Is Block a good company to work for as a Senior Software Developer?

Senior Software Developer professionals working at Block have rated their employer with 3.2 out of 5 stars in 92 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 Senior Software Developer Jobs at Block now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Developer interview questions at Block .

Does Block pay Senior Software Developer employees well?

Senior Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Block with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 92 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Developer salaries at Block.

How happy are Senior Software Developer professionals working at Block?

41% of Senior Software Developer employees at Block would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 57% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Developer professionals have also rated Block with a 3.7 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.1 rating for culture and values and 3.3 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Block?

Software Engineer (254) , Senior Software Engineer (93) , Account Executive (81) , 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 240 reviews)); "Great benefits and a lot of trust" ((in 233 reviews)); "Good work life balance and WFH option" ((in 154 reviews)); "Great coworkers and purpose driven work" ((in 59 reviews)); "Great teams of really talented people" ((in 54 reviews))

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

"constant layoffs (I'm one of nearly 4k people laid off in the latest round)" ((in 109 reviews)); "poor leadership and lack of growth/development" ((in 109 reviews)); "Bad management and leaders only care about what they like" ((in 70 reviews)); "Bad managers seem to be a relatively common complaint among IC employees I talked to." ((in 49 reviews)); "lack of transparency from upper management" ((in 14 reviews))

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Block Senior Software Developer reviews

3.2

41% would recommend to a friend

(92 total reviews)

Jack Dorsey

25% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

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Senior Software Developer employees have rated Block with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 92 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Block is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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92 reviews

1.0

Jun 21, 2024

Not what it used to be

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Used to be a fantastic place to work for several years

Cons

2024 has been a year of mass layoffs, mass restructuring, mass exodus of talent with far too many critical elements changing for anyone to have any semblance of confidence in the future of the company.

3.0

Jun 14, 2024

Chill but low pay

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Chill work great work life balance

Cons

Really don’t pay much especially given the stock price drop.

4.0

Jun 8, 2024

Decent

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent work life balance, cool mission and cool product to work on

Cons

Hit or miss on leadership, reorg pains, really bad promotion salary increase (3%)

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