Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
April 18, 2024
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Phone screen:
- 1 LeetCode medium coding question
Virtual on-site:
- 2 LeetCode medium coding questions
- 2 LeetCode medium coding questions
- 1 system design question
- ~5 behavioral questions
Questions
All LeetCode medium questions.
I suggest sorting them by frequency.
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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
5.0
Awesome place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
November 14, 2012
Pros: - Really smart people to work with.
- Culture of empowerment.
- Freedom to do what makes the most sense.
- Tons of challenging problems and opportunities.
Cons: There are a couple of old-timer employees here and there who're no longer effective or productive because the company's growth has outstripped their abilities. This leads to a couple of oddities in some parts of the company. It's pretty rare, though, and not a major problem.
4.0
Great company overall.
Work-life balance is generally intense
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
November 23, 2022
Pros: Great overall company. It doesn't get much better than this.
A respectful culture, amazing 50% 401k match, lots of perks like free food, shuttles, and relocation. Great, reputable, and professional experience.
Cons: Work-life balance is the only con. Trust me, you will work a lot. While it is also not a horrible work environment and you can manage this and set expectations with your manager and team, the overall general culture is fast-paced, constantly doing a lot of everything, and has high performance expectations which will have you busy all year.
5.0
Fun, Forgiving and Challenging
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
November 13, 2013
Pros: - Salary
- Free food
- Can work from home anytime, no penalty
- Smart and fun team, quick hard-skill growth
- Lot of open-ended problems, lot of low-hanging fruits, lot of possibilities (you just don't see it from outside)
- No such thing as under-utilized/over-qualified for a job. When you're stuck in that situation, you aren't challenging yourself enough.
Cons: - Tax. (Well, it's everybody's problem. But I heard some startups give you salary, tax-less.)
- Got some problem with HR regarding compensation. But it was my mistake for being too late.
- 5.0Awesome place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesNovember 14, 2012Pros: - Really smart people to work with. - Culture of empowerment. - Freedom to do what makes the most sense. - Tons of challenging problems and opportunities.Cons: There are a couple of old-timer employees here and there who're no longer effective or productive because the company's growth has outstripped their abilities. This leads to a couple of oddities in some parts of the company. It's pretty rare, though, and not a major problem.
- 4.0Great company overall. Work-life balance is generally intenseSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesNovember 23, 2022Pros: Great overall company. It doesn't get much better than this. A respectful culture, amazing 50% 401k match, lots of perks like free food, shuttles, and relocation. Great, reputable, and professional experience.Cons: Work-life balance is the only con. Trust me, you will work a lot. While it is also not a horrible work environment and you can manage this and set expectations with your manager and team, the overall general culture is fast-paced, constantly doing a lot of everything, and has high performance expectations which will have you busy all year.
- 5.0Fun, Forgiving and ChallengingSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesNovember 13, 2013Pros: - Salary - Free food - Can work from home anytime, no penalty - Smart and fun team, quick hard-skill growth - Lot of open-ended problems, lot of low-hanging fruits, lot of possibilities (you just don't see it from outside) - No such thing as under-utilized/over-qualified for a job. When you're stuck in that situation, you aren't challenging yourself enough.Cons: - Tax. (Well, it's everybody's problem. But I heard some startups give you salary, tax-less.) - Got some problem with HR regarding compensation. But it was my mistake for being too late.
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