Staff Solutions Engineer
The Role
Block is building the next generation of commerce experiences for merchants and PSPs through Afterpay, Cash App Pay, Clearpay, and Cash App Afterpay. As part of Block's Solutions Engineering team, you will be a senior technical leader driving complex partner and merchant integrations. You'll work directly with business development, sales, and product teams to deeply understand customer needs, showcase our APIs and services, and solve challenging technical problems that accelerate adoption.
You Will
- Partner with Sales & Account Management to support sellers integrating with our platform, and co-sell Cash App Afterpay's Developer Platform.
- Design and deliver technical solutions, including building proof-of-concepts, custom reports, sample integrations, and troubleshooting complex issues.
- Be a trusted technical advisor - translating business requirements into scalable integration approaches and advocating for best practices.
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to surface partner feedback and influence the roadmap.
- Create compelling demos, presentations, and technical deep dives for both executives and engineering.
- Communicate product features, updates, and technical guidance across internal and external audiences.
You Have
- 7+ years of experience in technical customer-facing roles (partner engineering, solutions architecture, sales engineering, or similar), working with enterprise merchants or global partners.
- Deep hands-on technical expertise - comfortable building with APIs, debugging integrations, and guiding developers through complex implementations.
- Prior professional experience with full-stack development and proficiency in at least one programming language.
- Experience leading technical projects end-to-end in globally distributed, multicultural teams.
- A willingness to travel for onsite client meetings (10-20%)
About the Role
Block is a company that believes in building a more inclusive economy where customers have equal access to opportunity. 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.
Benefits
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.
Contact Us
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Application Guidelines
Candidates may submit up to 9 active applications within a 60-day period. Reapplications to the same role are accepted 90 days after a previous application has been reviewed.
AI in Our Hiring Process
We may use automated AI tools to evaluate job applications for efficiency and consistency. These tools comply with local regulations, including bias audits, and we handle all personal data in accordance with state and local privacy laws.
Block Benefits
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.
Pay Ranges
- Zone A: $171,800—$257,600 USD
- Zone B: $159,800—$239,600 USD
- Zone C: $151,200—$226,800 USD
- Zone D: $142,600—$213,800 USD