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))

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

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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

Sep 3, 2016

Good place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart and friendly co-workers. Awesome food. Great location. Solving big problems that help businesses.

Cons

No 401k matching is a bummer. Stock hasn't done that great since IPO.

4.0

Aug 8, 2016

Good first job

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My coworkers are great. I really enjoy working with my team and we get along very well. Both my manager & his manager were previous engineering leads that worked up to senior positions, which I really like.

Cons

Documentation is not the best and there's a lot of "tribal knowledge". Some growing pains due to recent expansions, ie. a lot of tools that worked while we were smaller aren't working so well now (work in progress to build new ones though).

5.0

Aug 6, 2016

Great company doing impactful work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Mission-driven company with passionate, skilled employees. Salary & equity are attractive; flexible PTO. Remarkable transparency for a public company gives greater context and regular all-hands meetings provide a forum for questions & feedback. Great corporate culture.

Cons

Fast growth could lead to problems later in terms of culture, focus shift. Devops model means engineers are stuck with pager duty; inconvenience varies by team. No support yet for 401k matching. Diversity could be better.

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