Block reviews

3.3

45% would recommend to a friend

(2,108 total reviews)
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Jack Dorsey

32% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Block has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,108 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Block employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0
Oct 27, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

From a software engineer point of view, you get the opportunity to work and learn lots of different software stacks. Backend services are usually either in Java or Go. The frontend is written in Ruby and Javascript based frameworks. We also have a handful of Android and iOS apps. Whether you want to focus on one area or contribute to project across the board, Square is a great place to work! My peers are amazingly talented. I think I have a good work-life balance. We also have a culture of pair-coding, which I think is great. It prevents procrastination, encourages the exchange of skills, and helps ensure more than one person is really familiar with the codebase. You can read more about Square Engineering: http://corner.squareup.com

Cons

Square is still a rapidly growing company which comes with pros and cons.

5.0
Oct 27, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

- engaging, smart, and helpful coworkers - leaders who encourage taking risks, which allows for great personal growth - the food - transparent, energetic, flat, and fun culture make coming to work extremely easy

Cons

- undefined career path within business team may become an issue down the road - that said, company is still young and defining structure is a more advanced part of growth

5.0
Oct 25, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

I feel so lucky to work here. My team is full of incredibly smart, friendly, funny people - all people I'd want to be friends with outside of work. I feel both challenged and supported in my work. I genuinely trust Jack as a leader as well as the rest of our execs. And of course the perks and office space are wonderful too. Pay feels really fair, even generous (except for holiday time: see below.)

Cons

It has been very, very difficult to get time off. Part of this is a function of my team, and I get that someone needs to be around to do the work. However, I think that if you're going to require people to stay and work over holidays, you should be paying them enough them enough to really make it worth it.

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