Software Engineer Interview Experience - Sunnyvale, California
Process
Hiring was quick and responsive. I cold-emailed a local recruiter and immediately scheduled my interview.
Since Square wants to see how you code in real-life, interviews are peer-to-peer, interactive, and very fun. This, of course, has its downsides.
My first technical interviewer and I had great chemistry; but my second technical interviewer and I had a lukewarm connection at best, which is what got me rejected.
Questions
Pretend you don't know the alphabet.
Given a list of alphabetically ordered words, can you construct a new "alphabet" using the letters that you have and your knowledge about alphabetical orderings?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Block Software Engineer role in Sunnyvale, California.
Success Rate
Block's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Sunnyvale, California 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 Sunnyvale, California.
Block Work Experiences
- 5.0Amazing Remote Work EnvironmentSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaJune 29, 2023Pros: - Great work-life balance. - Great pay. - Great async work.Cons: can't think of any atm.
- 5.0Great Culture, Growth, Work-lifeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeAugust 30, 2022Pros: Great culture and good work-life balance. Lots of projects to work on and opportunities for future growth.Cons: None so far for me.
- 4.0Friendly environment but lacks long-term directionSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeLos Angeles, CAAugust 10, 2026Pros: There was decent WLB, though team-dependent as always, and generally friendly people.Cons: There was a lack of long-term direction and constant re-orgs.
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