Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
March 17, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Good. I didn’t know what to expect, but it was fair with LeetCode-style questions and a good interview process. It was hard but manageable if you prepare, in my opinion.
Questions
LeetCode hard question on array manipulation.
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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
Exceptional Internship Experience
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
September 11, 2025
Pros: The best internship experience with clearly scoped projects.
Cons: Nothing I can think of.
4.0
Impactful Mission, Project Choice
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
November 28, 2016
Pros: Facebook's products are used by more people than anything else. The company's mission – to connect the world – is good. There are many, many choices of projects for software engineers, and you get to pick your team.
Cons: Facebook is a big company with rules. If you are a software engineer, you are compared to all other software engineers. If you do part of the job of a software engineer and part of the job of something else (PM, manager, analyst, etc.), it will be hard to evaluate you. Also, it is common to have a lot of manager changes.
5.0
After 3 years, I still feel like I'm surrounded by people smarter than me. The job is stressful at times, but so worth it
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
November 15, 2012
Pros: * Free food
* Fun people
* "Don't ask for permission, just go do it" culture
* The code I write goes into production in a matter of days
* A vast distribution of incredibly interesting problems to work on (often hard to choose from)
* Management knows they can't really shove anything onto anyone. If they want to see something get done a different way, it's up to them to persuade, not to force (I've worked in 3 completely different groups in the company, and this was a consistent theme)
Cons: Each engineer has tons of responsibility. This can honestly be stressful sometimes, as you're on point for keeping it all running.
I live in the city and, while the commuter shuttles (with Wi-Fi) make commuting about as bearable as it possibly can be, it's still less than ideal to have about an hour between work and home.
- 5.0Exceptional Internship ExperienceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesSeptember 11, 2025Pros: The best internship experience with clearly scoped projects.Cons: Nothing I can think of.
- 4.0Impactful Mission, Project ChoiceSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesNovember 28, 2016Pros: Facebook's products are used by more people than anything else. The company's mission – to connect the world – is good. There are many, many choices of projects for software engineers, and you get to pick your team.Cons: Facebook is a big company with rules. If you are a software engineer, you are compared to all other software engineers. If you do part of the job of a software engineer and part of the job of something else (PM, manager, analyst, etc.), it will be hard to evaluate you. Also, it is common to have a lot of manager changes.
- 5.0After 3 years, I still feel like I'm surrounded by people smarter than me. The job is stressful at times, but so worth itSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesNovember 15, 2012Pros: * Free food * Fun people * "Don't ask for permission, just go do it" culture * The code I write goes into production in a matter of days * A vast distribution of incredibly interesting problems to work on (often hard to choose from) * Management knows they can't really shove anything onto anyone. If they want to see something get done a different way, it's up to them to persuade, not to force (I've worked in 3 completely different groups in the company, and this was a consistent theme)Cons: Each engineer has tons of responsibility. This can honestly be stressful sometimes, as you're on point for keeping it all running. I live in the city and, while the commuter shuttles (with Wi-Fi) make commuting about as bearable as it possibly can be, it's still less than ideal to have about an hour between work and home.
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