Software Engineer Interview Experience - Santa Monica, California
January 1, 2017
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interview process began with a HackerRank challenge, followed by a Skype interview, and concluded with an in-person interview.
The HackerRank challenge was relatively easy. The Skype interview generally focused on my resume, and the in-person interview involved a standard coding challenge.
Overall, the process was not too bad.
Questions
Solve anagrams.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Snap Software Engineer role in Santa Monica, California.
Success Rate
25%
Pass Rate
Snap's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Santa Monica, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive25%
Neutral50%
Negative25%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Snap's Software Engineer interview process in Santa Monica, California.
Snap Work Experiences
2.0
Toxic Management and Quarterly Performance Reviews
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Santa Monica, California, United States
August 12, 2025
Pros: Impactful and interesting work and projects.
Good learning and growth opportunities.
Free lunch.
Cons: Quarterly performance reviews mean you get reviewed 4 times a year instead of 2 times a year, compared to other FAANG-like companies.
There's a very short time to ramp up and show improvements due to the small window for performance reviews.
Snap stock keeps on falling and has not recovered since 2021, which affects total compensation.
There's no real future for the company, with Instagram and TikTok taking over social media.
Pointless RTO 4 days a week.
3.0
Fun but No Vision
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Santa Monica, California, United States
July 29, 2025
Pros: Fun, I enjoy my team and, in general, everyone I have worked with. You get to work on fun engineering problems.
Cons: The tech stack is old (iOS). All ideas come from product. Engineers don’t feel valued. They rarely get to tackle tech debt. I don’t totally agree with the vision of the product.
1.0
Decent Pay, Toxic Management
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Santa Monica, California, United States
March 3, 2024
Pros: Decent Payment.
Friendly Colleagues.
Free Food.
Cons: Toxic management. Upper management doesn't know how to guide the team, and the only solution is through endless layoffs. I have seen too many layoffs since 2020.
- 2.0Toxic Management and Quarterly Performance ReviewsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSanta Monica, California, United StatesAugust 12, 2025Pros: Impactful and interesting work and projects. Good learning and growth opportunities. Free lunch.Cons: Quarterly performance reviews mean you get reviewed 4 times a year instead of 2 times a year, compared to other FAANG-like companies. There's a very short time to ramp up and show improvements due to the small window for performance reviews. Snap stock keeps on falling and has not recovered since 2021, which affects total compensation. There's no real future for the company, with Instagram and TikTok taking over social media. Pointless RTO 4 days a week.
- 3.0Fun but No VisionSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSanta Monica, California, United StatesJuly 29, 2025Pros: Fun, I enjoy my team and, in general, everyone I have worked with. You get to work on fun engineering problems.Cons: The tech stack is old (iOS). All ideas come from product. Engineers don’t feel valued. They rarely get to tackle tech debt. I don’t totally agree with the vision of the product.
- 1.0Decent Pay, Toxic ManagementSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSanta Monica, California, United StatesMarch 3, 2024Pros: Decent Payment. Friendly Colleagues. Free Food.Cons: Toxic management. Upper management doesn't know how to guide the team, and the only solution is through endless layoffs. I have seen too many layoffs since 2020.
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