Front End Engineer • Current Employee
Pros: There are so many pros to working for Facebook; it's hard to keep count.
I'll cover three topics, which interest most people:
1. Work - Probably the most meaningful and impactful work you can do in your life, IMO. It's incredibly challenging, and going to work feels like a mission.
You do things differently at FB, and you get to learn and explore many areas of true R&D to eventually become a better engineer.
2. People - Kind, incredibly smart, helpful, trustworthy, and fun!
I've been at FB for about six months now, but I never saw/experienced such a company DNA before with respect, gratitude, kindness, and awareness to bias.
People here are remarkable.
3. Benefits - Fantastic!
I don't know other places that offer such benefits on such a scale.
I'm sure there could be, but in general, I think FB is probably at the top.
Cons: Nothing is ever perfect. But I think this is pretty close. If you don't want responsibility, then this is probably not the place for you.