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 180 reviews)); "Great people and super organized" ((in 167 reviews)); "culture was great and supportive" ((in 119 reviews)); "The pay is good on paper but wait until it drops 20% every single earnings." ((in 112 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 65 reviews))

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

"Bad leadership: you're on your own" ((in 89 reviews)); "frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 37 reviews)); "Some really bad managers" ((in 23 reviews)); "There was a lot of push back on this, but it was disregarded by upper management." ((in 12 reviews)); "potential long hours, when they need you they need you there." ((in 12 reviews))

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

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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

4.0

Jul 4, 2025

OK company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free Food Free Charging Good Comp

Cons

quarterly perf political fighting stock price low

2.0

Jul 1, 2025

Very unpleasant

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The paycheck but it doesn't last, every earnings it drops significantly with no path to recovery. The money on paper is good but you need to do your own due diligence.

Cons

The company has zero direction, seems to have over-promised to the investors in the past and forever chasing the growth that will never exist. The code base is poorly managed and patches are everywhere. Constant direction changes exhausting and many people cope with "it's like that everywhere". I am from Meta monetization and never seen this level of non-sense anywhere. What a bad place to work.

5.0

Jun 24, 2025

its okay

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good work life balance, not too bad of tech stack

Cons

a lot of on call stuff, arbitrary reviews

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