doing my Block loop in about three weeks (Square merchant side, mid-level backend). I've read the older threads but everything is 18+ months old and the process has clearly changed since they restructured after the layoffs.
if you've gone through a Block loop in the last 6-8 months, would really appreciate: which sub-unit (Cash App, Square, Tidal, other) roughly what the coding questions looked like (topic area, not verbatim) whether the behavioral round is genuinely weighted or just checkbox any patterns in what they rejected people for
I'm employed so I'm doing this on the low, taking calls at lunch. the irony of prepping for a fintech interview while doing fintech work all day is not lost on me.
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backend_bekah
just posted a full breakdown above, Cash App side. behavioral is absolutely not a checkbox at Cash App, the PM cross-functional round will catch you if you can't context-switch. Square might be different.
staff_steph
did Square about 14 months ago so maybe a bit stale. coding was standard LC medium-ish, nothing too exotic. the system design was around reliability more than payments specifically. behavioral interviewer took notes the whole time which either means they care a lot or they're just anxious. I was never sure.
qa_quinn
not a loop but I know someone who got rejected post-onsite at Square recently. feedback was vague ('not the right fit for the team's current needs') but through the grapevine I heard it was the behavioral round. they apparently wanted someone who had experience navigating orgs with a lot of stakeholders and the answers weren't specific enough.