Software Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
Process
Met engineers at a career fair. They were great fun to talk to and listen to their vision for the company.
After that, I gave my resume to a recruiter who promised to be in contact. I received a coding challenge from the recruiter shortly thereafter. A month later, I got an email saying that they had decided to move forward with other candidates.
Questions
A complicated shortest path algorithm implementation.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Block Software Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
Block's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Seattle, Washington is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Block's Software Engineer interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Block Work Experiences
- 5.0Company with a good company cultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesApril 3, 2025Pros: Colleagues are supportive and have great company culture.Cons: May not have a clear direction on what to do due to low decision speed from high level.
- 3.0Nice People, Work-life BalanceSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 31, 2025Pros: Great people, good work-life balance, good benefits.Cons: It may be hard to grow if you're not on an important team.
- 3.0Good Wlb, Bad CodebaseSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 24, 2025Pros: Good work-life balance and a good culture.Cons: No tech, just a low-quality codebase and a mass manager.
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