I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Snap (Venice, CA) in Dec 2016
Interview
Typical interviewing, but during the onsite, one of the interviewers was checking his wechat and when I pointed that out, he stopped for a bit, but then kept checking it later. Also, did get reimbursed but through prepaid debit/visa card, I don't know why they just don't do direct deposit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
System design question about being able to implement a game which involves ordering n^2-1 pieces on an n^2 grid (one hole to put pieces in).
Hard but interesting. Had to go through 1 HM round, 2 coding rounds and 2 systems design rounds. Coding round was hit counter, and message recommendation system. The System design rounds were a bit challenging.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a recommendation system for messaging to predict the next word while typing
For the technical rounds, I was asked leetcode style questions. Need to practice Data structures and algorithms in order to do well on the interviews. It's important to explain the code as you go along and clarfiy any questions with the interviewer.
Interviewer is not good, has an accent and doesn’t point you in the right direction. Did not seem to be on your side the whole time. It was not a very nice experience.
