Process
I applied through another source.
First rounds: asked questions related to search and sorting. All LeetCode-style questions. The interviewer was friendly. There was a binary search related question. There was another question that I don't remember, to be honest.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 256 interview experiences for the Meta Senior Software Engineer role.
Success Rate
8%
Pass Rate
Meta's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive52%
Neutral21%
Negative27%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Senior Software Engineer interview process.
Meta Work Experiences
5.0
Awesome Experience, High Satisfaction
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
October 19, 2024
Pros: Good, and good, and also good.
Cons: Nothing good pay zucky is awesome
2.0
Great engineers, horrible management
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
October 5, 2022
Pros: Incredible engineers, some of the smartest people out there.
Benefits are top-notch.
Cons: Management in AR pillar is bad.
Horrible work-life balance.
Extremely high expectations from senior ICs, plus very little support.
Mixed messaging from management, huge pivots every 3 months on average, a lot of bureaucracy, and insufficient tooling.
"Impact culture" and "ownership" are handled in a way that makes collaboration much harder than it needs to be.
They are clearly managing people out at this point.
2.0
Spent my time contributing to the destruction of democracy
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
December 19, 2021
Pros: Great perks: salary, benefits, freebies, fun culture.
Cons: In working at Facebook, I was enabling the destruction of democracy, and that felt awful.
- 5.0Awesome Experience, High SatisfactionSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomOctober 19, 2024Pros: Good, and good, and also good.Cons: Nothing good pay zucky is awesome
- 2.0Great engineers, horrible managementSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesOctober 5, 2022Pros: Incredible engineers, some of the smartest people out there. Benefits are top-notch.Cons: Management in AR pillar is bad. Horrible work-life balance. Extremely high expectations from senior ICs, plus very little support. Mixed messaging from management, huge pivots every 3 months on average, a lot of bureaucracy, and insufficient tooling. "Impact culture" and "ownership" are handled in a way that makes collaboration much harder than it needs to be. They are clearly managing people out at this point.
- 2.0Spent my time contributing to the destruction of democracySenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesDecember 19, 2021Pros: Great perks: salary, benefits, freebies, fun culture.Cons: In working at Facebook, I was enabling the destruction of democracy, and that felt awful.
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