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?

44% of Software Developer employees at Block would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 24% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Block with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.3 rating for culture and values and 3.2 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))

Block Software Developer reviews

3.4

44% would recommend to a friend

(252 total reviews)

Jack Dorsey

22% approve of CEO

17% positive business outlook

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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).

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252 reviews

5.0

May 14, 2019

Still great for a mid-size tech company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

company is still growing. Great engineering challenges and lots of interesting problems to tackle in the fintech space.

Cons

As Square grew into a portfolio of products, overall direction is harder to see. That said, this decentralization can be also seen as a strength

1.0

Feb 13, 2019

Not A Good Place To Work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Total compensation is ok. Amenities are decent.

Cons

Company lacks focus and direction. Multiple teams on wildly different technology stacks. Developer tools and support are not prioritized. Often don't have the infrastructure or tools needed to accomplish a task. Developer education and onboarding is left to teams. Re-orgs are frequent. Managers are not held to a consistent standard across teams.

1.0

Jan 17, 2019

Keep cutting benefits

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you like Jack and you want to build products to help small businesses, you might want to work here.

Cons

Dinner was cancelled late last year, breakfast doesn't go as late as it used to, and lunch (subsidised, not free) is now never served on Friday. The new Oakland office will have no free meals at all. PTO is still unlimited, but now tracked. Seems this company just gets worse and worse.

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