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Square Interview Experiences

3935 interview stories from candidates at 857 companies: how each round went, what was asked and how it ended. Every company page links to practice questions in the same style.

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  • Two Same-Day Screens Then SilenceSquare · Staff Software Engineer · Senior+ · Technical Screen · Apr 2026
    No response

    Giving back to the forum. I interviewed for a Staff SWE role at Cash App — two technical screens back to back on the same day (one coding, one called an "AI Native" screen), then a separate HM phone screen later. All three were remote. Coding: 60 min, CoderPad AI Native: 30 min HM phone screen: 30 min It's been almost two weeks since I finished and I haven't heard anything — I'm guessing the posi…

  • Passed the Screen, Then Lost the HeadcountSquare · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Oct 2025
    In progress

    It seems like at this company the hiring manager only looks at your resume after you pass the phone screen. First I talked with the recruiter, and then right there on that call they said they'd schedule the phone screen — a one-hour coding round. The interviewer didn't waste any time either. After about 5 minutes of introducing ourselves, we went straight into the problem. It was written on Coder…