Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
July 1, 2012
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied through their careers page and received a response within 3 days.
I was asked some questions about my education and work experience, then I was asked to fill up a questionnaire. I was given a choice of a phone interview or an on-campus interview. I scheduled the on-campus interview and cleared that, then I had a full-day interview.
Questions
None of the questions were unexpected.
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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
Great company, great perks
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
May 29, 2021
Pros: Amazing work-life balance, smart peers.
Cons: The company has grown big.
3.0
Dream job turned into PIP factory
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
September 20, 2024
Pros: Smart colleagues, top pay, good cafeterias, and biking and hiking opportunities in the area.
Cons: Stress, stress, stress. Layoffs, PIPs, depressed colleagues.
5.0
7 Years Software Engineer
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
August 11, 2019
Pros: Facebook values your time by removing most obstacles that prevent you from being productive.
You're surrounded by highly competent, hard-working coworkers.
Collaboration across disciplines (engineering, design, content strategy, user research, data science, growth marketing, product management) is very good.
The semi-yearly evaluation process is fair and focused on personal growth.
The executives care deeply about the employees and the people who use our products.
Cons: The productivity expectation is very high.
Engineering on-call rotations can sometimes be very difficult. Some teams can be too data-driven, focusing on only their top-level metrics without investing in projects which improve quality of life.
- 5.0Great company, great perksSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesMay 29, 2021Pros: Amazing work-life balance, smart peers.Cons: The company has grown big.
- 3.0Dream job turned into PIP factorySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesSeptember 20, 2024Pros: Smart colleagues, top pay, good cafeterias, and biking and hiking opportunities in the area.Cons: Stress, stress, stress. Layoffs, PIPs, depressed colleagues.
- 5.07 Years Software EngineerSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesAugust 11, 2019Pros: Facebook values your time by removing most obstacles that prevent you from being productive. You're surrounded by highly competent, hard-working coworkers. Collaboration across disciplines (engineering, design, content strategy, user research, data science, growth marketing, product management) is very good. The semi-yearly evaluation process is fair and focused on personal growth. The executives care deeply about the employees and the people who use our products.Cons: The productivity expectation is very high. Engineering on-call rotations can sometimes be very difficult. Some teams can be too data-driven, focusing on only their top-level metrics without investing in projects which improve quality of life.
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