Software Engineer Intern Interview Experience - Palo Alto, California
October 1, 2010
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
I gave my resume to a recruiter at a college career fair.
I heard back in a week and scheduled an on-campus interview.
I passed that interview and scheduled a final interview.
I passed that one too and received an offer.
Questions
How can one implement a queue with only a stack implementation?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Meta Software Engineer Intern role in Palo Alto, California.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Meta's interview process for their Software Engineer Intern roles in Palo Alto, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral17%
Negative33%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Meta's Software Engineer Intern interview process in Palo Alto, California.
Meta Work Experiences
4.0
Fast Pace, Project Ownership
Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
October 1, 2025
Pros: - Fast pace
- Ownership of the project
Cons: - Hard to get impact
- Dependent on team and the manager
5.0
Great environment with lots of potential for big impact
Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee
December 3, 2021
Pros: The team was very engineer-driven. Not much stops you from doing more design, coming up with features, and implementing them.
Seeing immediate impact was very rewarding.
Cons: - A lot of hardworking coworkers.
- Need to know how to set your own boundaries to preserve good work-life balance.
- Everything is very metrics-driven, which sometimes doesn't lead to the best decisions in my opinion.
5.0
Great place to intern
Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
April 21, 2019
Pros: - Ridiculous pay
- Great food/perks
- Team selection survey (most internships don't let you choose a team at all)
- Free housing
Cons: It's pretty stressful sometimes for interns, because you have to produce something useful and complete by the end of the 12 weeks.
- 4.0Fast Pace, Project OwnershipSoftware Engineer Intern • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesOctober 1, 2025Pros: - Fast pace - Ownership of the projectCons: - Hard to get impact - Dependent on team and the manager
- 5.0Great environment with lots of potential for big impactSoftware Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeDecember 3, 2021Pros: The team was very engineer-driven. Not much stops you from doing more design, coming up with features, and implementing them. Seeing immediate impact was very rewarding.Cons: - A lot of hardworking coworkers. - Need to know how to set your own boundaries to preserve good work-life balance. - Everything is very metrics-driven, which sometimes doesn't lead to the best decisions in my opinion.
- 5.0Great place to internSoftware Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesApril 21, 2019Pros: - Ridiculous pay - Great food/perks - Team selection survey (most internships don't let you choose a team at all) - Free housingCons: It's pretty stressful sometimes for interns, because you have to produce something useful and complete by the end of the 12 weeks.
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