I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Snap in Jan 2015
Interview
I took two phone interviews. I know some people may only take one interview.
The first interviewer was really nice and helpful.
The second interviewer was awful. For two sum problem, I use the variable name index, but the interviewer was not happy about that, and changed it to result. Horrible!
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.