Block has an incredible culture.
Lots of great people.
Well-established processes.
Great ML tooling.
Solid management vision.
Also, the management is very transparent, which is amazing.
Some growth pains. Many docs and initiatives that take a while to plan and do. While before the pandemic, the same projects would be delivered super fast.
A bit more focus on the ML tooling front. Many different tools have been developed over the years, with limited value.
I was interviewed by someone with only 1 year of experience. The questions were very basic, and I wrote the code, yet I was rejected with the default explanation.
I applied online and got a coding test. I think I did well, but they said we should repeat. On the second code pair interview, I did even better, and the interviewer even said I nailed it and someone would be in touch with me shortly for the next st
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 he
I was interviewed by someone with only 1 year of experience. The questions were very basic, and I wrote the code, yet I was rejected with the default explanation.
I applied online and got a coding test. I think I did well, but they said we should repeat. On the second code pair interview, I did even better, and the interviewer even said I nailed it and someone would be in touch with me shortly for the next st
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 he