Block Software Engineer reviews

3.4

45% would recommend to a friend

(251 total reviews)
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Jack Dorsey

22% approve of CEO

18% positive business outlook

Software Engineer employees have rated Block with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 251 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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251 reviews
3.0
Apr 20, 2026

Great People But Chaotic

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Pros

- Very smart, nice, and helpful coworkers - Culture was great until 2025 - Remote work - Regular travel for team meetups - Compensation near FAANG levels

Cons

- Endless reorgs and changes in priorities - Leadership is always obsessed with the latest new, exciting technology (for now it's AI) - Constant turnover of management - Heavy performance management, including tracking PR counts and AI token usage - Layoffs every year, including a shocking 40% reduction in 2026 - Combination of stack ranking and layoffs destroyed the great culture

3.0
Apr 16, 2026

Good comp, bad evals

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Pros

Good pay, good work life balance

Cons

Moved way too hard to pure metrics, e.g PR count. Constantly changing direction

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