Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
June 22, 2015
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
In-house screening:
- Very nice offices, very nice interviewer.
- Asked a question, then asked to optimize the solution.
- I was able to ask questions about Facebook culture and work.
They gave a tour in the office, which looks very good.
Questions
NDA.
Standard question to code on a whiteboard.
Questions about current projects.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 13 interview experiences for the Meta Senior Software Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Meta's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Seattle, Washington is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive38%
Neutral8%
Negative54%
Candidates reported having negative feelings for Meta's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Meta Work Experiences
5.0
Very good environment
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
April 22, 2024
Pros: Food and environment are best in meta.
Cons: No cons, all the things are best in Meta.
4.0
A great place to work
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
March 23, 2021
Pros: A great place with lots of smart people, and it's a fast pace.
Cons: fast pace and social image
2.0
Talented Engineers, Poor Leadership
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
November 7, 2022
Pros: Great engineers, great benefits.
Cons: - Useless leadership and managers.
- Bottom-up culture doesn't work well on scale.
- Short-term thinking, buggy products, impact/metric-driven incentives.
- Everyone thinks about ways to maximize their bonus rather than thinking about product quality.
- Engineers are mostly code monkeys. There's not much opportunity for system design at scale. Everyone is supposed to product code, and every line is counted and impacts the reviews.
- 5.0Very good environmentSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesApril 22, 2024Pros: Food and environment are best in meta.Cons: No cons, all the things are best in Meta.
- 4.0A great place to workSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 23, 2021Pros: A great place with lots of smart people, and it's a fast pace.Cons: fast pace and social image
- 2.0Talented Engineers, Poor LeadershipSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 7, 2022Pros: Great engineers, great benefits.Cons: - Useless leadership and managers. - Bottom-up culture doesn't work well on scale. - Short-term thinking, buggy products, impact/metric-driven incentives. - Everyone thinks about ways to maximize their bonus rather than thinking about product quality. - Engineers are mostly code monkeys. There's not much opportunity for system design at scale. Everyone is supposed to product code, and every line is counted and impacts the reviews.
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