# Senior Software Engineer, Product Platform at Block

- Company: Block
- What the company does: Backed by 500 Global.
- Company website: https://blockblock.io
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: New York, NY, United States of America
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-30
- Apply by: 2026-11-14
- Apply: http://block.xyz/careers/jobs/5440325008?gh_jid=5440325008&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/block-senior-software-engineer-product-platform-2/

## About the role

Product Platform Engineering builds and unifies the foundational systems Block engineers use to create, ship, and operate products. Within Product Platform Engineering, the Data Stores team builds the database and storage platforms that help engineering teams manage data safely, reliably, and efficiently. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- A minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 3 years and a Master’s degree, or equivalent work experience
- Experience building and operating backend, infrastructure, or distributed systems, with meaningful experience working with relational databases in production
- Strong software engineering fundamentals and the ability to work across unfamiliar systems, codebases, and technical domains
- A practical understanding of database concepts such as transactions, indexing, replication, schema evolution, and query performance
- A track record of turning ambiguous technical problems into clear plans and working solutions
- Comfort debugging production systems, explaining technical tradeoffs, and partnering with engineers and technical leaders across teams

Tags: Engineering - Product Platform...

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