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 251 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 251 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?

45% of Software Engineer employees at Block would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 21% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer 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 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 (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 241 reviews)); "Great benefits and a lot of trust" ((in 230 reviews)); "Good work/ life balance if your role allows it" ((in 150 reviews)); "Pay and RSU options really good." ((in 115 reviews)); "Great coworkers and purpose driven work" ((in 62 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 structural/team changes and layoffs" ((in 100 reviews)); "Bad management and leaders only care about what they like" ((in 69 reviews)); "Bad managers seem to be a relatively common complaint among IC employees I talked to." ((in 48 reviews)); "Back stabbing middle management" ((in 9 reviews))

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3.4

45% would recommend to a friend

(251 total reviews)

Jack Dorsey

22% approve of CEO

18% positive business outlook

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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

2.0

Apr 14, 2026

Good pay and nice coworkers overshadowed by layoffs

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay. Work life balance was not bad. Coworkers were nice to work with.

Cons

Block had a great culture until the big AI push resulted in stack ranking, and measuring PR counts / token usage as the main productivity metrics. If a company lays off 40% without any warning, that's a huge red flag indicative of bad leadership.

3.0

Apr 14, 2026

Ok but getting worse

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overall, good work life balance

Cons

Boring tech, lack of motivation from employees. Probably will get laid off.

5.0

Apr 11, 2026

Great work-life balance but frequent reorgs and drama

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great place and work life balance

Cons

lots of reorgs and middle management drama

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