Lead Frontend Software Engineer, Onboarding

Afterpay • Atlanta, GA, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 2m ago

Company Description

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 through Afterpay, 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.

Job Description

We are seeking a product-focused Tech Lead Frontend Engineer with 10+ years of experience to join our Onboarding Team. Our team plays a crucial role in enabling sellers to onboard and adopt Square’s ecosystem. We also maintain ownership of other critical areas like managing various device and multi-seller life cycles. Onboarding is the first step in a seller’s journey within the Square ecosystem. This public-facing team operates in a fast-paced, highly cross-functional environment and is critical to Square’s success and revenue. This makes it a high-impact and high-visibility role.

You will:

Lead the design/development of multiple products & solutions that are used by sellers at a high scale, ensuring robust and scalable architectures.
Deliver cross-functional projects on tight deadlines, managing priorities effectively to meet business needs.
Lead by example and help foster a culture of positivity, psychological safety, and inclusivity within the team.
Be exposed to and impact real business challenges, applying your deep experience to shape technical direction and manage tech debt effectively.
Identify and explore ways to improve application architecture and testing, leveraging your experience with multiple different styles of architectures.
Continually seek to optimize and improve the seller experience, driving high engineering standards and best practices.
Iterate rapidly on features, services, and processes, adapting to changing business requirements and feedback.
Build frontend interfaces that support remarkable product experiences, which are crucial to the Square onboarding process around the world.
Hold yourself, and your teammates, accountable to the highest standards of engineering, enabling Square to safely move billions of dollars in payments and allowing our customers to trust us with their sensitive data.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

10+ years of experience in frontend engineering, with a strong track record of delivering high-quality software solutions.
Extensive experience with multiple architectural styles and high-scale systems, demonstrating an ability to navigate and resolve complex technical challenges.
Proven ability to deliver cross-functional projects on tight deadlines, balancing technical excellence with business needs.
Strong leadership skills, fostering a collaborative and inclusive team environment.
Experience in managing tech debt, shaping technical direction, and driving continuous improvement.
Proficient in modern frontend technologies and frameworks, with a deep understanding of best practices in software development.
Excellent problem-solving skills, with a keen ability to identify and implement solutions to real business challenges.
Commitment to high engineering standards, ensuring robust, secure, and scalable systems that maintain the trust of our customers.

Qualifications:

BS Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience; ideal candidate typically has 10+ years of industry experience.
Extensive programming expertise with TypeScript, Node.js, React, Next.js, Ember, and Svelte.
Exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
Collaborative mindset, with a willingness to grow continuously as an engineer and mentor others.
Strong sense of customer empathy, with a desire to influence and improve product direction based on user needs.
Deep understanding and curiosity in designing well-architected, scalable, low-latency global systems.
Proactive problem-solving abilities, with a focus on creating solutions that meet both technical and business requirements.

Technologies we use and teach:

JavaScript, Typescript, Java
React, Ember, Svelte, Typescript, Storybook
MySQL, NoSQL, Redis, Kafka
AWS, GCP
Protocol Buffers, Bazel, Terraform, Kubernetes, Envoy

Additional Information

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. Square is a proud equal opportunity employer. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.

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.

Additionally, we consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, and always assess candidates on an individualized basis.

Perks

We want you to be well and thrive. Our global benefits package includes:

Healthcare coverage
Retirement Plans
Employee Stock Purchase Program
Wellness perks
Paid parental leave
Paid time off
Learning and Development resources

Curious about a benefit not listed? Ask our recruiting team!

Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S locations are categorized into one of four 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: USD $198,000 - USD $297,000
Zone B: USD $188,100 - USD $282,100
Zone C: USD $178,200 - USD $267,400
Zone D: USD $168,300 - USD $252,500

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