+ Generally good people + Great work life balance + Fun off sites
- Nepotism is the name of the game. If you are in engineering, you better be Australian or be in Australia for career progression. If you are in Product or Marketing, be in Park City, Utah else there is no future for you. - Diversity is all talk. Top 3-4 layers are pure white with a sprinkling of Asians for good measure. - Constantly reorging - If you end up in Cash App’s health team, good luck to you
I am evaluating an offer from block (square) for a team lead role and wanted to hear folk’s feedback on a few topics - block culture vs. stripe culture - layoff fear of block - WLB of block (we all know what stripe is about) Offer details - base 215 - no bonus - stocks 800k over 4 year - L6 eng - ...Read more
Recently completed 5 onsite loops resulting in 5 offers with quite a range. Hoping to get some input/thoughts from the Blind community on company trajectory/upside potential and culture as I’m narrowing down my choices (team/EM being the factors that I can discern directly). Expecting these final nu...Read more
Square seems to have top review rating (4.4) among tech companies on Blind. How accurate this is? The total number of reviews is only ~76 though. Is it more kool-aid talking? The TC offered by Square doesn’t seem to be very good, still its compensation rating is better then Uber and other pay master...Read more
got an offer from square last week for L4 base 170k rsu 90k/year sign on 10k total tc : 270k i am based in nyc. how much are they willing to move on this? recruiter mentioned base and rsu are hard to move. levels does not have much similar data points
I finally got matched with a team at square and hiring manager gave the go ahead. The recruiter said that they will move forward with scheduling the hiring bar review. Anybody know what this means? Is the hiring bar same as hiring committee? Are there chances for rejection? YoE:15 Tc:300K #square
Instead of PIP, underperformers will be fired immediately. "Third, as we have a clearer and continuous understanding of where each of us are, we're going to end Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) in the US. We haven't seen these plans actually work consistently, as they often feel too late and do...Read more
Got an L4 Fullstack offer from Square. Base: 155k RSUs: 250k/4 Signon: 10k TC: 217,500 COL: second highest tier I’m really happy with everything and want to accept but I plan on staying at least 3 years so I want to make sure I get in on a good comp. I’m not even sure I can go much higher as I’m n...Read more
Hello, I am interviewing for Data Analyst role at Square. Recruiter mentioned in the call, she is considering my profile for L4. Also, I will be eligible for promotion soon. Can someone please explain the process of performance review and promotion? Thanks! #tech #square #performance
Hi folks - considering a role at Square/Block, but concerned about what I’m hearing about a new performance review system, stack ranking, and PIPs over the past few months. Would really appreciate any thoughts here: - Has leadership explained the rationale for these changes? Why implement them now?...Read more
I have recently interviewed for cashapp and waiting to get final result. Does hiring committee review happen on a specific day & time or it’s more of async/adhoc process? E5 320K 10+ YOE #square #block #cashapp
Considering renting an apartment at Santa Clara Square Apartments in bay area. Any reviews would be appreciated. TIA! #housing #bayarea
Position: Data Engineer Base: $146k Stocks: $98k over 4 years Level: L4 Location TX YOE: 2 Any inputs? #tech #negotiation #dataengineer
Is the neighborhood safe and easy to walk/run around? I heard Amtrak is a consistent source of loud noise, is it true? Any other comments? Folks in area, please comment.
New to Bangalore and planning to move into a 2 BHK apartment at Bren champions square, Sarjapur Road. Any red flags with this society? TC 45L #hybrid #bangalore
How often, are there cost of living vs performance based raises, etc. Have an offer and curious what growth would be like in the years to come.
Do you think these ranking are fair? Do you use these reviews as a reference for your next job? 1. NVidia 2. Square 3. Google
Note: Google has been negotiated completely. Square and Meta do not negotiate for New Grads Google (Cambridge, MA): Base: 127k RSU: 130k / 4 years (33, 33, 22, 12) Bonus: 19k (15%) Sign-on: 35k Team: Google Commerce (Travel) Review: 223k for Y1, 188 Y2 _____________________________________ Meta ...Read more
Last week, my manager told me he would grant me one wish. I pulled out a chessboard and I said I wanted a dollar for the first square on a chessboard. Then 2 dollars for the second square. And double that for the 3rd square, so that’s 7 dollars so far. He laughed and said it’s a deal. On Monday, ...Read more
I'm just over a month into my new role at Square. I received a notice from Google that I passed the HC and am on the team matching phase. The TC is 50% higher than Square (also because it's in Zurich). Is it appropriate to ask Square to review my compensation or is the only choice to leave Square a...Read more