Is Snap a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Snap have rated their employer with 3.2 out of 5 stars in 232 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Snap employees being 3.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Snap now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Snap .

Does Snap pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Snap with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 232 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Snap.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Snap?

39% of Software Developer employees at Snap would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 13% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Snap with a 3.3 rating for work-life-balance, 3.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.2 rating for culture and values and 3.4 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Snap?

Software Engineer (238) , Account Manager (52) , Intern (25) , Senior Software Engineer (25) , Account Executive (19) , Data Scientist (19) , Machine Learning Engineer (18) , Product Manager (18) , Research Intern (17) , Senior Account Manager (17) , Manager (16) , Designer (15) , Engineer (15) , Software Engineer Intern (12) , Graphic Designer (11)

What are the pros of working at Snap according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and super organized" ((in 179 reviews)); "great benefits and especially great dental" ((in 175 reviews)); "culture was great and supportive" ((in 125 reviews)); "The pay is good on paper but wait until it drops 20% every single earnings." ((in 108 reviews)); "Free food for 3 meals a day when we were in the office and then daily post mates credit when we were working from home." ((in 59 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Snap according to real employee reviews?

"Bad leadership: you're on your own" ((in 91 reviews)); "frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 40 reviews)); "Some really bad managers" ((in 24 reviews)); "potential long hours, when they need you they need you there." ((in 13 reviews)); "There was a lot of push back on this, but it was disregarded by upper management." ((in 12 reviews))

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Snap Software Developer reviews

3.2

39% would recommend to a friend

(232 total reviews)

Evan Spiegel

14% approve of CEO

8% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture & values

2.2

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated Snap with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 232 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Snap is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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232 reviews

1.0

Apr 17, 2026

Great compensation and coworkers overshadow poor leadership

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

free food, nice co workers, managers, great compensation

Cons

Bad leadership, they don’t know what they’re doing, they laid off 50% of our org and managers we lost decades of context, now people who are left have to extinguish fires. WE LOST ALL OUR ANDROID ENGINEERS?

4.0

Mar 20, 2026

good wlb, leadership no vision

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good wlb, good teammates, have some good managers

Cons

leadership no vision, not new growth

4.0

Mar 6, 2026

Technically interesting project and strong team

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

technical growth, interesting projects, nice colleagues

Cons

can't think of anything to write here

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