Software Engineer Interview Experience - Los Angeles, California
July 1, 2016
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Applied online.
Scheduled for a Google Hangout interview.
Did one coding problem for an hour on a collaborative screen share. The engineer was very nice and answered a lot of questions.
The interviewer was very smart and showed ways to solve a problem that I never thought of.
Overall, a pleasant experience.
Questions
Know your data structures and algorithms.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 25 interview experiences for the Snap Software Engineer role in Los Angeles, California.
Success Rate
12%
Pass Rate
Snap's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Los Angeles, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive44%
Neutral28%
Negative28%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Snap's Software Engineer interview process in Los Angeles, California.
Snap Work Experiences
4.0
Good Pay, Company Too Big
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Los Angeles, California, United States
October 19, 2018
Pros: High-pay, result-oriented manager.
Cons: The company is getting too big.
4.0
Great Tech, Layoff Fears
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Los Angeles, California, United States
January 28, 2018
Pros: - Very talented people on the team.
- Cutting-edge technology to work on.
Cons: - Fear of layoffs
- Office space keeps on moving
5.0
Amazing place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Los Angeles, California, United States
July 7, 2013
Pros: * Small team
* Well-funded
* Intelligent and dedicated coworkers
* Huge impact on a product with a pretty large user base
* Work out of a beach house
* Salary competitive with large tech companies - not a startup salary
* Large equity grants
* Good connections
* Office is on Venice Beach - balcony gives a great view of the ocean
* Vision is inspiring
Cons: * Beach house can be distracting.
* A lot of work – some social sacrifices need to be made.
* A lot of responsibility over the product – stressful at times.
- 4.0Good Pay, Company Too BigSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLos Angeles, California, United StatesOctober 19, 2018Pros: High-pay, result-oriented manager.Cons: The company is getting too big.
- 4.0Great Tech, Layoff FearsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLos Angeles, California, United StatesJanuary 28, 2018Pros: - Very talented people on the team. - Cutting-edge technology to work on.Cons: - Fear of layoffs - Office space keeps on moving
- 5.0Amazing place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLos Angeles, California, United StatesJuly 7, 2013Pros: * Small team * Well-funded * Intelligent and dedicated coworkers * Huge impact on a product with a pretty large user base * Work out of a beach house * Salary competitive with large tech companies - not a startup salary * Large equity grants * Good connections * Office is on Venice Beach - balcony gives a great view of the ocean * Vision is inspiringCons: * Beach house can be distracting. * A lot of work – some social sacrifices need to be made. * A lot of responsibility over the product – stressful at times.
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