What is the culture at Snap like?

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vpFq65

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May 9, 2017 6 Comments

How's the culture?
Management?
Work-life balance?
Excited about future?
Bureaucracy?
Has anyone switched over from a Silicon Valley company to snap? Thoughts?

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  • Snapchat / Eng
    spiebel

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    Google
    spiebel
    I'm a Xoogler so. will try to compare.

    Culture: very young and vibrant. People are very friendly and like to help others. definitely more social than Google, though also a bit more chaotic. Almost no assholes.

    Management:. Very focused on deliverables, execution and shipping stuff. Not as worried about beautiful designs, integration, and architecture as Google. There is a shift now to think more about career growth past IPO, but Google is great for coaching and mentoring. Snap isn't quite there yet.

    Work life balance: it's pretty good. not very different. you tend to spend less time in meetings which is a big plus for me.

    Excitement: yes! Snap will deeply change how people communicate and see technology. The computer won't be an assistant, but an endless source of fun and connection.

    Bureaucracy: it isn't perfect, but much much better than Google. company just doesn't have time to waste not shipping features.

    Downsides as compared to Google: there aren't 10 world class experts in every area of technology you can consult with. Your unit tests aren't magically run in the cloud in a few minutes. You can't easily search through a ginormous code base to find anything you need. It's GitHub, stack overflow and Jira. there is no guarantee that Snap will take over the world. just a promise.
    May 9, 2017 2
  • Google
    bighotdog

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    bighotdog
    I'm interested in knowing too!
    May 9, 2017 0
  • Facebook / Product
    Jojo jo

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    Facebook
    Jojo jo
    This makes me feel much better about joining snap in the future. How different is it from a dev vs pm point of view (core tech work vs product work)
    May 9, 2017 1