Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
June 1, 2020
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Phone interview, then a remote online interview, which is similar to an onsite interview. The interview includes 5 rounds, each 45 minutes long. Three rounds focus on coding, one on career, and one on design.
Questions
Arrays, Trees question. Most of the questions are on LeetCode.
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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
3.0
Stressful but good pay
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
July 6, 2025
Pros: Good compensation, strong teammates, and lots of interesting problems to work on. You can progress your career extremely quickly.
Cons: PSC makes things very stressful, and WLB can be quite bad, depending on the team. The culture has deteriorated a lot, and it seems like people are in perpetual fear of layoffs/PIP.
5.0
Fast-paced but not good documentation
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
October 10, 2024
Pros: You will learn a lot.
Cons: The internal politic (PSC) is heightened than ever.
3.0
work-life balance
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
July 3, 2024
Pros: No work-life balance in Meta.
Cons: No downsides at all in meta.
- 3.0Stressful but good paySenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesJuly 6, 2025Pros: Good compensation, strong teammates, and lots of interesting problems to work on. You can progress your career extremely quickly.Cons: PSC makes things very stressful, and WLB can be quite bad, depending on the team. The culture has deteriorated a lot, and it seems like people are in perpetual fear of layoffs/PIP.
- 5.0Fast-paced but not good documentationSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesOctober 10, 2024Pros: You will learn a lot.Cons: The internal politic (PSC) is heightened than ever.
- 3.0work-life balanceSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesJuly 3, 2024Pros: No work-life balance in Meta.Cons: No downsides at all in meta.
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