Is Block a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Block have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 250 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Block employees being 3.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Block now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Block .

Does Block pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Block with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 250 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Block.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Block?

45% of Software Developer employees at Block would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 21% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Block with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.3 rating for culture and values and 3.3 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Block?

Software Engineer (251) , Senior Software Engineer (93) , Account Executive (80) , Customer Success Advocate (71) , Product Manager (33) , Account Manager (32) , Data Scientist (29) , Program Manager (22) , Customer Service Representative (20) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (19) , Senior Account Executive (18) , Customer Support Representative (17) , Executive Assistant (17) , Project Manager (17) , Customer Success (16)

What are the pros of working at Block according to real employee reviews?

"The people were great and always positive and up to help." ((in 244 reviews)); "Great benefits and a fun atmosphere are an added plus too." ((in 240 reviews)); "Good work life balance and WFH option" ((in 142 reviews)); "Pay and RSU options really good." ((in 119 reviews)); "All teams are great" ((in 61 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Block according to real employee reviews?

"poor leadership and lack of growth/development" ((in 107 reviews)); "constant layoffs (I'm one of nearly 4k people laid off in the latest round)" ((in 99 reviews)); "Bad management and leaders only care about what they like" ((in 71 reviews)); "Bad managers seem to be a relatively common complaint among IC employees I talked to." ((in 48 reviews)); "low compensation and bonuses." ((in 24 reviews))

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3.4

45% would recommend to a friend

(250 total reviews)

Jack Dorsey

22% approve of CEO

18% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

2.3

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated Block with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 250 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Block is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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250 reviews

5.0

Aug 6, 2016

Great company doing impactful work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Mission-driven company with passionate, skilled employees. Salary & equity are attractive; flexible PTO. Remarkable transparency for a public company gives greater context and regular all-hands meetings provide a forum for questions & feedback. Great corporate culture.

Cons

Fast growth could lead to problems later in terms of culture, focus shift. Devops model means engineers are stuck with pager duty; inconvenience varies by team. No support yet for 401k matching. Diversity could be better.

4.0

Aug 6, 2016

Working at Square

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great mission with clear impact, able to work on products that are used every day by millions, challenging problems for engineers at scale.

Cons

Executive vision can feel flip-floppy, company hasn't kept up with market comp rates, Square only has 1/2 of a CEO.

4.0

Aug 4, 2016

Software Engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work/life balance is very good. Fosters diversity in hiring. Promotes and hosts programs for underrepresented minorities to start on a career in tech. High level of transparency throughout the company. Corporate goals are positive (naturally) and actually drive decisions. Pretty good at self-criticism--we ask ourselves hard questions (or they are asked of us), do our best to answer them, and make appropriate changes based on the answers.

Cons

Growing fast and moving fast, which sometimes means efforts aren't ideally coordinated. Square starts new things and when they don't work as planned, they will stop them, which is disruptive if you're on the new thing.

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