Process
I emailed someone at the company. They then set up an interview, which was a call and a shared-screen coding interview. While it wasn't quite what I expected, they are definitely a cool company.
Questions
It was fairly simple.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 15 interview experiences for the Block Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.
Success Rate
33%
Pass Rate
Block's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive60%
Neutral33%
Negative7%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Block's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.
Block Work Experiences
5.0
Great Engineering Culture and Work Life Balance
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, WA
April 9, 2026
Pros: - Remote work- Great collaborative engineering team- Generous benefits- Competitive salaries- Good work-life balance
Cons: - Constant layoffs.
- Priorities shift often.
2.0
Poor leadership for product vision, disjointed engineering
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
March 21, 2024
Pros: - Great work-life balance.
- Kind people.
Cons: - No clue how to operate as a large company.
- No product vision.
- Engineering is rehashing things over and over.
- Still debating whether to have CI/CD.
- Tons of custom frameworks/tools, especially in the devX/infra space, that are inferior to third-party tools.
- Poor eng culture; very bottoms-up, so information is never consistent.
5.0
Great place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
November 13, 2021
Pros: Good people, WLB, interesting problems.
Cons: Nothing major yet that I can think of.
- 5.0Great Engineering Culture and Work Life BalanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, WAApril 9, 2026Pros: - Remote work- Great collaborative engineering team- Generous benefits- Competitive salaries- Good work-life balanceCons: - Constant layoffs. - Priorities shift often.
- 2.0Poor leadership for product vision, disjointed engineeringSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaMarch 21, 2024Pros: - Great work-life balance. - Kind people.Cons: - No clue how to operate as a large company. - No product vision. - Engineering is rehashing things over and over. - Still debating whether to have CI/CD. - Tons of custom frameworks/tools, especially in the devX/infra space, that are inferior to third-party tools. - Poor eng culture; very bottoms-up, so information is never consistent.
- 5.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 13, 2021Pros: Good people, WLB, interesting problems.Cons: Nothing major yet that I can think of.
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