Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
June 1, 2024
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The standard interview process began when a recruiter reached out to me and explained the interview stages.
It included:
- An initial phone screen with two coding questions.
- An onsite loop consisting of two coding rounds, one system design round, and one behavioral round.
The coding questions were drawn from the top 100 Meta-tagged questions.
Questions
LCA in Binary Tree Range Sum of BST Valid Abbreviation
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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
3.0
Performance Review is a single point of failure (SPOF)
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
April 3, 2019
Pros: Good salary, friendly coworkers, and a lot of benefits like free food and free laundry.
Cons: Work-life balance is so bad. Average 50 hours+ per week.
5.0
A very great, impactful place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
October 21, 2024
Pros: Inclusion, impactful work, and tools are great for improving productivity.
Cons: Nothing specific; you can not slow down for more than a week.
5.0
Positive Culture, Heavy Load
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
October 23, 2025
Pros: The people are very nice and down to earth.
Cons: Work can sometimes be a bit of a heavy load.
- 3.0Performance Review is a single point of failure (SPOF)Software Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesApril 3, 2019Pros: Good salary, friendly coworkers, and a lot of benefits like free food and free laundry.Cons: Work-life balance is so bad. Average 50 hours+ per week.
- 5.0A very great, impactful place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesOctober 21, 2024Pros: Inclusion, impactful work, and tools are great for improving productivity.Cons: Nothing specific; you can not slow down for more than a week.
- 5.0Positive Culture, Heavy LoadSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesOctober 23, 2025Pros: The people are very nice and down to earth.Cons: Work can sometimes be a bit of a heavy load.
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