Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
Process
A recruiter contacted me and offered a phone screen. The task was simple; I completed it but didn't pass the screen. The feedback was: "Allocated an extra flag that wasn't needed." The flag was, in fact, used and needed.
So, they made up a reason to fail me. That is prejudice.
Questions
Parse a string containing numbers, '+', '-' and parentheses. Evaluate the expression.
For example: -2+(3-5) should return -4.
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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
- 5.0Great People, Culture, BenefitsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesAugust 22, 2016Pros: Benefits, culture, people, benefits again.Cons: Stress, work-life balance in some teams.
- 3.0Pretty great experienceSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesAugust 18, 2025Pros: Felt startup kind of energy, with lots of perks.Cons: But every communication through Facebook posts is insane.
- 5.0Great company to work forSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesJune 25, 2018Pros: Reasonable pay, plenty of perks.Cons: Large company with typical bureaucratic idiosyncrasies.
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