Software Engineering Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Block with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 45.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineering Intern roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Block overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Block as a Software Engineering Intern according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 22%
Skills test: 22%
One on one interview: 22%
Presentation: 11%
Other: 11%
Background check: 11%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Block in Dec 2018
Interview
Received coding challenge about 2 weeks after submitting my college. It was really difficult; even harder than Google's. 7 questions total in an hour and 30 minutes. There were 2 coding problems similar to leetcode ones and a variety of multiple choice and fill in the blank type of questions.
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Question 1
Variety of questions concerning OS concepts like file systems, concurrency, inter-process communication, locks. Also, challenging algorithmic problems.
I applied online. I interviewed at Block (Oakland, CA) in Mar 2025
Interview
3 technicals, each one was a leetcode medium split into multiple parts. Overall on the easier side and the topics were mostly hashing and arrays. Just study leetcode and you'll be fine.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Block
Interview
3 interviews, similar difficulty level, interviewers were very friendly and helpful, basic software system design questions, leetcode easy, cares a lot about team and cultural fit, interviewers not necessarily from your team, team matching occurs after
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Block
Interview
They flew me in for the onsite which was a wonderful experience. We were interviewed in groups and they showed us around the office and gave us a presentation about the company.