Is Block a good company to work for as a Senior Technical Program Manager Lead?

Senior Technical Program Manager Lead professionals working at Block have rated their employer with 2.7 out of 5 stars in 26 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 Technical Program Manager Lead Jobs at Block now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Technical Program Manager Lead interview questions at Block .

Does Block pay Senior Technical Program Manager Lead employees well?

Senior Technical Program Manager Lead professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Block with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 26 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 19.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Technical Program Manager Lead salaries at Block.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Block?

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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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Block Senior Technical Program Manager Lead reviews

2.7

27% would recommend to a friend

(26 total reviews)

Jack Dorsey

6% approve of CEO

3% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.2

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Diversity & inclusion

2.8

Career opportunities

2.4

Culture & values

1.4

Senior management

Senior Technical Program Manager Lead employees have rated Block with 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 26 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Technical Program Manager Lead professionals have an average working experience there. Block is rated 30% below average by Senior Technical Program Manager Lead professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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26 reviews

4.0

Jul 13, 2026

Great benefits and work-life balance, but layoffs/restructures erode trust

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

GREAT benefits. Remote first. Work-life balance (while I was there).

Cons

They laid off 40% of the company... leadership decisions seemed to erode trust over time. Lots of natural attrition towards the latter half of my tenure.

3.0

Jun 1, 2026

Talented colleagues hindered by poor leadership decisions

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart and passionate colleagues who care

Cons

Dysfunctional leadership team that struggle to make decisions that last

3.0

May 13, 2026

Fantastic colleagues overshadowed by ongoing layoffs

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Every single person I worked with was fantastic.

Cons

Rolling layoffs for years decimated the culture.

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