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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Venice, California

November 1, 2016

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

The process started with a video hangout interview, followed by an onsite visit. The onsite portion included four technical interviews, one with the hiring manager, and a lunch interview.

The one relevant thing I noticed was that the interview questions all included some systems design component, in addition to more traditional algorithms interview questions.

Questions

Word split Parallel access LRU cache Similarities of values in data streams And a problem relating to Conway's Game of Life

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 11 interview experiences for the Snap Software Engineer role in Venice, California.

Success Rate

64%

Pass Rate

Snap's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Venice, California is on the easier side as most engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

Positive64%

Neutral18%

Negative18%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Snap's Software Engineer interview process in Venice, California.

Snap Work Experiences

DON'T Come Here

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Venice, California, United States

Pros: Good pay for new grads, but don't believe in the stocks. Basically, they're trash, and the vesting process is very tricky. There is no guarantee that you can vest them all. There's a high chance you'll be forced to leave the company within four years.

Cons: 1. Immature management level. 2. No transparency. 3. The engineering team is a "second-class" citizen in this company. 4. The culture is "accept it or you shut up and leave."

DON'T Come Here

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Venice, California, United States

Pros: Good pay for new grads, but don't believe in the stocks. Basically, they're trash, and the vesting process is very tricky. There is no guarantee that you can vest them all. There's a high chance you'll be forced to leave the company within four years.

Cons: 1. Immature management level. 2. No transparency. 3. The engineering team is a "second-class" citizen in this company. 4. The culture is "accept it or you shut up and leave."

My Heart is in the work here

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Venice, California, United States

Pros: I just joined some 3-4 weeks back, but the kind of responsibility and ownership I have is a lot. I love the technology here. I have incredibly helpful and smart co-workers. The growth potential and impact are beyond any measures.

Cons: Teams are spread apart, and it is hard to know what's going on in other teams.

My Heart is in the work here

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Venice, California, United States

Pros: I just joined some 3-4 weeks back, but the kind of responsibility and ownership I have is a lot. I love the technology here. I have incredibly helpful and smart co-workers. The growth potential and impact are beyond any measures.

Cons: Teams are spread apart, and it is hard to know what's going on in other teams.

Great place to work for engineers. Why didn't I think of working on the beach sooner?

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Venice, California, United States

Pros: - Large and passionate user base - Huge projects - Huge impact - Equity - Office on the beach - Free lunch & dinner - Snacks and drinks - Super smart coworkers - Super passionate coworkers - Happy hours/Social events - Awesome swag - Great guest speakers

Cons: - Some churn in direction. - Some frail systems to maintain.

Great place to work for engineers. Why didn't I think of working on the beach sooner?

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Venice, California, United States

Pros: - Large and passionate user base - Huge projects - Huge impact - Equity - Office on the beach - Free lunch & dinner - Snacks and drinks - Super smart coworkers - Super passionate coworkers - Happy hours/Social events - Awesome swag - Great guest speakers

Cons: - Some churn in direction. - Some frail systems to maintain.

DON'T Come Here

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Venice, California, United States

Pros: Good pay for new grads, but don't believe in the stocks. Basically, they're trash, and the vesting process is very tricky. There is no guarantee that you can vest them all. There's a high chance you'll be forced to leave the company within four years.

Cons: 1. Immature management level. 2. No transparency. 3. The engineering team is a "second-class" citizen in this company. 4. The culture is "accept it or you shut up and leave."

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DON'T Come Here
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Venice, California, United States
March 24, 2018
Pros: Good pay for new grads, but don't believe in the stocks. Basically, they're trash, and the vesting process is very tricky. There is no guarantee that you can vest them all. There's a high chance you'll be forced to leave the company within four years.
Cons: 1. Immature management level. 2. No transparency. 3. The engineering team is a "second-class" citizen in this company. 4. The culture is "accept it or you shut up and leave."

My Heart is in the work here

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Venice, California, United States

Pros: I just joined some 3-4 weeks back, but the kind of responsibility and ownership I have is a lot. I love the technology here. I have incredibly helpful and smart co-workers. The growth potential and impact are beyond any measures.

Cons: Teams are spread apart, and it is hard to know what's going on in other teams.

5.0
My Heart is in the work here
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Venice, California, United States
August 2, 2015
Pros: I just joined some 3-4 weeks back, but the kind of responsibility and ownership I have is a lot. I love the technology here. I have incredibly helpful and smart co-workers. The growth potential and impact are beyond any measures.
Cons: Teams are spread apart, and it is hard to know what's going on in other teams.

Great place to work for engineers. Why didn't I think of working on the beach sooner?

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Venice, California, United States

Pros: - Large and passionate user base - Huge projects - Huge impact - Equity - Office on the beach - Free lunch & dinner - Snacks and drinks - Super smart coworkers - Super passionate coworkers - Happy hours/Social events - Awesome swag - Great guest speakers

Cons: - Some churn in direction. - Some frail systems to maintain.

5.0
Great place to work for engineers. Why didn't I think of working on the beach sooner?
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Venice, California, United States
April 16, 2015
Pros: - Large and passionate user base - Huge projects - Huge impact - Equity - Office on the beach - Free lunch & dinner - Snacks and drinks - Super smart coworkers - Super passionate coworkers - Happy hours/Social events - Awesome swag - Great guest speakers
Cons: - Some churn in direction. - Some frail systems to maintain.

Snap Interview Questions

LRU Cache

Design a data structure that acts as a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache. Implement methods to get and put key-value pairs, evicting the least recently used entry when the cache is full.

Minimum Window Substring

Find the smallest substring within a larger string that contains all the characters of a target string. You need to locate the minimum window that satisfies this condition.

StringsSliding Windows

Word Ladder

Transform one word into another, one letter at a time, using only words from a given dictionary. Find the shortest sequence of words to reach the target.

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