Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
November 17, 2017
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
One technical interview over the phone... Pretty standard stuff. They flew me out to California for a final technical interview and tour of the campus. The campus recruiters were super responsive and extremely helpful throughout the process.
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
5.0
A fantastic place for a software engineer to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
November 13, 2012
Pros: The entire company is engineer-driven.
We have our choice of teams and projects.
We determine our own goals and targets.
The entire company is open.
The culture here is the most accepting I have ever seen.
Everyone here is easily approachable.
The company greatly values its employees and treats them accordingly.
Cons: Everyone here is exceptional, so sometimes you can feel a bit dumb.
But you get used to it.
People outside the company have no idea what it's like, and believe completely made-up things about us reported in the media, or spread as rumors on the 'net.
5.0
Ideal Campus, Tough Commute
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
December 21, 2023
Pros: Great coffee and a wonderful campus.
Cons: Long commute if you live in San Francisco.
4.0
I had a good 3.5 years there
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
February 9, 2016
Pros: I worked with a lot of smart people there. Overall, the company is doing well and has a robust strategy. The perks are great too.
Cons: It's grown really fast recently, and the culture's been diluted.
The product roadmap changes a lot.
It's had trouble innovating internally; most product growth lately has come through acquisitions.
- 5.0A fantastic place for a software engineer to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesNovember 13, 2012Pros: The entire company is engineer-driven. We have our choice of teams and projects. We determine our own goals and targets. The entire company is open. The culture here is the most accepting I have ever seen. Everyone here is easily approachable. The company greatly values its employees and treats them accordingly.Cons: Everyone here is exceptional, so sometimes you can feel a bit dumb. But you get used to it. People outside the company have no idea what it's like, and believe completely made-up things about us reported in the media, or spread as rumors on the 'net.
- 5.0Ideal Campus, Tough CommuteSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesDecember 21, 2023Pros: Great coffee and a wonderful campus.Cons: Long commute if you live in San Francisco.
- 4.0I had a good 3.5 years thereSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesFebruary 9, 2016Pros: I worked with a lot of smart people there. Overall, the company is doing well and has a robust strategy. The perks are great too.Cons: It's grown really fast recently, and the culture's been diluted. The product roadmap changes a lot. It's had trouble innovating internally; most product growth lately has come through acquisitions.
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