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      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      6 Aug 2018
      Anonymous interview candidate
      San Francisco, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Block (San Francisco, CA) in Jul 2018

      Interview

      Typical Software engineering interview. Phone screen, technical phone screen, then an onsite if you pass the technical phone screen. This review is basically a complaint to Square about the transparency of their interview process. Having done many interviews (both as an interviewer and interviewee) it's pretty easy to tell if the interview went well or poor or maybe up in the air anything can happen. Having completed the interview quickly with an optimal solution and had a good time with the interviewer, I receive a technical screen rejection as an automated response with zero feedback or any personal touch. I just think while it might be considered "professional", it's pretty lame for Square to treat applicants like a data point. I would encourage someone from Square if they are reading this to at the very least give the person, who is obviously disappointed, a sentence to help them improve for the future. It's a bad look being so impersonal

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Medium Leetcode type question
      Answer question
      5
      avatar
      Block response
      7y
      I want to thank you for taking the time to interview at Square and providing this insight. While It isn't necessarily our policy to provide feedback, we may provide feedback upon request. If you're still interested, you could reach out to your recruiter and I'm sure they would be happy to help provide you with more information! I also want to apologize that you felt like just a data point. Our goal is to make each candidate feel welcome and special, and we missed the mark here. Your feedback will help us improve, and we hope you'll consider Square again in the future.

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      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      22 Oct 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Block in Oct 2025

      Interview

      I had a call with their recruiter first, talked about my past experience and what I'm look in for in my next role. Then had a technical front-end screening with two engineers where I needed to build an application. I thought I did well, I was able to implement a working app, but I did not pass. Not further feedback was given.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

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      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      19 Jul 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Block

      Interview

      Long process. System design felt like I aced it but they didn't pass me. It was the classic design a hotel booking platform question. They put you through a lot of rounds up front.

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      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      5 Mar 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Block in Feb 2025

      Interview

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