Engineering at Block

Learn how attackers can misuse Eventbridge and how you can protect your company from these attacks! We at Block present - Hijacking Amazon EventBridge for launching Cross-Account attacks developer.squareup.com/blog/hijacking… @BlockEng @SquareDev #CloudSecurity #awssecurity #mitreattack

Couldn’t resist a Shrek reference. 🧅 I wrote about how we (@SquareDev) layered the @Square MCP server to keep LLMs focused and simplify exposing the full API surface. Check it out—and hit me up if you try this technique or have insights to share! engineering.block.xyz/blog/build-mcp…

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The Great Goose Off: A Vibe Coding Competition with MCPs - Episode 3 x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

🎙️ New #SquareDevPodcast! Michael Watson of @ApolloGraphQL & @alexjhancock from Block dive into the evolution of #GraphQL. Is it an AND or OR to #REST? ✔️ GraphQL vs REST ✔️ Implementation pitfalls ✔️ Adoption strategies 🎧 Listen now: (link in thread)

🎙️ Introducing The Square Developer Podcast! Go behind the scenes with developers shaping the future of commerce on Square’s platform. 🚀 Real stories from solo devs to tech leads—good, bad, and buggy. 👉 Listen now: squ.re/sq-dev-pod

In case you missed it: Meet codename goose 1.0 🪿 Subscribe to us on YouTube 👉🏽 youtube.com/watch?v=tZCNOe…

Our newest project is taking flight: meet codename goose! 🪶 Today, Block’s Open Source Program Office launched an open source non-commercial agentic framework that connects AI to real-world actions. It’s modular, works with popular LLMs, and integrates seamlessly with developer tools and other software like Google Drive and Figma. By handling repetitive tasks, it frees you up to focus on more impactful work. Developers can learn how it works and what’s next for codename goose here: block.github.io/goose/

Our newest project is taking flight: meet codename goose! 🪶 Today, we launched an open source on-machine AI Agent. It’s modular, works with your preferred LLM, and integrates seamlessly with developer tools and other software via MCP. block.github.io/goose/blog/202…

User management doesn’t have to be complicated. In this video, we’ll show you how to integrate Square with @Supabase Auth to build seamless user flows for your app. See how it’s done — watch now! 👇 youtu.be/2Q1plD_3l6M?si…

Upgrade U: Supercharging IntelliJ with an Open Source AI Agent x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

If you’re unfamiliar with our developer platform and APIs, give our new explainer a watch to help you get oriented youtube.com/watch?v=hoAUHJ…

On June 5 we welcomed @Square partners to Oakland, California, for Square Unboxed 2024. Watch the event’s keynote to get the latest on our platform, see new product demos, hear from a panel of partners and sellers, and catch a Q&A with our CEO @jack youtube.com/watch?v=pkQ-rP…

We’ve launched Mobile Payments SDK in beta! The successor to Reader SDK which comes with new features, better reliability, and a deeper integration with the Square ecosystem. squ.re/mpsdk

We're looking for a Head of Engineering Culture & Programs! The job: unify our engineering cultures (@Square, @CashApp, etc), run onboarding, eng all hands, mentorship programs, promote open source, eng excellence and camaraderie across @blocks ✨ smrtr.io/jwnv9

We've just launched a Web5 Hackathon! Explore the Web5.js SDK and build a decentralized app. $30,000 in prizes 🚀 web5.devpost.com

On our podcast @wootmoot share's how @SquareDev has established an API & SDK versioning strategy which allows developers to control migration timelines and avoids broken integrations apimatic.io/art-of-develop…

After some back & forth in a loooong thread with other Android devs in the community, I decided to write a new article: "Tracking Android App Launch in production" blog.p-y.wtf/tracking-andro…

New article: "User-Centric Mobile Performance" blog.p-y.wtf/user-centric-m… Does this resonate? #AndroidDev

Hi all! I wrote a blog post on the lessons learnt from running web experiments at Square. Check it out! #experimentation #DataScience developer.squareup.com/blog/lessons-l…