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 The Tax Engineering team is an integral part of the Foundational Trust Engineering Organization. Our mission is to ensure that Block meets all tax information reporting compliance requirements. We provide our US customers across various Business Units (BUs) with 1099 forms and handle global reporting in Ireland, Australia, and the EU. As a foundational team, we collaborate closely with Tax Counsel and BUs such as Cash, Square, and Afterpay to keep Block safe and compliant.
We are reimagining the future of our tax platform, and as a software engineer on the Tax Engineering team, you will play a pivotal role in this transformation. You will partner with multiple teams to bring our vision to life, influencing many aspects of our business by building software that empowers product teams across Block to focus on helping our customers without the burden of tax reporting compliance.
You Will Partner closely with product managers, engineers, and business leads to scope, plan, design, and build new features in the tax engineering platform. Own features and functions throughout their lifecycle from inception, rollout, launch, scale and iteration. Hold your teammates—and yourself—to high engineering standards. Be responsible for improving the health and quality of code you work on. You Have 3+ years of software development or equivalent experience. An open mind and desire to learn. Interest in working full-stack across multiple technical domains. A pragmatic approach with a focus on delivery. A drive to find flaws in a system with many moving parts and take whatever steps are necessary to fix them. Metrics-oriented mindset: you want your work to be measurable and impactful. Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience. Technologies We Use and Teach Java, Kotlin, Ruby. Aurora, DynamoDB, Redis, MySql. Amazon Web Services (AWS). DataDog. 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 also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, and always assess candidates on an individualized basis.
Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. Canada locations are categorized into one of two 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.
Zone A: $114,500 — $171,700 CAD
Zone B: $110,500 — $165,700 CAD
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.
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