Data Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
February 1, 2022
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The process went very smoothly. The recruiters I met were all very nice, professional, responsive, and efficient in providing information and organizing the interview. The interviews went well. I was given time to write and explain my thoughts. It was an open dialogue with respect and learning.
Questions
Typical data engineer coding questions and SQL questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 82 interview experiences for the Meta Data Engineer role in Menlo Park, California.
Success Rate
21%
Pass Rate
Meta's interview process for their Data Engineer roles in Menlo Park, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive68%
Neutral20%
Negative12%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Data Engineer interview process in Menlo Park, California.
Meta Work Experiences
4.0
Helpful Interviews, Problem-focused Culture
Data Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
August 18, 2025
Pros: Everything online is a good guide to study for the interviews. Interviewers are super helpful and nice.
Cons: They don't care who you are, but only about if you can solve a problem within a certain time frame.
4.0
Good pay, but expect yourself as a small gear in a big engine
Data Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
April 8, 2023
Pros: Good pay. Excellent resume eye-catcher. Best practices in data engineering and some good documentation that can be learned from.
Cons: You are a small moving part of a big engine. Leadership doesn't know you exist as an IC. Try hard enough to prove your impact to get into the cult. Too much empire building. Job specific - even though you would learn a lot about Data Engineering, the learning you get exponentially decreases. You learn more how to communicate rather than technical stuffs.
4.0
Solid Benefits, Complex Work
Data Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
November 26, 2022
Pros: Good benefits even after cost cut.
Cons: Have to consider a lot of dimensions of work.
- 4.0Helpful Interviews, Problem-focused CultureData Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesAugust 18, 2025Pros: Everything online is a good guide to study for the interviews. Interviewers are super helpful and nice.Cons: They don't care who you are, but only about if you can solve a problem within a certain time frame.
- 4.0Good pay, but expect yourself as a small gear in a big engineData Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesApril 8, 2023Pros: Good pay. Excellent resume eye-catcher. Best practices in data engineering and some good documentation that can be learned from.Cons: You are a small moving part of a big engine. Leadership doesn't know you exist as an IC. Try hard enough to prove your impact to get into the cult. Too much empire building. Job specific - even though you would learn a lot about Data Engineering, the learning you get exponentially decreases. You learn more how to communicate rather than technical stuffs.
- 4.0Solid Benefits, Complex WorkData Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesNovember 26, 2022Pros: Good benefits even after cost cut.Cons: Have to consider a lot of dimensions of work.
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