Production Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
April 28, 2026
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied online. The process took 7 weeks.
I applied through the portal and was invited to two interview rounds: one covering Production Engineering fundamentals and the other focusing on PE coding. The interview was challenging, and the expectations for new graduates in this role are high.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 46 interview experiences for the Meta Production Engineer role in Menlo Park, California.
Success Rate
28%
Pass Rate
Meta's interview process for their Production Engineer roles in Menlo Park, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive67%
Neutral15%
Negative17%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Production Engineer interview process in Menlo Park, California.
Meta Work Experiences
5.0
Broad Scope, Varied Work-life
Production Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
February 14, 2017
Pros: Huge breadth and depth you can choose to work in.
A mix of feature development and ops work, free to focus on either or both.
The scale of systems is truly enormous.
Cons: Work-life balance varies widely between teams.
Some teams PE works with can be filled with divas.
5.0
Amazing Learning, Eager Return
Production Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
January 18, 2022
Pros: I had an amazing internship experience at Meta.
I learned a ton from all the engineers on my team, and connected with many from other teams as well.
I'm happy to be returning this summer.
Cons: Didn't get to experience the office due to a remote internship during Covid-19.
4.0
Experience working in Facebook
Production Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
February 10, 2021
Pros: You can work with very talented engineers.
Cons: The company is very big, and the things you work on could be a very small part in the whole picture.
- 5.0Broad Scope, Varied Work-lifeProduction Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesFebruary 14, 2017Pros: Huge breadth and depth you can choose to work in. A mix of feature development and ops work, free to focus on either or both. The scale of systems is truly enormous.Cons: Work-life balance varies widely between teams. Some teams PE works with can be filled with divas.
- 5.0Amazing Learning, Eager ReturnProduction Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesJanuary 18, 2022Pros: I had an amazing internship experience at Meta. I learned a ton from all the engineers on my team, and connected with many from other teams as well. I'm happy to be returning this summer.Cons: Didn't get to experience the office due to a remote internship during Covid-19.
- 4.0Experience working in FacebookProduction Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesFebruary 10, 2021Pros: You can work with very talented engineers.Cons: The company is very big, and the things you work on could be a very small part in the whole picture.
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