Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
March 4, 2016
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interview lasted 45 minutes. The interviewer was very friendly and had interesting stories to tell. He was able to answer all the questions I asked. I wish it had been the same the other way around.
Questions
I asked two coding 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
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
Good Team, Short-sighted Goals
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
March 25, 2025
Pros: Compensation, free food, and team members are mostly competent and great to work with.
Cons: Short sighted goals, everyone works on 6 month goals and PSC ratings so there's no long term plan. Constant reorgs, regular layoffs. Code base is bloated with a lot of legacy logic. Lack of up to date documentation. Oncalls can be hectic.
5.0
A fun place to work at
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
February 9, 2021
Pros: High salary, smart people, and cool product
Cons: Nothing I can think of.
4.0
Great place to work if you know how to engineer impact
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
January 8, 2024
Pros: Good developer experience, unique tech stack.
Cons: Everybody is so impact-driven.
- 3.0Good Team, Short-sighted GoalsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesMarch 25, 2025Pros: Compensation, free food, and team members are mostly competent and great to work with.Cons: Short sighted goals, everyone works on 6 month goals and PSC ratings so there's no long term plan. Constant reorgs, regular layoffs. Code base is bloated with a lot of legacy logic. Lack of up to date documentation. Oncalls can be hectic.
- 5.0A fun place to work atSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesFebruary 9, 2021Pros: High salary, smart people, and cool productCons: Nothing I can think of.
- 4.0Great place to work if you know how to engineer impactSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesJanuary 8, 2024Pros: Good developer experience, unique tech stack.Cons: Everybody is so impact-driven.
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