Process
Recruiter call, then technical screen.
I only got to the recruiter call. At that stage, the recruiter told me that although my city was listed in the job description, there were actually no roles there.
Questions
System design years of experience
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 138 interview experiences for the Snap Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
19%
Pass Rate
Snap's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive46%
Neutral30%
Negative25%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Snap's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Snap Work Experiences
4.0
Good salary and solid team, but no growth prospects
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Santa Monica, CA
June 20, 2026
Pros: There was a good salary and people, a lot of professional engineers work there, free food and benefits.
Cons: There are no perspectives in the company, and the stock price is shrinking year over year.
3.0
Good for pay
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Santa Monica, California, United States
January 23, 2024
Pros: Pay.
Based in LA.
Great benefits.
Cons: Bad work-life balance
Bad upper management
Quarterly performance reviews
1.0
Rsu Scams, Poor Management
Software Engineer • Former Employee
March 15, 2018
Pros: Benefits are pretty good compared to Amazon.
Cons: You will never get your RSU; they will lay you off in the 4th year. They won't give you any alert before layoff, and you won't get anything because of it. Management is awful; it doesn't have any promotion guides. There are lots of politics here; you won't concentrate on the thing you're working on. Snap doesn't have any roadmap; it keeps changing. For people who are not American, it won't care about your VISA status when unreasonable layoffs come. You get fired even if you're the top performer.
- 4.0Good salary and solid team, but no growth prospectsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSanta Monica, CAJune 20, 2026Pros: There was a good salary and people, a lot of professional engineers work there, free food and benefits.Cons: There are no perspectives in the company, and the stock price is shrinking year over year.
- 3.0Good for paySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSanta Monica, California, United StatesJanuary 23, 2024Pros: Pay. Based in LA. Great benefits.Cons: Bad work-life balance Bad upper management Quarterly performance reviews
- 1.0Rsu Scams, Poor ManagementSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMarch 15, 2018Pros: Benefits are pretty good compared to Amazon.Cons: You will never get your RSU; they will lay you off in the 4th year. They won't give you any alert before layoff, and you won't get anything because of it. Management is awful; it doesn't have any promotion guides. There are lots of politics here; you won't concentrate on the thing you're working on. Snap doesn't have any roadmap; it keeps changing. For people who are not American, it won't care about your VISA status when unreasonable layoffs come. You get fired even if you're the top performer.
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