Staff Android Engineer, Retail

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, 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.

The Role

Retail Mobile is the frontline Point of Sale team responsible for ensuring Square sellers in the retail space are empowered with the features they need to always make the sale.

In addition to enabling other teams at Square to help build experiences for retailers, we lead our own initiatives to address critical gaps, with a current focus on meeting the needs of food-and-beverage retailers such as grocery and convenience stores. Stepping into this strategically key role means your next trip through the checkout line will feel different. You will notice the details that matter most to these businesses, from integrating with scales and barcode systems to diverse options for payment, and how they all come together to create a smooth and efficient checkout experience. Your contributions and technical leadership in the team will directly shape how Square retailers and their customers experience checkout every day.

You Will

• Lead the architectural design and implementation of critical features across the retail cart-building and checkout experiences, including creating and updating functionality for scale integrations, information-embedded barcodes, and payment methods
• Develop a deep understanding of the unique checkout requirements of Food-and-Beverage Retail businesses and deliver solutions with efficiency, performance, and reliability
• Represent the team in discussions and stakeholder conversations
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers across organizations to deliver high-quality, scalable features
• Champion best practices in Android development, ensuring code quality, performance, and maintainability
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to engineers, fostering a culture of learning and innovation
• Identify and drive improvements in our Android development processes and tools, contributing to the technical roadmap of the team

You Have

• 12+ years of Android development experience with deep expertise in Kotlin and/or Java
• Proven success driving company impact across team boundaries as a technical lead for complex Android projects
• Strong collaboration skills, and fluency working across organizations and functions to deliver delightful mobile experiences
• Experience partnering closely with engineering leadership to shape technical roadmap and strategy
• A track record of dedicated mentorship and helping peers deliver their best work

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 an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances. 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 I+D page.

While there is no specific deadline to apply for this role, U.S. roles are typically open for an average of 55 days before being filled by a successful candidate. Please refer to the date listed at the top of this job page for when this role was first posted.