Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
May 10, 2026
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied online. The process took four weeks.
The technical round virtual onsite consisted of:
- Two medium tree LeetCode-style questions. It went well.
- Two speed coding rounds with medium LeetCode questions each. It went well.
- One behavioral round. It went well.
- One system design round. It was a type of top-K leaderboard.
The interviewer had a thick accent. I couldn't understand the question at all for twenty minutes or so. I asked him to write down the question for me to understand clearly, but he refused. Anyways, this was a no-hire.
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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
4.0
Great Peers, Tough Pace
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
May 18, 2022
Pros: Nice pearning and great peers
Cons: Hectic, company image is demoralizing.
5.0
It was fantastic
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
November 1, 2024
Pros: Had a great experience working at Meta.
Cons: Work-life balance could have been better.
5.0
Great company for an internship or full-time work
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
June 26, 2019
Pros: Good pay, great coworkers, fun events, amazing internal tools already built.
Cons: They are now a big company and changing some cultural aspects from when they were smaller.
You spent a lot of time learning their own API instead of learning things you can use in general in other companies too.
- 4.0Great Peers, Tough PaceSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesMay 18, 2022Pros: Nice pearning and great peersCons: Hectic, company image is demoralizing.
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- 5.0Great company for an internship or full-time workSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesJune 26, 2019Pros: Good pay, great coworkers, fun events, amazing internal tools already built.Cons: They are now a big company and changing some cultural aspects from when they were smaller. You spent a lot of time learning their own API instead of learning things you can use in general in other companies too.
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