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

Software Engineer professionals working at Block have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 252 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 Engineer Jobs at Block now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Block .

Does Block pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Block with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 252 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Block.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at Block?

44% of Software Engineer employees at Block would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 24% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Block with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.3 rating for culture and values and 3.2 rating for career opportunities.

What Block locations are top rated by Software Engineer employees?

Block locations which are top rated by Software Engineer employees are Atlanta , Seattle and New York .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Block?

Software Engineer (253) , Senior Software Engineer (93) , Account Executive (81) , 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) , Engineering Manager (17) , Executive Assistant (17) , Project Manager (17)

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 245 reviews)); "Great benefits and a lot of trust" ((in 240 reviews)); "Good work/ life balance if your role allows it" ((in 142 reviews)); "Pay and RSU options really good." ((in 111 reviews)); "Great teams of really talented people" ((in 61 reviews))

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

"constant layoffs (I'm one of nearly 4k people laid off in the latest round)" ((in 103 reviews)); "Bad management and leaders only care about what they like" ((in 68 reviews)); "Bad managers seem to be a relatively common complaint among IC employees I talked to." ((in 47 reviews)); "Poor training." ((in 12 reviews)); "Middle and Senior upper management are very inconsistent." ((in 12 reviews))

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3.4

44% would recommend to a friend

(252 total reviews)

Jack Dorsey

22% approve of CEO

17% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

2.3

Senior management

Software Engineer employees have rated Block with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 252 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Block is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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252 reviews

1.0

Jun 24, 2025

Chaotic

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- remote work environment - good WLB depending on your team

Cons

Super chaotic with leadership, management comments, priorities changing week from week and multiple rounds of layoffs.

2.0

Jun 2, 2025

Managers from that one FAANG are taking over, so yeah

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great WLB. - Good pay. - Good benefits. - Nice mission (if we actually paid attention to it).

Cons

- Company had a soul, it's lost now. - Reorg after reorg, but only in the lower levels. - As the title says, "leadership principled" managers are here now. Incompetent people that can't write a freaking test stay because they play the politics game. The more vocal, passionate engineers are rated below expectations because those FAANG managers have an ego. - Company moves like a handicapped turtle, so the competition is eating our lunch. - Sometimes the focus is music, sometimes the focus is crypto, and sometime it's AI. Square and Cash App lag behind while those other get sorted out.

5.0

May 30, 2025

WFH, Work life balance

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

WFH Work life balance Good pay

Cons

Possibly team dependant how busy you are

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