Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
I contacted a recruiter to start the interview process. I had two phone interviews and an onsite interview.
After the second phone interview, they contacted me after 10 days and changed three recruiters within the process.
After that, I interviewed at Square in San Francisco. The onsite process went well. The hiring manager wrote that I could expect to hear from the recruiter for next steps in a week.
However, I didn't hear from the recruiter after 10 days, so I sent an email to ask for an update. They replied that they had decided not to move forward with an offer.
The funny part is that I received another rejection email 21 days after the interview.
The overall process was a mess, and I don't think Square is actively recruiting.
Questions
Why Square?
Some medium-level coding questions.
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Block's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
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Block Work Experiences
- 4.0Great place to work with amazing co-workersSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 14, 2014Pros: Square is a technology company that sells a "real" product. Our many merchants depend on us to help them run and grow their businesses. When our merchants grow, we also grow with them. The incentives are perfectly aligned for us to help them do well. We don't need to sell ads based on their information, and we're not selling acorn points or whatever. I work with incredibly talented people who have a wide range of experiences. We have a lot of fun at work, but we get our work done. Since Square has such a broad spectrum of engineering work, from hardware, to firmware, to back-end services, to security, to infrastructure, to front-end (think Ember/JS/CS), to mobile (Android and iOS), there are so many opportunities to learn and to try new things.Cons: It's taken us a while to get our product vision/roadmap in place, but I think we're now in a good place. We're not as extravagant with our perks as other, more cash-rich tech companies, and the (free) dinner can be a bit hit or miss. The company has almost doubled while I was here, but that's simply necessary for us to grow our business.
- 5.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 9, 2020Pros: Strong engineering culture, great people, interesting work, great benefits.Cons: Tight deadlines at times. At the organization level, product focus shifts frequently.
- 5.0Great WLB and remote work policySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 6, 2022Pros: Work-life balance is great, as well as the remote work policy. The transfer process is quick and easy when moving to different locations.Cons: Not much. I have only recently started here.
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