Job Description

For consideration, please submit a link to your portfolio/work samples.

Square is looking for a Design Technologist to join the Growth Squad within our Square Appointments team.

You will build interactive digital experiences for growth marketing - focusing on building products, web pages, emails, and experiments to increase the benefit for our sellers. You will help bring technology to the creative process, and use your experience telling seller stories to bring remarkable front-end interactions to life through impactful creative.

You are well-versed in a mix of front-end development and prototyping platforms, and know how to select the most suitable tool for the task. You write flexible code that can be iterated upon, and pride yourself on being up-to-date with the latest best practices. Thriving on exploration and experimentation, you are at the heart of co-creating ideas and bringing them to life. You have skills that compliment your application of technology, including but never limited to: a precise eye for intelligent UX, great design, and cross-team collaboration. You will report to a Web Engineering Lead.

This position is remote from the United States or Canada.

You Will:

• Participate in concept development iteration, partnering on projects from idea generation, to design, all the way to implementation.
• Take creative direction and expand on concept ideas for tactics, with a solid and active contribution in creative reviews.
• Lead hands-on technical development, from prototypes to final launch/G2M production code.
• Collaborate with Product Marketing, Product Design, Engineering, and Creative peers.
• Present ideas or prototypes to client marketing and technical audiences.
• Work creatively through and around perceived limitations imposed by the delivery platform to create delightful customer experiences.
• Evaluate and document any creative and engineering standards or patterns that could arise from your work.

Qualifications

You Have:

• 5+ years of relevant work experience
• BS in Computer Science or a related technical field
• Front-end development skills – HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern frameworks
• Familiarity building in and working with CMS's
• Portfolio of work that displays design, high-fidelity animation, motion, iconography, typography, color, and imagery
• Understanding of web standards, browser performance, and best practices
• Experience with digital marketing, advertising, and understanding metrics
• Advocate for technology and choosing the right tool for the job
• Familiarity with modern design tools (Figma, Adobe Creative Suite)

Even Better

• Experience with email/CMS tools including Iterable, Optimizely, and Contentful
• Experience with modern frameworks including Ember and React

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Additional Information

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.

Zone A: USD $167,300 - USD $204,500
Zone B: USD $158,900 - USD $194,300
Zone C: USD $150,600 - USD $184,000
Zone D: USD $142,200 - USD $173,800

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.

Full-time employee benefits include the following:

• Healthcare coverage (Medical, Vision and Dental insurance)
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account
• Retirement Plans including company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Wellness programs, including access to mental health, 1:1 financial planners, and a monthly wellness allowance
• Paid parental and caregiving leave
• Paid time off (including 12 paid holidays)
• Paid sick leave (1 hour per 26 hours worked (max 80 hours per calendar year to the extent legally permissible) for non-exempt employees and covered by our Flexible Time Off policy for exempt employees)
• Learning and Development resources
• Paid Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits
• Additional Perks such as WFH reimbursements and free access to caregiving, legal, and discounted resources

These benefits are further detailed in Block's policies. This role is also eligible to participate in Block's equity plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies, and may be eligible for a sign-on bonus. Sales roles may be eligible to participate in a commission plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies. Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.

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 a proud equal opportunity employer. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.

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_** ** .**

Additionally, we consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) is a global technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up of Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, and TBD, we build tools to help more people access the economy. Square helps sellers run and grow their businesses with its integrated ecosystem of commerce solutions, business software, and banking services. With Cash App, anyone can easily send, spend, or invest their money in stocks or Bitcoin. Spiral (formerly Square Crypto) builds and funds free, open-source Bitcoin projects. Artists use TIDAL to help them succeed as entrepreneurs and connect more deeply with fans. TBD is building an open developer platform to make it easier to access Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies without having to go through an institution.