Job Description

Within Block’s Hardware organization, the SQUID Platform Team provides the core OS that powers Square’s Register and Terminal hardware products. Block takes pride in our product experience from manufacturing to end- customer experience, and this team works closely with partner teams throughout the hardware and software product lifecycle, from hardware manufacturing to the Android app teams. We work with external vendors on part selection and initial hardware bring-up, with a focus on customizing Android for Square’s state-of-the-art security posture.

You will:

• Lead a small team of embedded software engineers working on projects spanning new product introduction and maintaining current product line and Platform features
• Mentor engineers and help cultivate their career aspirations
• Participate in all development phases from requirements gathering to production
• Collaborate with teammates during the software design process and participate in code reviews
• Work with multiple partners across the organization including product, program management, QA, EE as well as other engineering teams

Qualifications

• Experience in leading technically complex embedded software projects and mentoring other engineers
• Programming experience in one or more of C, C++, Java, and Python
• 0-2 years of management experience, managing a small team of 3+ engineers
• An interest in growing as a people manager
• An interest in building and shipping hardware products

Nice to have:

• Experience with Linux/Android operating systems or kernel driver development
• Experience debugging issues cross functionally, using a combination of software and lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers
• Understanding of common communications protocols (e.g. SPI, UART, I2C, USB)
• Experience shipping consumer electronics products