Software Engineer Interview Experience - London, England
November 11, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
General 4-stage interview: code, design, behavior, and code. The code stage is medium LeetCode. The behavior and system design stages were a bit more difficult than I thought. I did it in 3 days. Overall, a good experience.
Questions
LeetCode code question, I can't tell the number, but not very difficult.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Meta Software Engineer role in London, England.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Meta's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in London, England is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive67%
Neutral0%
Negative33%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Software Engineer interview process in London, England.
Meta Work Experiences
1.0
Race With Poor Work-life Balance
Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
November 13, 2025
Pros: Salary is the only good thing.
Cons: It's a race, a continuous scope-stealing rat race.
3.0
Culture is way off
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bellevue, Washington, United States
November 13, 2025
Pros: Brand, some internal tools are built really well.
Cons: A manager would push you to the limit by giving unrealistic timelines and telling you are very slow. If you are a new grad, it's a great place to work.
5.0
Meta 2021 - 2023
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
November 13, 2025
Pros: - Easy to switch teams.
- Relatively clear and transparent perf evaluation and growth path.
- Eng heavy and data driven culture; less top-down.
- Strong ownerships.
- Flexible working hours.
Cons: Sometimes it's too data-driven and lacks direction, driven by product strategy and user research understanding.
- 1.0Race With Poor Work-life BalanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomNovember 13, 2025Pros: Salary is the only good thing.Cons: It's a race, a continuous scope-stealing rat race.
- 3.0Culture is way offSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBellevue, Washington, United StatesNovember 13, 2025Pros: Brand, some internal tools are built really well.Cons: A manager would push you to the limit by giving unrealistic timelines and telling you are very slow. If you are a new grad, it's a great place to work.
- 5.0Meta 2021 - 2023Software Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesNovember 13, 2025Pros: - Easy to switch teams. - Relatively clear and transparent perf evaluation and growth path. - Eng heavy and data driven culture; less top-down. - Strong ownerships. - Flexible working hours.Cons: Sometimes it's too data-driven and lacks direction, driven by product strategy and user research understanding.
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