Senior Software Engineer, GraphQL Platform

Block(26 days ago)

HybridFull TimeSenior$185,200 - $326,800Platform Infrastructure Engineering

About this role

A Senior Software Engineer on the GraphQL team will maintain and scale the centralized GraphQL infrastructure that powers Block’s ecosystem, including brands like Square and Cash App. The role focuses on building platform capabilities, improving reliability and performance, and representing GraphQL best practices across the organization. It is ideal for an experienced engineer who enjoys API design, distributed systems, and enabling other engineers via developer platforms.

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Required Skills

GraphQL
API Design
Distributed Systems
Developer Platforms
TypeScript
Kotlin
Schema Management
API Gateway
Developer SDKs
Performance Monitoring

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About Block

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Block, Inc. builds technology to increase access to the global economy by connecting businesses and consumers across commerce, payments, and financial services. Its ecosystem includes Square (merchant point‑of‑sale, payments, hardware and business tools), Cash App (peer‑to‑peer payments, banking, investing and crypto), Afterpay (buy‑now‑pay‑later), TIDAL (music streaming), Bitkey (blockchain/security products) and Proto (R&D and product incubation). Block offers payments processing, merchant services, lending, payroll, subscriptions, developer APIs and integrated hardware aimed at simplifying commerce for small businesses and individuals. The company emphasizes developer-friendly tools and consumer apps to expand financial inclusion globally.