Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom
April 1, 2022
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
5 stages. The negative answer was due to system design. I didn't design for a particular seniority level. Basically, both system designs were about recommendation systems, which I didn't do in the past.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 35 interview experiences for the Meta Senior Software Engineer role in London, United Kingdom.
Success Rate
17%
Pass Rate
Meta's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in London, the United Kingdom is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive66%
Neutral17%
Negative17%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Senior Software Engineer interview process in London, United Kingdom.
Meta Work Experiences
4.0
Good perks with low-quality engineering work
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
December 6, 2023
Pros: Good perks, overall good people.
Cons: Heavy focus on self-growth, work that impacts their ratings rather than the engineering quality.
4.0
Good but bumpy
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 9, 2021
Pros: - Some brilliant people around.
- Large-scale tech that one has no chance to see outside global companies like this.
- Peer-to-peer mentality; few if any walls and silos.
- Good engineering culture in key systems.
- Transfers between departments are encouraged.
- Compensation, obviously!
Cons: - Being placed on a team was a huge hurdle, as team headcount was short to non-existent. Try to join before Q4 :)
- Remote work setup in 2020 was sometimes problematic, mostly from the org side.
- Internal everyday tech moves quite quickly and may sometimes be unreliable and slow you down or block you.
- Engineers (and sometimes even managers) do on-call shifts.
4.0
Good Pay, Poor Balance
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
February 23, 2023
Pros: The company has good pay and benefits.
Cons: Work-life balance not ideal.
- 4.0Good perks with low-quality engineering workSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesDecember 6, 2023Pros: Good perks, overall good people.Cons: Heavy focus on self-growth, work that impacts their ratings rather than the engineering quality.
- 4.0Good but bumpySenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 9, 2021Pros: - Some brilliant people around. - Large-scale tech that one has no chance to see outside global companies like this. - Peer-to-peer mentality; few if any walls and silos. - Good engineering culture in key systems. - Transfers between departments are encouraged. - Compensation, obviously!Cons: - Being placed on a team was a huge hurdle, as team headcount was short to non-existent. Try to join before Q4 :) - Remote work setup in 2020 was sometimes problematic, mostly from the org side. - Internal everyday tech moves quite quickly and may sometimes be unreliable and slow you down or block you. - Engineers (and sometimes even managers) do on-call shifts.
- 4.0Good Pay, Poor BalanceSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesFebruary 23, 2023Pros: The company has good pay and benefits.Cons: Work-life balance not ideal.
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