Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
Onsite interview. The workstation wasn't set up, and we spent 10-15 minutes trying to find and set up a new one. We then switched back to the original one when it didn't work. This was problematic because I was only 5 minutes from finishing my code at the end. With a working station, I would have finished in time.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 59 interview experiences for the Block Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Block's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Block's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Block Work Experiences
- 1.0Keep cutting benefitsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJanuary 17, 2019Pros: If you like Jack and you want to build products to help small businesses, you might want to work here.Cons: Dinner was cancelled late last year. Breakfast doesn't go as late as it used to, and lunch (subsidised, not free) is now never served on Friday. The new Oakland office will have no free meals at all. PTO is still unlimited, but now tracked. Seems this company just gets worse and worse.
- 4.0Great work-life balanceSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 18, 2024Pros: Great work-life balance and friendly coworkers.Cons: But the company is currently experiencing some thrashing at the leadership level, with changes in org structure.
- 2.0Good Wlb, Bad LeadershipSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 28, 2025Pros: Good WLB. Overall, people are easy to work with, at least in my pocket of the company.Cons: Incompetent leadership Absent senior leadership Inexperienced managers Has gotten slow A lot of people are coasting and do not do much Tanking stock price
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