Challenging, Rewarding, Fast-paced Growth
Challenging, Rewarding, Fast-paced Growth
Square is challenging and rewarding. A "choose-your-own-adventure" company where strong people can really shine. The company incentives align well with customers, so you can tell that you are doing the right thing for small business owners. The NY office is small and growing (about 100 people), making it feel more like the early days of the company, with all the benefits of a public company on top.
The company is growing and changing rapidly, and there is significant demand for engineers to be flexible, including suffering whiplash at times. If you are looking for a steady plug-and-chug sort of job, Square may not be the right place.
In the past year, we took fewer engineering risks as we got ready to be public. The balance should shift a bit toward more exploratory projects now that we have more room to breathe.
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I was referred by a friend. The process took about 3-4 weeks. I filled out a HackerRank code challenge and was contacted about a week after for an interview. I had two interviews for two different teams, but for the same position. The interviews w
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Phone screen and then a full day of interviews. There were: * 3 pair programming challenges * A system design review * A prior experience interview There was also an onsite lunch with a person from the company.
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New York, New York, United StatesJanuary 1, 2016The interview process involved: * One phone screen with a recruiter. * Multiple phone screens with engineers, two of which included coding challenges. * One in-person interview with multiple people in-office. The entire experience was very pr
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New York, New York, United StatesJanuary 1, 2015I was referred by a friend. The process took about 3-4 weeks. I filled out a HackerRank code challenge and was contacted about a week after for an interview. I had two interviews for two different teams, but for the same position. The interviews w
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San Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 14, 2025Phone screen and then a full day of interviews. There were: * 3 pair programming challenges * A system design review * A prior experience interview There was also an onsite lunch with a person from the company.
