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

Software Developer professionals working at Block have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 252 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 Developer Jobs at Block now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Block .

Does Block pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Block with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 252 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Block.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Block?

45% of Software Developer employees at Block would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 21% in the past 12 months. Software Developer 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 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 238 reviews)); "Great benefits and a lot of trust" ((in 235 reviews)); "Good work life balance and WFH option" ((in 145 reviews)); "Pay and RSU options really good." ((in 115 reviews)); "Great coworkers and purpose driven work" ((in 60 reviews))

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

"poor leadership and lack of growth/development" ((in 105 reviews)); "constant layoffs (I'm one of nearly 4k people laid off in the latest round)" ((in 102 reviews)); "Bad management and leaders only care about what they like" ((in 73 reviews)); "Bad managers seem to be a relatively common complaint among IC employees I talked to." ((in 47 reviews)); "Back stabbing middle management" ((in 11 reviews))

Skip to content Skip to footer

Notifications

Block

Block Software Developer reviews

3.4

45% would recommend to a friend

(252 total reviews)

Jack Dorsey

22% approve of CEO

18% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (252 reviews)

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Software Developer employees have rated Block with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 252 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Block is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

252 reviews

4.0

Apr 18, 2025

Unfortunate

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company, amazing people and amazing work.

Cons

Second year of layoffs pointing the finger at employees

3.0

Apr 15, 2025

has the potential to be great

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good wlb, passable pay, full remote

Cons

leadership doesn't really know what they're doing

3.0

Apr 14, 2025

Good WLB, mismanaged otherwise

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote first Flexible WLB Help small businesses

Cons

Shifting priorities year-on-year Many layoffs

Viewing 76 - 78 of 252 Reviews

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Amazon

3.7★Compensation & Benefits

Google

4.5★Compensation & Benefits

Jobs at Block

Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Underwriting and Credit

Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Credit Products (Square Financial Services)

Staff Applied Machine Learning Engineer - Intelligent Data, Signals & Systems

Software Engineer, Cash App - Lending Products

Staff Android Software Engineer, Cash App Consumer Platform

Block reviews FAQs

Block reviews Block Software Developer reviews

Block

Block Software Developer reviews

Company ratings over time

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

Unfortunate

has the potential to be great

Good WLB, mismanaged otherwise

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Jobs at Block

Block reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Block reviews FAQs

Company ratings over time

Jobs at Block