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

Senior Software Engineer professionals working at Snap have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 26 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Snap employees being 3.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Engineer Jobs at Snap now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Engineer interview questions at Snap .

Does Snap pay Senior Software Engineer employees well?

Senior Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Snap with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 26 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Engineer salaries at Snap.

How happy are Senior Software Engineer professionals working at Snap?

61% of Senior Software Engineer employees at Snap would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 49% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Engineer professionals have also rated Snap with a 3.6 rating for work-life-balance, 3.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.3 rating for culture and values and 3.1 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 cons of working at Snap according to real employee reviews?

"Bad leadership: you're on your own" ((in 90 reviews)); "frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 46 reviews)); "Some really bad managers" ((in 24 reviews)); "potential long hours, when they need you they need you there." ((in 12 reviews)); "Long hours and demanding workload." ((in 11 reviews))

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Snap Senior Software Engineer reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(26 total reviews)

Evan Spiegel

5% approve of CEO

4% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer Senior employees have rated Snap with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 26 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer Senior professionals have a good working experience there. Snap is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer Senior professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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26 reviews

1.0

Nov 25, 2023

Unstable company, do not work here

Software engineer senior

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is good on paper but wait until it drops 20% every single earnings.

Cons

constant reorgs and reprioritization, unrealistic deadlines regardless of team, bad wlb.

1.0

Nov 16, 2023

Avoid

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

As a first time job, maybe ok.

Cons

Very disorganized place, political wars between Eng. and Product, detached leadership, political and exposure based promotions, work intensive political quarterly review cycle, little competent tech leadership, code quality and tooling way behind comparable companies.

1.0

Jan 9, 2023

management

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- good comps. - good team.

Cons

-bad management - no vision.

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