Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
April 1, 2019
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Applied with a referral.
Scheduled a phone interview.
Was asked two LeetCode mediums and received a rejection.
The experience was pretty smooth. The recruiter told me to reapply in a year or so.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 359 interview experiences for the Meta Software Engineer role in Menlo Park, California.
Success Rate
28%
Pass Rate
Meta's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Menlo Park, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive69%
Neutral18%
Negative13%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Software Engineer interview process in Menlo Park, California.
Meta Work Experiences
4.0
It goes from team to team
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
May 21, 2025
Pros: Lots of smart people around, you can learn a lot.
You can move up in your career if you really want.
Cons: Everyone is super busy; can't get much done sometimes.
4.0
Strong Engineering Culture and Great People
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
July 10, 2023
Pros: Solid product development culture - Meta is strong at shipping software at scale. Engineers are given a lot of autonomy.
Cons: None to share at the moment
5.0
Best place for a software engineer to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
February 8, 2017
Pros: An open, flat, engineer-driven company that values free software.
Cons: High standards – not the place to work if you want to just tread water.
- 4.0It goes from team to teamSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesMay 21, 2025Pros: Lots of smart people around, you can learn a lot. You can move up in your career if you really want.Cons: Everyone is super busy; can't get much done sometimes.
- 4.0Strong Engineering Culture and Great PeopleSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesJuly 10, 2023Pros: Solid product development culture - Meta is strong at shipping software at scale. Engineers are given a lot of autonomy.Cons: None to share at the moment
- 5.0Best place for a software engineer to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesFebruary 8, 2017Pros: An open, flat, engineer-driven company that values free software.Cons: High standards – not the place to work if you want to just tread water.
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