Role Description
As Senior Software Engineer, you'll help architect, evolve, and lead the next phase of the Block Accounting Center (BAC) platform. This is a hands-on technical role focused on building and scaling mission-critical financial systems, not just feature delivery. Our platform is built on Azure and leverages event ingestion, orchestration, rule engines, and secure data integrations to ensure financial accuracy, auditability, and reconciliation at scale. You will shape the technical direction of BAC’s services and user experiences while partnering closely with architects, product owners, and accounting stakeholders to ensure the platform remains accurate, resilient, and adaptable.
Day to day, you'll:
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Architect & Build:
Design and deliver scalable data services using ASP.NET, Angular, and Azure services with microservices and microapps.
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Implement DevOps & CI/CD:
Establish robust CI/CD pipelines using tools like Azure DevOps, Terraform, and cloud services.
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Data Engineering Mindset:
Lead with a data engineering mindset on top of software engineering skills. Experience with ETL or ELT processes and orchestration tools like Azure Data Factory, Apache Airflow, Google Cloud Dataflow, or AWS Glue.
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Champion Engineering Excellence:
Promote best practices in code quality, testing, security, and performance monitoring (e.g. DataDog).
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Lead Initiatives:
Drive end-to-end implementation of software projects, from design and development to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
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Mentor & Guide:
Provide technical leadership, coaching, and career development for software engineers.
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Cross-Functional Partnership:
Work closely with product managers, business leaders, architects, cross-team peers, and vendors to prioritize and deliver high-value outcomes.
Qualifications
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5+ years of experience designing and building enterprise-scale applications in cloud platforms like Azure, GCP, or AWS.
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Deep expertise in cloud-native development, microservices, and modern front-end and back-end frameworks.
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Experience with Azure App Services, Kubernetes, or serverless architectures.
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Strong expertise in C#, SQL, and software design patterns.
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Experience with cloud-native architectures, event-driven systems, and data-intensive platforms.
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Strong proficiency in ETL/ELT processes along with data modelling skills.
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Familiarity with CI/CD, DevOps practices, and infrastructure-as-code.
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Strong communication skills and comfort working with non-technical stakeholders, especially Accounting and Finance.
Benefits
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Qualifying associates can enroll themselves and/or their eligible dependents in medical and prescription drug coverage.
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Participation in the H&R Block Retirement Savings Plan (401(k) Plan).
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Access to the Employee Assistance Program.
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Participation in (virtual) fitness center programs and the associate discount program.
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Automatic enrollment in Business Travel Accident Insurance.
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Associate Tax Prep benefit.
Pay Range
The pay range for this position is $101,200.00 - $161,900.00/Yr. Local minimum wage laws apply. Individual pay decisions will depend on job-related factors such as experience, education, skill, performance, and geographic location where work will be performed. Successful candidates may be able to participate in one or more incentive compensation or short-term incentive plans, which could generate additional earnings in accordance with the terms of each plan.
Equal Opportunity Employer
H&R Block does not tolerate discrimination based on a person’s race, color, religion, ancestry, age, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and sex-based stereotypes and transgender status), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, service in the Armed Forces, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, citizenship status or any other status protected by law.
