Software Engineer Intern Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
February 27, 2013
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
I was invited to interview on the phone.
Questions
Questions asked included:
- Printing the nodes of a linked list in reverse.
- Finding the longest palindrome in a given string.
- Finding the maximum subarray sum (similar to Kadane's Algorithm) with the constraint that two numbers in the array that form the maximum sum cannot be next to each other.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 30 interview experiences for the Meta Software Engineer Intern role in Menlo Park, California.
Success Rate
57%
Pass Rate
Meta's interview process for their Software Engineer Intern roles in Menlo Park, California is on the easier side as most engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive80%
Neutral17%
Negative3%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Software Engineer Intern interview process in Menlo Park, California.
Meta Work Experiences
4.0
Meta SWE Internship Review
Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
July 27, 2025
Pros: - Great food and benefits.
- Work is mostly interesting, and I learn a lot.
Cons: - Most things are team dependent, including WLB.
- A lot of internal tools, so it's hard to put the tech stack on a resume.
5.0
Incredible experience and good money
Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
February 8, 2017
Pros: - Good pay
- The food
- Lots of interns
- They treat you as a full-time employee
Cons: - Too much food for one man
5.0
Good People, Heavy Workload
Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
August 11, 2022
Pros: Foods and people are good.
Cons: The loading of work is heavy.
- 4.0Meta SWE Internship ReviewSoftware Engineer Intern • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesJuly 27, 2025Pros: - Great food and benefits. - Work is mostly interesting, and I learn a lot.Cons: - Most things are team dependent, including WLB. - A lot of internal tools, so it's hard to put the tech stack on a resume.
- 5.0Incredible experience and good moneySoftware Engineer Intern • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesFebruary 8, 2017Pros: - Good pay - The food - Lots of interns - They treat you as a full-time employeeCons: - Too much food for one man
- 5.0Good People, Heavy WorkloadSoftware Engineer Intern • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesAugust 11, 2022Pros: Foods and people are good.Cons: The loading of work is heavy.
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