User-x1zujMay 15, 2026

Snowflake - 2 phone screens + onsite

Hack2hire Community · 2026-05-15T00:00:00.100Z

Snowflake - Interview Experience - Software Engineer Result: Rejected Number of Rounds: 5 Two separate phone screens before the onsite. First was the closest cake problem: 2D grid, find minimum distance from each person to a cake. Multi-source BFS from all cake positions. Passed. Second was walls and gates variant: distances from each desk to nearest bathroom in a grid. Also BFS. Went fine. Onsite had 3 rounds. Round 1 was another grid problem, connected components with pathfinding. By this poin...

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Replies (5)

jacobmiller2000May 15, 2026

interviewer challenging without a counterexample is a red flag honestly. was that just one round or the vibe throughout?

neha.desaiMay 15, 2026

just round 2. rest were professional

User-71iw9May 15, 2026

the BFS pattern across every round is wild. was it all grid problems in your loop or did they vary?

neha.desaiMay 15, 2026

all 2D grid in my loop at least. BFS heavy throughout

User-rbmfcMay 15, 2026

ghosting by HR after snowflake loops is a known thing. how long did you wait for the rejection?

neha.desaiMay 15, 2026

about a week, wasn't ghosted at least

priyashah94May 15, 2026

SD with unclear scope expectations is rough. did they clarify at all after you pushed?

ryanzhangMay 15, 2026

their two phone screen format is annoying. effectively 2 rounds before you even get to the onsite

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