Machine Learning Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
January 29, 2026
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 days.
I had a Zoom introductory call with a recruiter from Meta. The call was standard and went over my experience as well as the talent the Meta Superintelligence team wants to add.
Questions
Tell me a little about your background with training LLMs.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 11 interview experiences for the Meta Machine Learning Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Meta's interview process for their Machine Learning Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive73%
Neutral9%
Negative18%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Machine Learning Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Meta Work Experiences
3.0
Remote Work, Mixed Feelings
Machine Learning Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
June 2, 2023
Pros: Nice people to work with. Position 100% remote.
Cons: Didn’t get a great feel for the company. Was part of a mass layoff after less than a year of employment. I left a very good job for them, which was so disappointing. But I did receive a good exit package.
4.0
Good Pay, Wfh, Limited Development
Machine Learning Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
July 28, 2025
Pros: Good pay, WFH, career advancement.
Cons: I was the only non-Ph.D. on a fully Ph.D. team, which meant I worked on a lot of the ML implementation and productionization, versus model development.
4.0
Good Pay, Varied Work
Machine Learning Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
October 20, 2024
Pros: Good pay, can work on a variety of things.
Cons: The scope is small as there are too many people.
- 3.0Remote Work, Mixed FeelingsMachine Learning Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJune 2, 2023Pros: Nice people to work with. Position 100% remote.Cons: Didn’t get a great feel for the company. Was part of a mass layoff after less than a year of employment. I left a very good job for them, which was so disappointing. But I did receive a good exit package.
- 4.0Good Pay, Wfh, Limited DevelopmentMachine Learning Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 28, 2025Pros: Good pay, WFH, career advancement.Cons: I was the only non-Ph.D. on a fully Ph.D. team, which meant I worked on a lot of the ML implementation and productionization, versus model development.
- 4.0Good Pay, Varied WorkMachine Learning Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesOctober 20, 2024Pros: Good pay, can work on a variety of things.Cons: The scope is small as there are too many people.
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