Snap

Camera-first social and AR technology
Last updated:
January 6, 2026
Company details
HQ
Santa Monica, CA
HEADCOUNT
3000-9999
ORG TYPE
Startup
SECTOR
Technology & Digital
About the company
Snap is a consumer technology company best known for Snapchat, a messaging and camera app built around communicating with friends and family. Snap also builds augmented reality products, including Spectacles and creator tools that power AR experiences. Revenue largely comes from advertising and subscriptions, with teams spanning engineering, product, research, sales, and marketing. The company operates globally with a mix of product development and commercial hubs.
Locations and presence
Snap lists 25+ offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, including major hubs in the United States and international cities. Many roles follow a “default together” model that expects most employees to be in an office most days of the week, with limited remote time.
Palpable Score
75.1
/ 100
Snap has clear early-career entry points through internships, Snap Academies, and a documented approach to interviewing and pay transparency. The biggest constraint is outcomes evidence: public signals on promotion velocity, retention, and early-career conversion are mixed and not reported in a way that lets candidates judge progression with confidence.
Pillar 1: Early-career access

Score

16.8
/ 20
  • The company runs a dedicated University hub that markets internships and early-career opportunities as a defined hiring lane rather than ad hoc student roles.
  • Snap promotes Snap Academies for community college students across multiple disciplines, widening access beyond the usual four-year CS pipeline.
  • The company has publicly recruited for a structured Snap Up rotational/apprenticeship-style pathway aimed at new graduates with limited prior internship experience.

Pillar 2: Hiring fairness and transparency

Score

13.8
/ 20
  • The company publishes a “How We Interview” guide that sets expectations around competency-based interviewing and what gets assessed (values plus craft).
  • Snap provides a structured response framework (S.A.I.L.) for behavioral questions, which reduces guesswork for candidates new to formal interviews.
  • The company has mixed public interview feedback, including reports of strong guidance and professionalism alongside reports of inconsistent interviewer quality, which caps confidence in predictability.

Pillar 3: Learning and support

Score

15.5
/ 20
  • The company frames internships around shipping meaningful work, including seeing projects go live, which supports portfolio-building in a first role.
  • Snap runs Snap Academies with stated support from Snap team members, signaling hands-on learning rather than purely self-serve training.
  • The company’s intern and early-career review signals frequently mention mentorship and access to senior leaders, but some feedback flags uneven onboarding depending on team.

Pillar 4: Pay fairness and stability

Score

16.5
/ 20
  • The company publishes U.S. pay zone guidance and includes salary ranges in many U.S. job postings, improving pay predictability before offer stage.
  • Snap lists broad benefits that matter for stability early in a career, including retirement match details, mental health support, and substantial parental leave.
  • The company shows competitive compensation signals for interns and many full-time roles, though not every early-career listing is equally transparent on total compensation components.

Pillar 5: Early-career outcomes

Score

12.5
/ 20
  • The company sets an outcome expectation for interns to ship work that goes live, which is a concrete early-career result candidates can point to after the program.
  • Snap receives strong intern-specific satisfaction signals in public reviews, which supports the case that many early-career hires have a good day-to-day experience.
  • The company has mixed public sentiment on advancement speed and career growth, and Snap does not publish early-career conversion rates, promotion timelines, or retention metrics, which limits confidence in long-term outcomes.

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