Software Engineer New Grad Interview Experience - United States
Process
The interview process is as follows:
- Initial screening round (1 round - 1 hour)
- Onsite round (5 rounds - 5.5 hours)
- Receiving an offer letter
Questions
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Initial screening round (1 hour): One coding question, medium level on LeetCode.
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Onsite round (5 rounds): 4 Technical rounds + 1 Behavioral round.
Round 1 & 2: Design a game with multiple phases, each with increasing difficulty.
Round 3: Two questions - one easy and one medium level.
Round 4: One hard-level trie-related question.
Round 5: Very interactive behavioral round for 30 minutes.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Snap Software Engineer New Grad role in United States.
Success Rate
Snap's interview process for their Software Engineer New Grad roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Snap's Software Engineer New Grad interview process in United States.
Snap Work Experiences
- 2.0Friendly Team, Unstable ManagementSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNoneMarch 5, 2024Pros: Lots of friendly engineers, pay was okay in theory.Cons: Management is unstable, which reflects on the company as a whole. Every week, we would get an email about senior position changes and reorganizations. The pay is too heavily reliant on unreliable stock.
- 4.0Good people, low stocksMachine Learning Engineer • Former EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomNovember 26, 2025Pros: Interesting tasks, GenAI, product launchesCons: The stock has not grown over the last few years.
- 5.0Good company with great work-life balanceSoftware Egineeer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 13, 2025Pros: Teammates are super friendly. The workload is not heavy compared to the salary.Cons: Many people have left in recent months; the stock has not been performing well these years.
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