I applied online. I interviewed at Block (New York, NY) in Oct 2023
Interview
Typical software engineer process.
1. Recruiter screen
2. technical assessment (non-leetcode) practical style
3. hiring manager chat for vibe check
4. full day onsite with 2 more technical assessments with different engineers, architecture, and past project walkthrough
Other Software Engineer interview reviews for Block
Inital take home, followed by extension interview, followed by a coding challenge, followed by system design interview.
The whole process took 3 months!
The interviewers are usually really nice and want you to do your best.
The interviewer was nice, and he is friendly and willing to give hint, the question has 2 follow-ups, it was hard to complete in time. The question was not a typical LeetCode
Phone screen and then a full day of interviews. 3 pair programming challenges, a system design review and a prior experience interview. There was also an onsite lunch with a person from the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
To design a hotel booking system. Pick any part (backend, frontend, database, api etc) and deepdive into that, explaining the decisions along the way.
