Great People But Chaotic - Software Engineer Block Employee Review

3.0
Apr 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Very smart, nice, and helpful coworkers - Culture was great until 2025 - Remote work - Regular travel for team meetups - Compensation near FAANG levels

Cons

- Endless reorgs and changes in priorities - Leadership is always obsessed with the latest new, exciting technology (for now it's AI) - Constant turnover of management - Heavy performance management, including tracking PR counts and AI token usage - Layoffs every year, including a shocking 40% reduction in 2026 - Combination of stack ranking and layoffs destroyed the great culture

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5.0
Jun 23, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great team culture, product, leadership, and customer centricity

Cons

Not really a con, but folks need to be able to move and pivot quickly

5.0
Sep 26, 2015
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Pros

Lots of benefits. Gym, free food, showers, Close to transit Good food Good software practices Is this twenty words yet

Cons

I would say that there aren't any cons really. I'm just trying to fill this space with 20 words

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