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

Software Engineer professionals working at Snap have rated their employer with 3.2 out of 5 stars in 229 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 Engineer Jobs at Snap now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Snap .

Does Snap pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Snap with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 229 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Snap.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at Snap?

40% of Software Engineer employees at Snap would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 18% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer 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 (235) , 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 benefits and especially great dental" ((in 182 reviews)); "Great people and super organized" ((in 166 reviews)); "culture was great and supportive" ((in 123 reviews)); "The pay is good on paper but wait until it drops 20% every single earnings." ((in 105 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 39 reviews)); "Some really bad managers" ((in 21 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 Engineer reviews

3.2

40% would recommend to a friend

(229 total reviews)

Evan Spiegel

14% approve of CEO

9% 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 Engineer employees have rated Snap with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 229 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Snap is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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229 reviews

3.0

Sep 5, 2025

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Software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

decent pay, good engineers and interesting projects

Cons

stock is unstable, quarterly review is stressful

3.0

Aug 18, 2025

It’s ok

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay Best tech company in LA

Cons

People are fake Not valuing technical talent

2.0

Aug 12, 2025

Toxic Management and Quarterly Performance Reviews

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Impactful and interesting work and projects Good learning and growth opportunities Free Lunch

Cons

Quarterly performance reviews means you get reviewed 4 times a year instead of 2 times a year compared to other FAANG-like companies Very short time to ramp up and show improvements due to small window for performance reviews Snap stocks keep on falling and has not recovered since 2021 which affects total compensation No real future for the company with Instagram and TikTok taking over social media Pointless RTO 4 days a week

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