H&R Block Associate Software Engineer reviews in Kansas City

4.4

95% would recommend to a friend

(19 total reviews)

Curtis Campbell

100% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

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3.0
Feb 8, 2023
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Pros

They are an inclusive culture including gender differences, color, and residency. Though they prefer hybrid, they do allow fully remote. The hours are flexible with an "unlimited" PTO. There is an annual bonus, but it varies based on your level, experience, and performance.

Cons

For promotions, they focus on years of experience and climbing a specific ladder instead of skills and abilities. They have a habit of comparing your progress to others instead how you've improved. Also, for those who are highly skilled, Block moves you around based on their needs. Their health insurance is strange compared to most companies; using individualized deductibles on 2+ people plans.

2.0
Sep 11, 2021
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Pros

Work life balance is good.

Cons

If you are a serious software engineer, I recommend you stick away from this company. All projects that I worked on have no architectural standards or optimization in mind. Everything seems "duct taped" together in hopes that it will work for the next tax season however this does not account maintenance of the code, resulting in more areas where projects can break. Also, with new management and organization changes, you will do little to no software development. Everything is done with an in house tool that have you connect the dots or map data but it is not coding. You are expected to learn all about taxes instead instead of developing your coding skills. In the long run you will lose your coding skills working at H&R Block. Also with little or no room for career development, it makes it almost impossible to advance as a software engineer.

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