I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Block (New York, NY) in Dec 2019
Interview
1. A routine first phone screener interview.
2. Option for: Take-home project - a week to complete OR Technical interview.
3. Follow-up phone conversation.
4. In-person code and information (full day) interview.
It was a very positive and enjoyable experience.
Everyone was very nice and eager to meet and discuss all things Square.
At the end of the whole process, they offered me a follow-up to discuss areas of success and improvement. I very much respect the company and look forward to applying again in the future.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Issues I have encountered in my software development experience.
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.