Software Engineer, Justice Engineering

Block
San Francisco
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 180,000 - 270,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 3+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Technical communication","Critical thinking","Engineering rigor","Ownership","Curiosity"]

Build and operate Block’s end-to-end Justice Engineering services that help automate responses to subpoenas, civil notices, tax levies, liens, and receiverships. Own features end-to-end across backend microservices, internal web tools, and integrations with upstream systems. Collaborate with Counsel, Compliance, and Operations to turn legal requirements into durable workflows, improve reliability through operational ownership, and use AI-powered tools responsibly throughout development.

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Software Engineer, Justice Engineering

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Job Summary

Build and operate Block’s end-to-end Justice Engineering services that help automate responses to subpoenas, civil notices, tax levies, liens, and receiverships. Own features end-to-end across backend microservices, internal web tools, and integrations with upstream systems. Collaborate with Counsel, Compliance, and Operations to turn legal requirements into durable workflows, improve reliability through operational ownership, and use AI-powered tools responsibly throughout development.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, develop, test, ship, and maintain features that automate responses to legal, regulatory, and civil requests.
  • •Write high-quality, well-tested code and participate in design and code reviews.
  • •Design and implement systems for microservice and event-driven architectures handling sensitive customer data.
  • •Partner with Counsel, Compliance, and Operations to translate legal requirements into automated workflows.
  • •Provide operational ownership including on-call, incident response, and postmortems.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 180,000 - 270,000 annually
Perks:Remote WorkHealth InsuranceTime OffRetirement SavingsFamily Planning

Key Requirements

  • •3+ years of software development (or equivalent experience).
  • •Experience delivering production software end-to-end (design, build, test, ship, operate) with guidance from more experienced engineers.
  • •Experience across the stack, including backend services and the interfaces used to operate them.
  • •Ability to find and fix flaws in complex systems with many moving parts.
  • •Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Experience:3+ years
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Technical communicationCritical thinkingEngineering rigorOwnershipCuriosity
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Ruby on RailsSidekiqJavaKotlinReactTypeScriptAWSHTTPJSONGRPCProtocol BuffersMySQLAuroraDynamoDBRedisKafkaEvent-driven architectureMicroservicesDatadogBuildkite

Company Brief

Block
Builds financial services and commerce tools to empower businesses and individuals, operating products such as Square, Cash App, Spiral (Bitcoin initiatives), TIDAL, and developer-focused payment and banking solutions.
Industry: Fintech Infrastructure
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2009
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