Process
It started with a coding challenge online through HackerRank. You had two hours for two problems. In hindsight, the problems were not very difficult, but with no external help (like Google), the little things you don't remember off the top of your head can trip you up.
Questions
Find the minimum number of steps to perform a series of tasks on a grid.
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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.
Block Work Experiences
5.0
WFH, Work-life balance
Software Engineer • Current Employee
May 30, 2025
Pros: WFH
Work-life balance
Good pay
Cons: Possibly team-dependent how busy you are.
4.0
Great People, Poor Vision
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 3, 2022
Pros: Culture & mission
Work-life balance
Nice people
Cons: Comp
No technical vision, needs to hire a CTO.
5.0
It's a pleasure working at Square
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
October 27, 2014
Pros: Mission: We have honorable missions—to service our merchants and to make commerce easy. We also have other practices such as “clean street” (where we go out and pick up trash in SF city every Friday) and “give a meal” (where we donate lunch money). It feels good to work with such missions in mind.
People: I am very impressed by the executive team. I am always looking forward to the weekly “town square,” where the executive team present visions, execution, results, and lessons learned.
Working Environment: The SF office is beautiful; meals (three per day) are exceptional; the South Bay office is convenient.
Cons: Engineering team: The engineering team is not very mature, reflected by frequent reorganization and some, in my opinion, rather arbitrary choices in the technology stack.
- 5.0WFH, Work-life balanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMay 30, 2025Pros: WFH Work-life balance Good payCons: Possibly team-dependent how busy you are.
- 4.0Great People, Poor VisionSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 3, 2022Pros: Culture & mission Work-life balance Nice peopleCons: Comp No technical vision, needs to hire a CTO.
- 5.0It's a pleasure working at SquareSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 27, 2014Pros: Mission: We have honorable missions—to service our merchants and to make commerce easy. We also have other practices such as “clean street” (where we go out and pick up trash in SF city every Friday) and “give a meal” (where we donate lunch money). It feels good to work with such missions in mind. People: I am very impressed by the executive team. I am always looking forward to the weekly “town square,” where the executive team present visions, execution, results, and lessons learned. Working Environment: The SF office is beautiful; meals (three per day) are exceptional; the South Bay office is convenient.Cons: Engineering team: The engineering team is not very mature, reflected by frequent reorganization and some, in my opinion, rather arbitrary choices in the technology stack.
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