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      senior engineers stay away if you can - Anonymous employee Snap Employee Review

      2.0
      Mar 8, 2017
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      looks great from outside but the company culture leaves a lot to be desired. Google for a business insider article on what it is like to work at this secretive company. it captures quite accurately what goes on Might still be a good place for junior engineers straight out of school to grow their initial careers

      Cons

      lot of technical debt and poor architecture decisions everywhere. top down decision making with a flavor for micro management across the entire chain of hierarchy. senior engineers are not empowered and trusted. working from home is frowned upon. Too many first time managers with no clue on how to grow engineering careers

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      5.0
      Jun 2, 2026
      Analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great working culture and mission of work

      Cons

      I don’t have any cons

      2.0
      May 17, 2026
      Growth marketing lead
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - Great base comp - Unlimited PTO - Good food at offices

      Cons

      - Leadership is incompetent. This company will die and when it does, it will be no one's fault other than Evan. - If you disagree with leadership and speak up, you will be punished. All SMC VPs hired each other from past companies. They are all corporate ladder climbers from Meta with no morals. - Being a leader at Snap means leading through fear and regularly throwing tantrums in conference rooms. - The ads business is a joke. No matter how many ex-[insert big tech name] engineers work on the product, you can't monetize an audience of 13 year olds or people who's sole use case for this app is inappropriate. - There is truly nothing redeeming about this business, B2C or B2B. It's all smoke and mirrors. I've never seen the population of monetizable users grow, it's only gone down since I've joined. To offset this we acquire the cheapest users possible to appease investors who see straight through this BS.

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