Data Scientist, Payments
Block
California · $95k–$168k a year · Posted October 30, 2026
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This listing pays about $131,250 a year. Across 176 open data scientist listings that state pay, the middle half runs $127,000 to $183,000 and the median is $151,500. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 13% below the median.
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Block has filed 2 layoff notices in the last twelve months, covering 61 workers, most recently February 2026. These are public filings with state labor departments, and an open role can sit alongside them. See the filings
About the job
...helping sellers worldwide do the same. The Role We are looking for a quantitative, AI-fluent early-career professional to fill a data science role focused on payments data across Square and Cash App. You will partner closely with Product, Operations, Finance, and Engineering...