Remote Principal Software Engineer, Product Server

Description:

• Square is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for the Product Server organization, which is a 300+ engineering team managing 150+ backend services in various technical stacks.
• The role involves establishing long-term technical strategy, operational principles, and engineering excellence culture impacting hundreds of engineers.
• Responsibilities include crafting technical strategy, setting standards, providing technical leadership, coaching engineers, ensuring high-quality work, and facilitating alignment across teams.
• The position may require hands-on execution to solve critical incidents and projects.
• Collaboration with peers to influence engineering across Square and Block is essential.

Requirements:

• 15+ years of software engineering experience in building high-performance distributed systems at scale.
• 5+ years of experience in a technical leadership role setting technical direction and leading project teams.
• 3+ years of experience in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional projects.
• Proven track record of delivering large infrastructures or migrations with strong collaboration, communication, and ownership.
• Strong technical expertise in backend technologies like Java, Kotlin, Ruby, PHP, Terraform, GraphQL, MySQL, Postgres, DynamoDB, Snowflake, Protocol Buffers, Kafka, Temporal IO, Envoy, AWS, and other cloud platforms.
• Exceptional communication, leadership, and influence skills.

Benefits:

• Healthcare coverage including medical, vision, and dental insurance.
• Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, and retirement plans with company match.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program, wellness programs, and paid parental and caregiving leave.
• Paid time off, sick leave, learning and development resources, and life insurance benefits.
• Eligibility for participation in equity plans, sign-on bonus, and commission plan for sales roles.
• Inclusive workplace values with equal opportunity employment and fair interview experience.
• Reasonable accommodations for disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process.
• Commitment to building a workplace that is fair and inclusive.