE)

Block•Oakland, CA

3d•$185,200 - $326,800

About The Position

Employee Experience Engineering (EXE), part of Block's Corporate Engineering organization, builds and operates engineering platforms, services, and integrations that improve the employee experience. Its work supports the employee journey from hiring and onboarding through ongoing access to corporate services. The team develops internal applications, automates employee workflows, and integrates enterprise systems to provide seamless, reliable, and scalable experiences. The Senior Software Engineer will solve complex engineering challenges and build reliable, thoughtful solutions that make employees' lives easier. The role spans the full technical stack and owns software solutions from design and implementation through deployment, monitoring, and ongoing support. The engineer will collaborate across engineering and business teams, influence technical direction, and help shape the platforms and services powering the employee experience.

Requirements

8+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating production applications.
Strong full-stack development experience, including modern frontend and backend technologies.
Experience with React, Ruby on Rails, or comparable frameworks.
Experience designing, developing, and integrating RESTful APIs and backend services.
Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL.
Strong understanding of software architecture, system design, data structures, and engineering fundamentals.
Experience with distributed systems, service reliability, and observability.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and production monitoring.
Ability to independently drive complex technical projects and collaborate across engineering teams.
Strong communication skills, customer empathy, and a passion for delivering excellent employee experiences.

Nice To Haves

Experience building internal enterprise applications or employee-facing platforms.
Experience integrating HR, identity, access management, or other enterprise systems.
Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS.
Experience with authentication, authorization, and secure API integrations.
Experience automating employee lifecycle workflows, including hiring, onboarding, and access provisioning.
Experience with AI-assisted development or integrating AI capabilities into applications.
Experience improving developer productivity, engineering workflows, or internal platforms.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and reliable internal applications, platforms, and backend services.
Develop features and automated workflows that improve employee experiences across hiring, onboarding, and ongoing access to corporate services.
Build and maintain APIs and integrations connecting internal platforms, enterprise applications, and third-party services.
Own software solutions end-to-end, from technical design and implementation through deployment, monitoring, and ongoing support.
Collaborate with Product, Design, Corporate Engineering, People Technology, Security, and other cross-functional teams to translate business needs into technical solutions.
Provide technical leadership through architecture discussions, code reviews, mentoring, and engineering best practices.
Improve application performance, reliability, observability, and maintainability.
Contribute to technical roadmaps, architectural decisions, and long-term platform improvements.
Explore emerging technologies, including AI-powered capabilities, to improve employee workflows and engineering productivity.