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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
April 4, 2025
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interview process included:
- Two rounds of whiteboard interviews, with three problems in each.
- A system design interview at the end.
The problems became progressively more difficult. The system design interview was particularly challenging, as the interviewer provided no feedback.
Questions
LeetCode-style questions performed on a whiteboard
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 20 interview experiences for the Meta Senior Software Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Meta's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive40%
Neutral20%
Negative40%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Meta's Senior Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Meta Work Experiences
5.0
Excellent Learning Opportunity
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 29, 2025
Pros: It's great and depends on what you make of it.
Cons: There are a lot of smart people to learn from.
4.0
Stressful, but good compensation
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
August 24, 2025
Pros: - Good compensation, stock keeps going up.
Cons: - PSC is stressful.
- Too much scope battle and politics.
- Lack of direction.
- Terrible WLB.
3.0
Good Perks, Poor Work-life Balance
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
April 20, 2025
Pros: Good benefit, free lunch, and a nice office.
Cons: Bad work-life balance; I often worked long hours.
- 5.0Excellent Learning OpportunitySenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 29, 2025Pros: It's great and depends on what you make of it.Cons: There are a lot of smart people to learn from.
- 4.0Stressful, but good compensationSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesAugust 24, 2025Pros: - Good compensation, stock keeps going up.Cons: - PSC is stressful. - Too much scope battle and politics. - Lack of direction. - Terrible WLB.
- 3.0Good Perks, Poor Work-life BalanceSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesApril 20, 2025Pros: Good benefit, free lunch, and a nice office.Cons: Bad work-life balance; I often worked long hours.
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