Job Description

Our hardware team builds the tangible connection to all that is Square. We started with a simple and elegant Reader that turns any phone or tablet into a mobile point of sale. Since then, we have expanded our hardware footprint to meet the needs of more sellers. Most recently, we introduced our first Android-based solutions: Square Register, the first fully integrated point of sale that enables people to start selling right out of the box, and Square Terminal, the all-in-one device for payments and receipts. In this role, you will ensure our sellers and their customers have a remarkable experience by defining and evolving our device software validation strategy for our Square hardware products.

You will:

• Use your knowledge of product architecture and evaluate product risk during each phase of development, deployment, and use.

• Own the definition and execution of overall validation strategy, both manual and automated, for the platform software that ships on our hardware devices.

• Move up and down the stack and become an expert on how applications, system, and firmware are integrated.

• Work across multiple development teams and organizations to influence the software architecture and design with an emphasis on ensuring we can validate all features and functions our sellers need to be successful.

• Champion for a remarkable customer experience within product engineering through product and process improvements.

Qualifications

You have:

• 5+ years of verification, validation and/or software engineering experience.

• Developed validation strategy for a complex functional area.

• Strong aptitude for learning new technologies. 

• Ability to identify, classify, prioritize and drive closure of issues in multiple products and software releases.

Even better:

• Experience validating and shipping a successful consumer electronics device.

• Experience devising innovative techniques to discover hardware, firmware and software issues.

• Experience and interest in developing a team, strategy and set of practices in the early phase of an organization’s growth

• Managed or partnered with contractors.

Additional Information At Square, our purpose is to empower – within and outside of our walls. In order to build the best tools for the businesses and customers we support all over the world, we have to start at home with a workforce as diverse and empowered as our sellers. To this end, we take great care to evaluate all employees and job applicants equally, based on merit, competence, and qualifications. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply and always consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Applicants in need of special assistance or accommodation during the interview process or in accessing our website may contact us by sending an email to assistance(at)squareup.com. We will treat your request as confidentially as possible. In your email, please include your name and preferred method of contact, and we will respond as soon as possible. Perks At Square, we want you to be well and thrive. Our global benefits package includes: Healthcare coverage, Retirement Plans, Employee Stock Purchase Program, Meal reimbursements, Wellness perks, Paid parental leave, Flexible time off, Learning and Development resources