Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
July 1, 2021
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied on the recruiter website and was contacted within a week.
I had a couple of recruiter calls, then one phone screen, followed by two other recruiter calls.
I am onto the onsite next, which consists of:
- 2 coding rounds
- 2 coding + behavior rounds
- 1 design round
- 2 other recruiter chat rounds
Yes, you read that right. They are expecting a full day of interviewing.
Questions
I was asked two LeetCode questions:
- One easy question involving BSTs.
- One medium question involving array manipulation.
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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
Great place for career growth
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
October 5, 2020
Pros: -- Relatively smart colleagues.
-- Great compensation and benefits.
-- Fast career progression if you work hard and/or get results.
-- Not difficult to find a team and work that you love.
-- Real opportunity to make an impact on billions of people all over the world.
Cons: People at the management level is not always the best.
Becoming slow and bureaucratic with large size.
Aggressive hiring and expansion means the hiring bar/quality is going down.
4.0
Organized Communication, Salary Advice
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
November 8, 2024
Pros: Structured communications are organized and early.
Cons: It's important to use leverage in salary negotiations.
5.0
Stable Company, Limited Potential
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
February 27, 2018
Pros: Facebook is a very big and stable company. Its work-life balance is better than startups, and its pay is quite competitive if you consider liquidity.
Cons: Facebook is a very big and stable company. Its work-life balance is better than startups, but its potential is limited given its 20,000 employees and $500 billion stock valuation.
- 5.0Great place for career growthSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesOctober 5, 2020Pros: -- Relatively smart colleagues. -- Great compensation and benefits. -- Fast career progression if you work hard and/or get results. -- Not difficult to find a team and work that you love. -- Real opportunity to make an impact on billions of people all over the world.Cons: People at the management level is not always the best. Becoming slow and bureaucratic with large size. Aggressive hiring and expansion means the hiring bar/quality is going down.
- 4.0Organized Communication, Salary AdviceSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesNovember 8, 2024Pros: Structured communications are organized and early.Cons: It's important to use leverage in salary negotiations.
- 5.0Stable Company, Limited PotentialSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesFebruary 27, 2018Pros: Facebook is a very big and stable company. Its work-life balance is better than startups, and its pay is quite competitive if you consider liquidity.Cons: Facebook is a very big and stable company. Its work-life balance is better than startups, but its potential is limited given its 20,000 employees and $500 billion stock valuation.
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