Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
November 7, 2024
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The process was long due to layoffs and the hiring backlog for IC4 roles.
The technical screen involved two LeetCode Medium problems.
I received news a few days later that I passed, but the process was frozen because of the layoffs.
Questions
Tell me about yourself and LeetCode medium.
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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
Engaging Projects, Worth Commute
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
February 10, 2017
Pros: interesting projects, have something for all sorts of people.
Cons: Traffic jam from company to company.
2.0
Great Pay, Terrible Management
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
May 12, 2023
Pros: The company provides industry-leading pay.
Cons: The company's management is terrible, and there is a bad working culture.
5.0
A great place to work for certain personalities, but it can be stressful
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
March 23, 2021
Pros: Great engineer culture; great autonomy & internal tooling. Many interesting problems to solve.
Cons: Facebook has a terrible public reputation, and many of its policy decisions are questionable.
Being so self-driven means that if you don't have a good manager or mentor, you'll need to spend significant effort to try and prove your contributions.
- 5.0Engaging Projects, Worth CommuteSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesFebruary 10, 2017Pros: interesting projects, have something for all sorts of people.Cons: Traffic jam from company to company.
- 2.0Great Pay, Terrible ManagementSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesMay 12, 2023Pros: The company provides industry-leading pay.Cons: The company's management is terrible, and there is a bad working culture.
- 5.0A great place to work for certain personalities, but it can be stressfulSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesMarch 23, 2021Pros: Great engineer culture; great autonomy & internal tooling. Many interesting problems to solve.Cons: Facebook has a terrible public reputation, and many of its policy decisions are questionable. Being so self-driven means that if you don't have a good manager or mentor, you'll need to spend significant effort to try and prove your contributions.
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