A recruiter reached out to me on LinkedIn. I was able to set up a recruiter call after a few days. The recruiter didn't show up for the call, so I emailed them for a reminder, and we were able to connect a few days later.
I received an email from the recruiting team a couple of days later to set up the initial phone screen. I was not actively applying or interviewing at that time, so the recruiter advised me to prepare for a few weeks before appearing for the interview, as they have a bunch of positions to fill and the interviewing bar at Snapchat is quite high.
Finally, the phone screen happened. The interviewer changed at the last minute. No problem with that, but the interview started a few minutes late.
The first 20-25 minutes were behavioral questions and current role project discussions.
Then the coding round started. It was a LeetCode Hard question.
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Snap Backend Engineer role in United States.
Snap's interview process for their Backend Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Snap's Backend Engineer interview process in United States.