Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
February 1, 2024
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
It was supposed to be a 5-round Zoom interview process.
I was rejected after 3 rounds. The questions were average.
The interviewer was paying close attention during the interviews.
Overall, I liked the experience.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 44 interview experiences for the Meta Senior Software Engineer role in Menlo Park, California.
Success Rate
9%
Pass Rate
Meta's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Menlo Park, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive52%
Neutral23%
Negative25%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Menlo Park, California.
Meta Work Experiences
5.0
High Pay, High Stress
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
September 5, 2024
Pros: High pay. Very, very good.
Cons: Stressful environment.
And if you did not have a good project to deliver impact, you were in the bucket of letting go.
4.0
A powerful company, with lots of opportunities to make a difference
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
November 13, 2012
Pros: - Many projects in many very different specialties.
- Very good engineering level.
- Fast moving, changing, adapting.
Cons: Open space setup for all. It's loud, sometimes overpacked (it's better now). I've never been as unproductive.
Changes are sometimes hard to track.
Your project might be "reformulated" along the way.
Very young. The least "social" of the places I've ever worked at.
3.0
Smart coworkers, not so great collaboration/prioritization
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
December 18, 2023
Pros: - Great perks and salary (though this was before the stock took a dip).
- Incredibly smart and competent peers.
Cons: - Priority Churn
- Massive redundancy (like, really, why so many privacy teams?) with not-so-great collaboration
- Obsession around impacc
- 5.0High Pay, High StressSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesSeptember 5, 2024Pros: High pay. Very, very good.Cons: Stressful environment. And if you did not have a good project to deliver impact, you were in the bucket of letting go.
- 4.0A powerful company, with lots of opportunities to make a differenceSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesNovember 13, 2012Pros: - Many projects in many very different specialties. - Very good engineering level. - Fast moving, changing, adapting.Cons: Open space setup for all. It's loud, sometimes overpacked (it's better now). I've never been as unproductive. Changes are sometimes hard to track. Your project might be "reformulated" along the way. Very young. The least "social" of the places I've ever worked at.
- 3.0Smart coworkers, not so great collaboration/prioritizationSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesDecember 18, 2023Pros: - Great perks and salary (though this was before the stock took a dip). - Incredibly smart and competent peers.Cons: - Priority Churn - Massive redundancy (like, really, why so many privacy teams?) with not-so-great collaboration - Obsession around impacc
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