Process
Most intense interviewing process of all the companies I talked to.
I did two 1-on-1 pair programming interviews, each lasting 1 hour. Each time, they let me know about next steps either that day or early the next day.
For the full day on-site, I did:
- 4 one-hour pair programming sessions
- Lunch
- A couple other interviews
By the end of the day, I was exhausted!
While definitely the most difficult series of interviews, it was overall a positive experience knowing how seriously they take hiring.
Questions
Pair programming interviews covered:
- Walking trees/graphs
- Algorithms
- Some UI
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 158 interview experiences for the Block Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
Block's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having good feelings for Block's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Block Work Experiences
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