Data Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
June 1, 2018
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
A technical screening interview first.
Then, a one-day on-site interview that has four sessions with people of different levels of expertise.
Interviewers may bring an observer along.
Questions
Write SQL code on a whiteboard, given a scenario.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 21 interview experiences for the Meta Data Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
14%
Pass Rate
Meta's interview process for their Data Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive43%
Neutral29%
Negative29%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Meta's Data Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Meta Work Experiences
4.0
Good Balance, High Demands
Data Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
October 1, 2021
Pros: Nice work, life business.
Cons: Could get quite busy during the year.
3.0
Great salary, often overworked
Data Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
July 11, 2023
Pros: The benefits are great. Some brilliant and talented people
Cons: The people lack EQ. You're given a lot of tasks at one time, which everyone thinks is the most important. Diversity is atrocious.
3.0
Overall good, but stunts growth
Data Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
July 11, 2025
Pros: - Pays well
- Teams move fast
Cons: - Stunts your growth (difficult to get promoted).
- Many XFNs with a ton of requests (too many at times).
- Manager churn is high.
- 4.0Good Balance, High DemandsData Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 1, 2021Pros: Nice work, life business.Cons: Could get quite busy during the year.
- 3.0Great salary, often overworkedData Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 11, 2023Pros: The benefits are great. Some brilliant and talented peopleCons: The people lack EQ. You're given a lot of tasks at one time, which everyone thinks is the most important. Diversity is atrocious.
- 3.0Overall good, but stunts growthData Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 11, 2025Pros: - Pays well - Teams move fastCons: - Stunts your growth (difficult to get promoted). - Many XFNs with a ton of requests (too many at times). - Manager churn is high.
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