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

Software Engineer 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 Engineer Jobs at Block now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Block .

Does Block pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer 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 Engineer salaries at Block.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at Block?

44% of Software Engineer employees at Block would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 24% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer 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 Block locations are top rated by Software Engineer employees?

Block locations which are top rated by Software Engineer employees are Atlanta , Seattle and New York .

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 248 reviews)); "Great benefits and a lot of trust" ((in 226 reviews)); "Good work life balance and WFH option" ((in 143 reviews)); "Pay and RSU options really good." ((in 115 reviews)); "Great coworkers and purpose driven work" ((in 57 reviews))

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

"Frequent internal restructuring and layoffs (2023" ((in 108 reviews)); "poor leadership and lack of growth/development" ((in 105 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 47 reviews)); "lack of transparency from upper management" ((in 12 reviews))

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Block Software Engineer reviews

3.4

44% would recommend to a friend

(252 total reviews)

Jack Dorsey

22% approve of CEO

17% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

2.3

Senior management

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

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252 reviews

3.0

May 29, 2026

Great teammates and benefits, but beware layoffs and lots of tech debt

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Teammates are amazing. I've met some of the most kindest and brillient engineers, designers and PM ever. - Benefits are good. - Supported WFH model.

Cons

- So many migrations to do causes a lot of tech debt. - Feature work and eng excellence is always at odds when it comes to determining priority. - Multiple layoffs caused lots of anxiety and uncertainty.

4.0

May 28, 2026

Challenging work, fast-paced, good compensation

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging, momentum, economic empowerment, breadth of engineering experience

Cons

fast-paced (sometimes too much), constant re-orgs, AI-reliance.

5.0

May 27, 2026

Great work-life balance but management issues exist

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work life balance, fully remote, total compensation

Cons

management could be a problem

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