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      Software Engineer Interview

      Nov 18, 2018
      Anonymous interview candidate
      New York, NY
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Snap (New York, NY) in Nov 2018

      Interview

      Recruiter reached out on LinkedIn. I responded, we chatted over the phone for 30m about what I'm looking for next. I was specifically looking at NYC office, who has a very different process than other offices. First round was phone interview. I won't reveal too much due to NDA, but it is definitely a strange format and I was skeptical on how well I did. The next day I heard back that I got the onsite. Due to some upcoming holiday travel, I wanted to move quickly, so asked for the onsite to be in the following week. They were able to schedule it internally, but the travel company they used (Amex Global Travel) was pretty terrible at response times, and they also do not work weekends, so I did not get things booked until 3-4 days later even though the recruiter promised it would all be booked within 24 hours. This was a painful process. They also did not even sign off on prepaying for the hotel (which is standard for interview candidates), so the charge was made on my account instead. Since my stay was adjacent to the weekend, they were again unresponsive about this. Aside from the travel booking woes, the onsite interview was a good experience overall. I was told to eat beforehand as there would be no lunch during the interview. It started at 1230pm and I was told it would end around 530pm, but it actually ended around 550pm. I was interviewing for an Android role, but the question was more generalist. I could use my own laptop. It is a single problem with multiple parts, and people came to check in on me every hour or so, they would ask me questions about how I structured things and whatnot. Then the final interviewer came in, I described my entire solution, he asked me to handle some cases I didn't have time to get to, and answered any final questions I had. My personal feeling was that I did okay overall, but didn't really know what to expect given how open ended the project was. A few days later the recruiter emailed me about having an "update" and asked for a phone conversation. I expected positive news, but I was told I didn't get the offer. He told me it was still positive feedback but it looks like it was not the right fit (standard messaging). This aligns with a lot of the other reviews on here for NYC office.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Open ended project lasting the entire onsite interview
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      Software Engineer Interview

      Jun 1, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Santa Monica, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Snap (Santa Monica, CA)

      Interview

      Hard but interesting. Had to go through 1 HM round, 2 coding rounds and 2 systems design rounds. Coding round was hit counter, and message recommendation system. The System design rounds were a bit challenging.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Design a recommendation system for messaging to predict the next word while typing
      Answer question

      Software Engineer Interview

      Jun 1, 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Snap

      Interview

      For the technical rounds, I was asked leetcode style questions. Need to practice Data structures and algorithms in order to do well on the interviews. It's important to explain the code as you go along and clarfiy any questions with the interviewer.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Leetcode questions. Need to know DSA.
      Answer question

      Software Developer Interview

      Mar 10, 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Snap

      Interview

      Interviewer is not good, has an accent and doesn’t point you in the right direction. Did not seem to be on your side the whole time. It was not a very nice experience.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How to convince others about a strategy you have
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