I applied online. I interviewed at Snapsheet in Jan 2024
Interview
Overall, it was a very positive interview process with good communication and very engaged interviewers.
First step was a 90 minute take-home code challenge with three parts: a relatively easy algorithm, a database query, and an API request with JSON parsing.
Next step was 3, 1-hour interview sessions:
- Engineering manager interview, part behavioral and part live code challenge (easy/medium leetcode)
- Lead Engineer interview: half was a code challenge (build a binary search tree), which is very hard if, like me, you don't have a CS degree and haven't done enough grinding on leetcode yet. But the interviewer was super helpful and made it more of a pairing session instead of watching me flounder.
The other half was system design (a craigslist of sorts).
- Interview with Director of Engineering that was part behavioral and part database and architectural, with questions around AWS S3.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Build a binary search tree.
How would you build a variation of craigslist.
How would you architect an app that allows users to upload photos.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Snapsheet in May 2026
Interview
I was reached out to by a 3rd party recruiter.
First step was a hackerrank. 3 pretty easy questions (Basic SQL Join, Leetcode Easy algo, and a simple REST API call)
Second step: Quick tech screening with an engineer. Implement a stack that tracks the median value.
I was told I made it through this round and had a final round scheduled for 1.5 weeks out. The day before the interview was scheduled the recruiter emailed me and told me that their headcount was full and they didn't want to interview me anymore. Maybe it was a coordination problem, but it felt incredibly disrespectful to the hours of investment I put into this company.
I had the first meeting which was with their recruiter. In this meeting they share detailed information about the company and the position and allow for me to ask questions I had about the position. Afterwards they asked about my experience.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Snapsheet in Feb 2025
Interview
1. Call with Recruiter
2. Take home HackerRank with 3 questions
a. Easy algo
b. SQL query
c. Easy Frontend Api implementation
3. Meet with engineering manager to discuss resume and some backend questions
4. 3 Final interviews. Each 1 hour (30 min behavioral, 30 min hackerrank).
a. Database design (rental car application)
b. Database/Api design (TinyURL)
c. Frontend app pseudocode (Google Maps type implementation)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Implement a Tiny Url application API and discuss system design