Block

12,000 Total Employees
Year Founded: 2009

Block Career Growth & Development

What People Are Saying About Block

  • Internal Mobility: Block’s multi‑brand ecosystem (Square, Cash App, Afterpay, TIDAL, Bitkey, Proto/TBD) explicitly encourages movement across teams and products. Company materials highlight “grow across our ecosystem,” enabling lateral exploration and broader scope beyond a single ladder.
  • Training & Education Access: An internal career development center, access to LinkedIn Learning, apprenticeships, job training and conferences, and online course subscriptions are called out. Mentorship resources and virtual coaching are also referenced as ongoing development supports.
  • Career Path Clarity: Public engineering growth frameworks outline levels and competencies for ICs and managers. Promotion‑readiness primers and cycle audits are described to structure decisions and mitigate bias.

Block's Benefits

Hosts Lunch and Learns

Job training & conferences

Offers apprenticeship programs

Offers mentorship program

Provides online course subscriptions

Provides personal development training

Provides virtual coaching services

Promote from within

Provides customized development tracks