Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Burlingame, California
Process
Interviewers often have poker faces; I think that’s in their instructions, so don’t get thrown off by that.
LeetCode questions weren't super hard. The system design question went by very fast. Make sure you think and work fast because you'll really only have 30-35 minutes (if you exclude the intro and outro).
Questions
Tell me about a time you did something at work even though you disagreed with the decision.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Meta Senior Software Engineer role in Burlingame, California.
Success Rate
Meta's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Burlingame, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Meta's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Burlingame, California.
Meta Work Experiences
- 4.0Was good, but became worse with timeSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeBurlingame, California, United StatesJuly 27, 2025Pros: Competitive salary and good benefitsCons: - Management is not confident in choices they make. - Not all teams are good; some teams have incompetent members.
- 5.0A bit chaotic, but a good place overallSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeBurlingame, California, United StatesSeptember 6, 2024Pros: Good WLB, good pay, nice people, good tools.Cons: Chaotic engineering culture, lots of hastily committed code. In some cases, it's poorly written, but at least most engineers agree and are trying to change this.
- 4.0Great place to learn and grow!Senior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeBurlingame, California, United StatesJune 25, 2024Pros: Great minds at work, open culture, voice, quality of work, perks.Cons: Stressful under a bad team. The AR/VR space had a lot of re-orgs and was not well organized.
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