Mobile Software Engineering Manager, Point of Sale Operations

Since we opened our doors in 2009, the world of commerce has evolved immensely, and so has Square. After enabling anyone to take payments and never miss a sale, we saw sellers stymied by disparate, outmoded products and tools that wouldn't work together.

So we expanded into software and started building integrated, omnichannel solutions – to help sellers sell online, manage inventory, offer buy now, pay later functionality, book appointments, engage loyal buyers, and hire and pay staff. Across it all, we've embedded financial services tools at the point of sale, so merchants can access a business loan and manage their cash flow in one place. Afterpay furthers our goal to provide omnichannel tools that unlock meaningful value and growth, enabling sellers to capture the next generation shopper, increase order sizes, and compete at a larger scale.

Today, we are a partner to sellers of all sizes – large, enterprise-scale businesses with complex operations, sellers just starting, as well as merchants who began selling with Square and have grown larger over time. As our sellers grow, so do our solutions. There is a massive opportunity in front of us. We're building a significant, meaningful, and lasting business, and we are helping sellers worldwide do the same.

The Role

Restaurants today operate in an increasingly dynamic landscape, and we are building a modern product ecosystem to support them. The Food & Beverage team at Square empowers restaurants of all kinds to start, run, and grow their businesses through advanced workflows, specialized products, actionable insights, and deep integration within the broader Square ecosystem. In everything we build, we prioritize efficiency, automation, and reliability — critical in a fast-paced environment where great hospitality depends on technology that simply works.

As the Mobile Engineering Manager for POS Operations, you will lead a team of senior mobile engineers responsible for maintaining and evolving the feature set that powers Square for Restaurants. You will partner closely with product managers, designers, and fellow engineering leaders to shape and deliver a cohesive, high-impact roadmap that translates complex restaurant needs into reliable, high-quality seller experiences.

You Will

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering team of 8-10 mobile engineers
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, and QA, to define and prioritize project requirements and ensure successful project execution.
• Drive the technical strategy and execution of the team, by working with and through the engineers on the team.
• Promote software engineering best practices (CI/CD, testing, code reviews, monitoring, amplify through AI) within the team
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence and mentor engineers of all experience levels
• Help contribute to a culture of positivity, psychological safety, and inclusivity within the team
• Lead incident response for critical issues, including crash analysis and performance debugging
• Balance technical debt reduction with feature delivery to maintain long-term system health

You Have

• 3+ years of people management experience leading a team of mobile engineers
• Strong Android or iOS development background before coming into management
• Track record of leading teams who successfully deliver complex, customer-facing mobile products at scale
• Experience with mobile performance optimization, memory management, and debugging
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills — able to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience building and growing engineering teams, managing performance, coaching engineers, and scaling processes

Technologies We Use and Teach

• Kotlin, Workflow, Jetpack Compose, Swift, Objective-C, Git, Xcode, HTTP, JSON, gRPC, Protocol Buffers, and GraphQL

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 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. 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.

While there is no specific deadline to apply for this role, U.S. roles are typically open for an average of 55 days before being filled by a successful candidate. Please refer to the date listed at the top of this job page for when this role was first posted.