A New Grad @ Cash App: Kevin Tabouguia

I developed an interest in the financial services industry early in my post-secondary schooling. I was fascinated by the impact that digital payments have on the way people operate in our time. As I come from a developing nation, some of the subtle benefits were much more obvious to me. After interning at Square for a summer, I realized that joining the company would be a perfect opportunity to contribute while learning and growing in this quickly evolving industry.

“Trust and guidance” is how I would describe my experience at Cash App so far. I was amazed by how much opportunity I was given, even as a new member, to contribute in ways that I wouldn’t have imagined.. Working with a team of people who are passionate about our mission, while driving and celebrating every milestone along the way, has been extremely fulfilling.

I think the most important benefit of working at Square and Cash App, for early professionals, is the culture of transparency and collaboration. Information and people are so easy to access and work with, even in the remote-first world we’ve lived in since the start of the pandemic.

Most recently, I’ve contributed to a brand new payments service that’s being developed to support a project redefining what retail payments mean for Cash App users. More generally, as a product server engineer, I’ve worked on a variety of projects around building new customer-facing features, service maintenance, developer experience improvement. and building operations tooling around some of our services.

I’m still very early in my career, but I hope to continue working on impactful projects that will drive innovation in the financial services industry and solve social challenges around people’s interactions with money, including in developing nations where the impact on many lives can be substantial.