Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
Process
Internal recruiter contacted me. I had an initial phone screen with recruiter, including a couple basic technical questions, followed by a phone screen with an engineer where we coded on a collaborative editing Web site. Heard back the next day and we scheduled for an on-site. On-site consisted of 4 interviews, two technical, one architectural, and one behavioral. All interviews involved writing on a white board (actually just writing on the wall in a small room).
Recruiters were consistently punctual and professional. Interviewers were friendly and helped keep the process low-stress.
Questions
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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
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
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Software Engineer interview process in Menlo Park, California.
Meta Work Experiences
- 5.0Excellent Work, Scope, BenefitsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesJune 18, 2019Pros: 1. Food 2. Work 3. Scope 4. Friendly teammates 5. Engineers oriented 6. Good salary 7. Awesome benefitsCons: 1. Somewhat too much work
- 4.0Pretty good benefitsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesOctober 4, 2025Pros: On average, very intelligent and capable people.Cons: Like with any big company, team matters a lot. Generally, a bad work-life balance.
- 3.0Your team makes your experienceSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesAugust 15, 2023Pros: With the right team, you will have a great experience. Amenities: * Good pay structureCons: The company doesn't feel like it has direction. There's a lot of cross-organizational overlap. All projects come from the developer, so it is a constant struggle to justify why you are working on what you are working.
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