Engineering Manager Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
February 1, 2017
Neutral ExperienceGot Offer
Process
A recruiter contacted me and provided hints.
I had one phone interview, followed by an all-day, in-person interview with six people individually.
The interviews focused on:
- Management
- Coding
- Problem-solving (two interviews)
- Computer design
- Behavioral aspects
Most questions were typical for each specialization.
Questions
What is the most difficult employee situation you have handled well?
What is the most difficult employee situation you have handled with not-so-good results?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 14 interview experiences for the Meta Engineering Manager role in Menlo Park, California.
Success Rate
29%
Pass Rate
Meta's interview process for their Engineering Manager roles in Menlo Park, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive57%
Neutral36%
Negative7%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Engineering Manager interview process in Menlo Park, California.
Meta Work Experiences
5.0
Best engineering company I've worked for so far
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
December 29, 2020
Pros: Truly open, safe, and transparent company culture.
Fast pace and constant innovations.
Exciting challenges related to scalability for engineers to solve.
Bottom-up engineering culture.
Highly competitive pay.
Clear career growth layouts.
Cons: Constant negative media headlines (not quite fair to the company), customer support for regular users has room for improvement.
3.0
Great for some
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
October 3, 2024
Pros: Comp, the company is doing well. AI initiatives
Cons: Grind culture, mercenary teammates.
5.0
Perfect small, big company to work for
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
September 12, 2018
Pros: You learn from great peers, work on unique planet-scale problems, grow, move around, and learn new tech while enjoying first-class benefits. Leadership is visionary, genuine, surprisingly transparent, and always looking for what is best for the Facebook community, which is hard for outsiders to grasp.
Cons: Commute is not ideal. Company getting bigger is a challenge, but Facebook has fully embraced taking it on.
- 5.0Best engineering company I've worked for so farEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesDecember 29, 2020Pros: Truly open, safe, and transparent company culture. Fast pace and constant innovations. Exciting challenges related to scalability for engineers to solve. Bottom-up engineering culture. Highly competitive pay. Clear career growth layouts.Cons: Constant negative media headlines (not quite fair to the company), customer support for regular users has room for improvement.
- 3.0Great for someEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesOctober 3, 2024Pros: Comp, the company is doing well. AI initiativesCons: Grind culture, mercenary teammates.
- 5.0Perfect small, big company to work forEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesSeptember 12, 2018Pros: You learn from great peers, work on unique planet-scale problems, grow, move around, and learn new tech while enjoying first-class benefits. Leadership is visionary, genuine, surprisingly transparent, and always looking for what is best for the Facebook community, which is hard for outsiders to grasp.Cons: Commute is not ideal. Company getting bigger is a challenge, but Facebook has fully embraced taking it on.
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