Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
January 1, 2010
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
This was a telephone interview. The person was very terse and looking for very specific answers.
Questions
Why do you think you are best for the job?
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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
2.0
Good engineers, terrible management
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
March 9, 2025
Pros: Good pay, good benefits, good engineers.
Cons: Frequent re-orgs,
toxic performance review culture,
lack of stability for ads product teams.
5.0
Great Perks, Heavy Workload
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
November 25, 2020
Pros: Good perks and benefits. Response to COVID was also good.
Cons: Work can be a little heavy, especially at the end of halves or quarters.
5.0
Experience before Nov 2022 Layoffs
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
March 5, 2025
Pros: - Great work-life balance.
- Worked with brilliant people.
Cons: Felt like a cog in a big machine.
- 2.0Good engineers, terrible managementSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesMarch 9, 2025Pros: Good pay, good benefits, good engineers.Cons: Frequent re-orgs, toxic performance review culture, lack of stability for ads product teams.
- 5.0Great Perks, Heavy WorkloadSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesNovember 25, 2020Pros: Good perks and benefits. Response to COVID was also good.Cons: Work can be a little heavy, especially at the end of halves or quarters.
- 5.0Experience before Nov 2022 LayoffsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesMarch 5, 2025Pros: - Great work-life balance. - Worked with brilliant people.Cons: Felt like a cog in a big machine.
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