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 179 reviews)); "Great people and super organized" ((in 163 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 116 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 42 reviews)); "Some really bad managers" ((in 22 reviews)); "Long hours and demanding workload." ((in 13 reviews)); "potential long hours, when they need you they need you there." ((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

2.0

Feb 6, 2024

good pay bad culture

Software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the overall pay is competitive in the market although the stock price is volatile

Cons

most colleagues are friendly but the leadership team creates toxic performance review system and thus leads to bad culture in some teams

3.0

Feb 5, 2024

It’s a rollercoaster

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- A sense of levity and coolness about the product - Great benefits and above average pay - Most orgs outside of engineering treat each other well and are accepting - In engineering it really matters who’ss in your management chain for daily work culture.

Cons

- Since so much of engineering pay is in stock, the stock price dictates the mood - The engineering culture on some teams is basically the worst of Amazon, despite the company trying to insist on empathy as a value - There are plenty of engineers that complain about any DEI efforts, who preach that everyone can get to where they are by just pulling up their bootstraps. - The review process changes every round - Engineering town halls tend to just complain about stock, review processes and what food item/perk has changed…

5.0

Feb 2, 2024

Great place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Engaging product at massive scale. Really nice co-workers and supportive management

Cons

the codebase has a ton of tech debt, and some of the operations have a lot of overhead. Shipping stuff can take a long time due to lots of ABs

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