Software Engineer Interview Experience - Santa Monica, California
March 1, 2024
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Two coding interviews on separate days, with a bit of light behavioral at the beginning.
No OA.
There might be an additional person on the call just watching you, which I thought was weird.
Questions
Product of Array Except for Self
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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
5.0
Good Food, But Bad Oncall
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Santa Monica, California, United States
September 17, 2025
Pros: Good food, good engineering, good office.
Cons: Layoffs sometimes, bad on-call, attrition.
3.0
Interesting Projects, Stressful Reviews
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Santa Monica, California, United States
September 5, 2025
Pros: Decent pay, good engineers, and interesting projects.
Cons: The stock is unstable, and the quarterly review is stressful.
3.0
Great Pay, Fake People
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Santa Monica, California, United States
August 18, 2025
Pros: Good pay.
Best tech company in LA.
Cons: People are fake,
not valuing technical talent.
- 5.0Good Food, But Bad OncallSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSanta Monica, California, United StatesSeptember 17, 2025Pros: Good food, good engineering, good office.Cons: Layoffs sometimes, bad on-call, attrition.
- 3.0Interesting Projects, Stressful ReviewsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSanta Monica, California, United StatesSeptember 5, 2025Pros: Decent pay, good engineers, and interesting projects.Cons: The stock is unstable, and the quarterly review is stressful.
- 3.0Great Pay, Fake PeopleSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSanta Monica, California, United StatesAugust 18, 2025Pros: Good pay. Best tech company in LA.Cons: People are fake, not valuing technical talent.
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