Process
This is about an online code challenge I encountered. I did not pass the code challenge, so I did not get the opportunity for an interview. However, I hope my experience with this code challenge can help someone else who will apply to the same company.
The code challenge was only one hour long and included one question. To pass, all test cases had to be successfully completed.
Questions
There's a tree, a squirrel, and several nuts. Positions are represented by a matrix, like x, y. The goal is to find the minimal distance for the squirrel to find the nuts and put them into the tree one by one.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 24 interview experiences for the Block Software Engineering role in United States.
Success Rate
Block's interview process for their Software Engineering roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Block's Software Engineering interview process in United States.
Block Work Experiences
- 5.0Great Place, Nice PeopleSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaJuly 19, 2021Pros: Good place to work and nice people.Cons: Nothing I can think of.
- 5.0Great company, meaningful missionSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMay 15, 2019Pros: - Fantastic leadership team. - Company purpose of "Economic Empowerment" is deeply baked into decision-making. - Extremely talented and kind coworkers. - Constant influx of effusively positive feedback from merchants is great for morale on tough days.Cons: - Engineering productivity sometimes hampered by dependencies on other teams' roadmaps. - Mobile CI very short on build machines, a major productivity bottleneck.
- 4.0Good place to chill, but not to growSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 24, 2023Pros: Good work/life balance. Smart people. Good culture around data-driven decisions and always self-improving.Cons: - Remote first, offices are empty - Lack of social connection - Slow-moving engineering culture bogged down by writing docs - Promo cycle encourages working on big things instead of the right things
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