Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Snap with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 46.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 18 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Snap overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Snap as a Senior Software Engineer according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 52%
Skills test: 17%
Presentation: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
Background check: 4%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Snap in Sep 2015
Interview
Applied on the website and got an email from the recruiter.Had a video phone screen(google hangout) interview with one of the engineers the following week.It looked like they don't even screen the resume before calling upon the candidates. If you have X years of experience in Y technology, the engineer wouldn't even care about it and ask/judge you about Z technology which he may be working on. Even a 30 sec glancing of my resume would have made it very clear that either I am not a fit for the work they do or what should be relevant question to judge me. When it came to coding skills, I was able to nail down the problem, compile code run it with correct output , but still got a reject the next day.
Snapchat may look like a cool place to work with lucrative pre IPO equity, but at least I would not recommend it owing no-so-good recruitment process and stereotyping of candidates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
given a number n, how many ways you can create a BST, for eg for n=2, o/p = 2,n = 3 , o/p is 5.
Applied online and recruiter reached out 5 months later,
- Recruiter Call first
- Phone screen - 1hr with 1 coding question and continue with follow up coding questions, not typical leetcode style more like focusing on logical and maintainable
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1 coding question and continue with follow up coding questions to extend/ modify existing code, not typical leetcode style
I interviewed for MLE positions. After screen (leetcode), i had 4 on-site interviews. 2 ML system designs, 2 leetcode interviews. In general, the experience is very positive, all engineers/managers i met are very professional and polite.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Snap in Jul 2025
Interview
1st round coding interview for ML engineer was a mix of my previous experiences and a typical LC medium question based on stacks which was pretty easy the interview was scheduled for one hour but ended in 30 minutes.