Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
November 21, 2016
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Applied through referral. Got a phone interview with 3 simple coding questions. Invited onsite for a 45-minute interview and a tour of the HQ campus. Received a phone call a week later.
Questions
Use bit operations to write a function that will determine if a number is a power of 2.
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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 place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
July 8, 2013
Pros: high salary and growth rate
Cons: Less promotion and severe competition.
5.0
Good for career growth
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
August 18, 2024
Pros: Smart people, infrastructure at scale.
Cons: WLB, PSC, AR/VR, stock growth
5.0
Provides great benefits
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
March 4, 2025
Pros: Pay, food, and unequivocal experience
Cons: Bad work-life balance and very direction-heavy skills needed.
- 4.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesJuly 8, 2013Pros: high salary and growth rateCons: Less promotion and severe competition.
- 5.0Good for career growthSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesAugust 18, 2024Pros: Smart people, infrastructure at scale.Cons: WLB, PSC, AR/VR, stock growth
- 5.0Provides great benefitsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesMarch 4, 2025Pros: Pay, food, and unequivocal experienceCons: Bad work-life balance and very direction-heavy skills needed.
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