Senior Staff Engineer, Audiences Web

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 Audiences Web team builds buyer-facing and logged-in seller-facing experiences for our Retail, Food and Beverage, Services, and Health and Beauty sellers. We own experiences from simple settings pages to complex dashboards to interactive calendars and more. We are looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to report to the Audiences Web Engineering Lead and support the five teams and nearly fifty engineers in this organization.
You Will

• Define and drive the architectural vision for our web applications, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and performance.
• Lead technical decision-making across teams, influencing the broader engineering organization with web best practices and innovative solutions.
• Collaborate with and influence peers across functions and teams.
• Mentor engineers at all levels, promoting a culture of learning, innovation, and growth.
• Champion engineering excellence, including code quality, security, accessibility, and performance optimizations.
• Spearhead initiatives to modernize our front-end stack, introducing new technologies where necessary while ensuring stability.
• Contribute hands-on to our codebase, setting high standards for clean, maintainable, and scalable code.
• Foster a culture of inclusion and psychological safety on the team.

You Have

• 12+ years professional experience in web development, including multiple years of experience working in React (and ideally experience supporting teams moving to React).
• Multiple years experience as a Tech Lead, and ideally at least one year of experience as a tech lead reporting to a manager-of-managers.
• A proven track record of leading large-scale web engineering projects and making strategic technical decisions.
• Strong experience with web performance optimization, accessibility standards, and responsive design.
• Experience designing and implementing front-end architecture for complex, high-traffic applications.
• A history of mentoring and growing engineers, providing guidance on technical decisions and career development.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.

Technologies We Use and Teach

• Typescript, React, Ember, Sass, and other web-app frameworks
• Test frameworks (e.g. QUnit, Mocha, Jasmine)
• Observability and monitoring tools (e.g. datadog, sentry)

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.
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.
To find a location's zone designation, please refer to this resource . If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information.
Zone A:
$263,600 - $395,400 USD
Zone B:
$263,600 - $395,400 USD
Zone C:
$263,600 - $395,400 USD
Zone D:
$263,600 - $395,400 USD
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. Remote work, medical insurance, flexible time off, retirement savings plans, and modern family planning are just some of our offering. Check out our other benefits at Block.
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