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 254 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 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 254 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.4% 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?

43% 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 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.2 rating for culture and values and 3.3 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 (255) , Senior Software Engineer (93) , Account Executive (82) , Customer Success Advocate (71) , Product Manager (33) , Account Manager (32) , Data Scientist (29) , Program Manager (23) , 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 239 reviews)); "Great benefits and a fun atmosphere are an added plus too." ((in 230 reviews)); "Good work life balance and WFH option" ((in 143 reviews)); "Great coworkers and purpose driven work" ((in 62 reviews)); "You can get lucky and end up on some really great teams" ((in 56 reviews))

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

"poor leadership and lack of growth/development" ((in 113 reviews)); "constant layoffs (I'm one of nearly 4k people laid off in the latest round)" ((in 106 reviews)); "Bad management and leaders only care about what they like" ((in 74 reviews)); "Bad managers seem to be a relatively common complaint among IC employees I talked to." ((in 48 reviews)); "lack of transparency from upper management" ((in 14 reviews))

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Block Software Engineer reviews

3.4

43% would recommend to a friend

(254 total reviews)

Jack Dorsey

26% approve of CEO

18% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Culture & values

2.3

Senior management

Software Engineer employees have rated Block with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 254 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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254 reviews

5.0

Feb 23, 2024

Solid company, poor culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart passionate people and interesting projects

Cons

Layoffs and tons of top level politics, hard to move up

4.0

Feb 18, 2024

great worklife balance

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great worklife balance and friendly co workers

Cons

but company is currently experiencing some thrashing at the leadership level with changes in org structure

4.0

Feb 17, 2024

Very Nice place

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, Pto, Communication, study, people

Cons

Work life balance, a little bit old tech stacj

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