Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
March 1, 2018
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Recruiter is pretty nice and the process is very quick. I got response two days later after the application and the whole process took one month. The questions is not very hard but cannot consider all the conner cases at first. One of the interviewer is not friendly, did not say anything but just record my white board coding all the 45 mins.
Questions
NDA.
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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
4.0
Great TC and benefits, poor WLB
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
August 27, 2025
Pros: Great TC.
Great benefits.
Independence.
Cons: Poor work-life balance.
Most organizations are politicized.
4.0
2-month stint as an E3 SWE for Meta
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
February 9, 2023
Pros: - They treat their employees very well.
- Great benefits.
- Food on-campus.
- Stock and bonuses based on company performance.
Cons: I got laid off during the Nov 2022 RIF. There's no telling where they're headed as a company in the future.
Obviously a giant soulless megacorporation, but the people are nice.
5.0
Challenging But Rewarding Role
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
February 4, 2021
Pros: It's a fun job and has lots of challenges.
Cons: The work is hard and there are a lot of challenges.
- 4.0Great TC and benefits, poor WLBSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesAugust 27, 2025Pros: Great TC. Great benefits. Independence.Cons: Poor work-life balance. Most organizations are politicized.
- 4.02-month stint as an E3 SWE for MetaSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesFebruary 9, 2023Pros: - They treat their employees very well. - Great benefits. - Food on-campus. - Stock and bonuses based on company performance.Cons: I got laid off during the Nov 2022 RIF. There's no telling where they're headed as a company in the future. Obviously a giant soulless megacorporation, but the people are nice.
- 5.0Challenging But Rewarding RoleSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesFebruary 4, 2021Pros: It's a fun job and has lots of challenges.Cons: The work is hard and there are a lot of challenges.
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