Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
May 1, 2025
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Process
The interview process consists of an initial recruiter call, followed by a phone screen. Then, onsite interviews are conducted, including:
- Two coding rounds
- One system design round
- One behavioral interview round overall.
Questions
Standard LeetCode style questions from the meta-tagged list.
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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
Good Perks, Low Impact
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
November 14, 2024
Pros: Free food, great perks, nice campus.
Cons: Low impact work can sometimes be boring.
4.0
SWE Intern Review
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
October 27, 2022
Pros: Men's urinals have dividers (none of that "open" urinal crap).
Men's bathroom stalls are well built. You'd have to hug the ground to catch a glimpse of someone's shoes. The slits on the sides of the stall doors are also very narrow.
Good place to grow if you can move fast.
Good pay.
They have quiet/nap rooms. Not sure why there's lotion in there.
Free snacks and drinks (Microkitchens).
Free breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Nice office.
Cons: - WLB can be team-dependent.
- There's much less flexibility in choosing/changing teams now.
- They stopped re-stocking microkitchens as frequently.
- You'll get roasted if you ask about Meta days during live Q&As with Zuck. (Shout-out to my boy "Gary from Chicago". Thanks for taking one for the team).
3.0
Bad work-life balance and burnout
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
March 11, 2025
Pros: Good pay and good perks.
Cons: Really depends on the team. I had a toxic team.
- 4.0Good Perks, Low ImpactSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesNovember 14, 2024Pros: Free food, great perks, nice campus.Cons: Low impact work can sometimes be boring.
- 4.0SWE Intern ReviewSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesOctober 27, 2022Pros: Men's urinals have dividers (none of that "open" urinal crap). Men's bathroom stalls are well built. You'd have to hug the ground to catch a glimpse of someone's shoes. The slits on the sides of the stall doors are also very narrow. Good place to grow if you can move fast. Good pay. They have quiet/nap rooms. Not sure why there's lotion in there. Free snacks and drinks (Microkitchens). Free breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Nice office.Cons: - WLB can be team-dependent. - There's much less flexibility in choosing/changing teams now. - They stopped re-stocking microkitchens as frequently. - You'll get roasted if you ask about Meta days during live Q&As with Zuck. (Shout-out to my boy "Gary from Chicago". Thanks for taking one for the team).
- 3.0Bad work-life balance and burnoutSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesMarch 11, 2025Pros: Good pay and good perks.Cons: Really depends on the team. I had a toxic team.
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