Is Block a good company to work for as a Engineering Manager?

Engineering Manager professionals working at Block have rated their employer with 3.0 out of 5 stars in 17 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Block employees being 3.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Engineering Manager Jobs at Block now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Engineering Manager interview questions at Block .

Does Block pay Engineering Manager employees well?

Engineering Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Block with 4.4 out of 5 stars based on 17 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 12% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Engineering Manager salaries at Block.

How happy are Engineering Manager professionals working at Block?

39% of Engineering Manager employees at Block would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 42% in the past 12 months. Engineering Manager professionals have also rated Block with a 4.3 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.7 rating for culture and values and 2.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Block?

Software Engineer (254) , 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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3.0

39% would recommend to a friend

(17 total reviews)

Jack Dorsey

11% approve of CEO

6% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Compensation and benefits

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

2.7

Career opportunities

1.7

Senior management

Engineering Manager employees have rated Block with 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 17 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Engineering Manager professionals have an average working experience there. Block is rated 22% below average by Engineering Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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17 reviews

4.0

Jul 5, 2026

Strong engineering culture, but leadership must improve

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

AI heavy Strong eng culture

Cons

Recent leadership needs to prove itself

3.0

May 16, 2026

Good work culture until the layoffs

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture until the layoffs

Cons

Constant re-orgs make it very hard to establish solid ground

3.0

Apr 30, 2026

high engineering bar but poor executive leadership

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive comp and good work life balance. Most of the ICs and frontline EMs left are capable and driven people.

Cons

Block is sadly a slowly sinking ship. Innovative product launches plateaued 3 years ago and the company has repeatedly floundered when trying to course correct. This is due entirely to poor executive leadership but there hasn't been any turnover on the exec team in years. Instead, Jack has mandated repeated layoffs at the sprint team level. The irony is that he accidentally fired most of the people who were on the bleeding edge of AI adoption.

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