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Software Engineer Interview Experience

January 1, 2023
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

This was for a position at TBD.

  • Call with recruiter
  • Call with hiring manager
  • Take-home project
  • Final round with 3 engineers

I would recommend joining their Discord community server, as all the employees are there, and you can get a feel for how they interact.

They really want to make sure you understand what decentralization means and are passionate about applying these concepts to real-world scenarios. I would read through their documentation to get an understanding of the concepts they'll be asking about.

It took over two weeks to get a rejection from the recruiter after the final round, but otherwise, they moved quickly.

Overall, I think it was the right call because you really have to be passionate about this intersection of decentralization and developer infrastructure. Everyone was really into it, and I don't think I was able to match up in terms of personal interest.

Questions

Take-home project - don't have to spend more than 2 hours.

Choose your own adventure:

  1. Prior work you've done: Code review.
  2. Take-home demo: Next.js → Docusaurus running on Netlify.
  3. PDF: Expertise in bundling, React, design systems, lifecycle hooks, test-driven development process.

Project should show expertise in web bundling and unit testing.

What does decentralization mean to you?

Let's review your take-home project together and talk and test how well you understand decentralization concepts.

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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

18%
Pass 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

Positive49%
Neutral25%
Negative26%

Candidates reported having good feelings for Block's Software Engineer interview process in United States.

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