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Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Santa Monica, California

October 1, 2018
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I was contacted by a recruiter and scheduled an initial technical screen via Google Hangouts, which went super smoothly. The interviewer was prompt and professional, and I made it to the next round.

The second technical screen was a nightmare. I was greeted by two engineers. The first immediately let me know that the second one was in training but would be conducting the majority of the interview. The first interviewer proceeded to visibly play on his phone throughout the entire hour.

The second interviewer had clearly never interviewed someone before. He whispered to the first interviewer in front of me, saying, "Sorry, I can't give you any hints because I can't describe it without giving the whole question away." He smirked every time I attempted to clarify something about the question, which was confusing and vague. The second interviewer couldn't even walk me through an example of what the algorithm was supposed to do until the first interviewer intervened.

Overall, I was pretty disgusted by how unprofessional the interviewers were and what a massive waste of time this was for me.

Questions

Linked list and graph questions.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Snap Software Engineer (Internship) role in Santa Monica, California.

Success Rate

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Pass Rate

Snap's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Santa Monica, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

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Neutral0%
Negative50%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Snap's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Santa Monica, California.

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