Staff Business Intelligence Engineer

Company Description

Block started with an idea in 2013. Initially designed to simplify peer-to-peer payments, Cash App has evolved from a straightforward product with a single purpose into a multifaceted ecosystem. We've created unique financial products, including Afterpay/Clearpay, to provide a superior method for our 47 million monthly active customers to send, spend, invest, save and borrow. Our aim is to change the relationship between people and money globally, making it more understandable, immediately accessible, and universally available.

Today, Cash App has thousands of employees spread across office and remote locations worldwide, with a culture that fosters innovation, collaboration, and impact. We've been a distributed team since the very beginning, and many of our roles can be performed remotely from the countries where Cash App is accessible. Regardless of location, we make sure our employees are creative, productive, and satisfied.

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Job Description

The Business Intelligence team at Cash App enables our teams to make significant business decisions. BI Engineers handle everything from data architecture and modelling to data pipeline tooling and dashboarding. As a Staff BI Engineer at Cash App, you will report to the BI Manager and collaborate with Analysts, Data Scientists, Software Engineers and Product Managers to create a basis for analyzing our large, unique dataset. We are a highly data-driven team—from understanding our customers, managing and operating our business, to guiding product development. You will develop, curate, document, and manage key datasets and s to amplify the power of the entire team.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Creating new and optimizing existing data models for the Customer Support Organization at Cash App.
• Building reusable frameworks to enhance the reliability and scalability of our ETLs.
• Encouraging others to self-serve by developing tools that simplify and speed up their ability to do so.
• Mentoring and coaching team members to refine their designs and solutions.
• Experience with Snowflake, Redshift, PostgreSQL and/or other DBMS platforms.
• Promoting best practices for data, analytics, and data model design.
• Working to influence the larger customer support organization to create an extraordinary data environment.

Qualifications

You possess:

• Background/knowledge in Computer Science, Applied Math, Engineering, Statistics, Physics, or a comparable field.

• A minimum of 7 years of industry experience in building complex, scalable ETLs for a variety of different business and product cases.

• At least 3 years of experience in ETL orchestration and workflow management tools like Airflow, Prefect.

• An interest in advancing Cash App's vision of building products for economic empowerment—something that genuinely excites you.

• You are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, are self-driven, and self-organized.

We use and teach the following technologies:

• SQL (Snowflake, BigQuery, etc.)

• Airflow, Looker and Tableau

• Python / Java

Additional Information

Block employs a market-based approach to pay, and payment may vary based 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 can be changed in the future.

Zone A: USD $180,000 - USD $225,000
Zone B: USD $180,000 - USD $225,000
Zone C: USD $180,000 - USD $225,000
Zone D: USD $180,000 - USD $225,000

To determine a location's zone designation, please refer to this . If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information. 

Benefits for full-time employees include:

• 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, which include access to mental health services, 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 include WFH reimbursements and free access to caregiving, legal, and discounted resources.

These benefits are further explained 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 also 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, in line with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefits plan.

Statement in line with the US and Canada EEOC guidelines

We're striving to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunities, and we aim to embody these same principles in cultivating our workplace. Block is a proud equal opportunity employer. We make every effort to evaluate all employees and job applicants equally, irrespective of their race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class. 

We believe in fairness, and we are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to disclose any required accommodations to their recruiter, who will handle these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to find out more about our efforts to create a workplace that's fair and square? Check out our.

We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in our team, and always assess candidates based on individual factors.

Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) is a global technology company focusing on financial services. Consolidating Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, and TBD, we build tools to enable more people to participate in the economy. Square helps sellers to develop and expand 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) creates and funds free, open-source Bitcoin projects. Artists use TIDAL to succeed as entrepreneurs and establish deeper connections with fans. TBD is constructing an open developer platform to facilitate easier access to Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies without the need to approach an institution.