RejectedOnsite

ML Infra Loop With Misleading Prep, No Offer

SnapchatSoftware Engineer · Onsite · Jul 2026

I interviewed for Snap SDE ML infra in September. Posting my rejection story as a reference for whoever comes after. Phone screen: an unusual problem, data stream processing. Every incoming data point can be stored into a stored cluster (you decide from the data itself whether it belongs to an existing cluster or is the first data point of a new cluster). You also have to implement a function tha…

Shared by a candidate · reported Jul 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.