Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
December 1, 2024
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
HR reach-out, one round of phone interview, and 4 rounds of virtual onsite:
- Two for coding
- One behavioral
- One system design
There was one coding round with a very unpleasant interviewer.
Questions
LeetCode and how to design a video recommendation system
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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
The best place I've worked ever
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
November 14, 2012
Pros: Everyone is amazingly positive.
Super smart people whose highest value is the right idea, even if not their own.
Culture of doing the right thing for the users.
Supportive environment where everyone treats everyone as A-caliber talent.
Cons: The focus for projects is coming a little more from lots of meetings and bigger picture design than from engineering experience and insights. The engineers still guide and are the leaders for how things are built and what is possible, but the pivots and vision are increasingly coming more from above.
5.0
Excellent Pay, Location, Food
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
May 25, 2023
Pros: Good pay.
Good food.
Good location.
Cons: Not much to say, really.
5.0
Good Pay, Great Team, Bad Wlb
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
June 30, 2021
Pros: Nice work, nice pay, nice team.
Cons: kinds of bad
kinds of push
- 5.0The best place I've worked everSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesNovember 14, 2012Pros: Everyone is amazingly positive. Super smart people whose highest value is the right idea, even if not their own. Culture of doing the right thing for the users. Supportive environment where everyone treats everyone as A-caliber talent.Cons: The focus for projects is coming a little more from lots of meetings and bigger picture design than from engineering experience and insights. The engineers still guide and are the leaders for how things are built and what is possible, but the pivots and vision are increasingly coming more from above.
- 5.0Excellent Pay, Location, FoodSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesMay 25, 2023Pros: Good pay. Good food. Good location.Cons: Not much to say, really.
- 5.0Good Pay, Great Team, Bad WlbSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesJune 30, 2021Pros: Nice work, nice pay, nice team.Cons: kinds of bad kinds of push
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