The interview process was mostly typical, including a phone call, on-site interviews (technical and non-technical), and a final two 30-minute phone interviews (also technical and non-technical).

Ninety percent of the interview experience was great. The team was very friendly, competent, and asked interesting questions. I got the sense everyone was well-prepared, organized, and conducted a fair and holistic assessment of me as a candidate.

I rate the interview process as overall negative due to a very poor offer negotiation experience. I was handed off to someone I had not spoken to before to discuss the offer. In summary, there was quite a bit of back-and-forth and unclear communication. Even after clarifying some miscommunication with him, he still did not seem to take the time to truly hear what I was saying, as he continued to negotiate on my behalf with incorrect information. I got the impression he was just trying to finalize the offer and move on.

To my surprise and disappointment, even though the offer was improved, I was still being asked to take a significant pay cut of over 20% from my current salary. In the end, as much as I wanted to take this opportunity, accepting such a substantial reduction was unexpected and unfortunately not possible. Instead of being met with empathy, the person I had been discussing the offer with acted very rudely. On our final call, he told me I was expecting them to make me a millionaire and that I'd have to apply for a VP role to get the compensation I was asking for.

This was entirely out of line, extremely unprofessional, and downright insulting. He made it sound like I was asking for the moon when I was just trying to reasonably match my current compensation... and apparently, I'm the unreasonable one?

While I know a lot was done to try and present me with a strong offer, overall, this final experience did not leave me feeling good about interviewing at Facebook. It ended on a very sour note after I had been so excited to join the team. A candidate should never have to endure rude and unprofessional behavior.

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