Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
Process
Nothing exciting here, just a phone screen followed by an invitation for an onsite interview.
Most coding questions could probably be found in the "Programming Interviews Exposed" books. I was really unimpressed with any real creativity shown.
There was an architecture question during the onsite interview which was fun and interesting, but all the coding questions felt like a waste of time, especially when the interviewer did not even know the answer to his own question.
Overall impressions:
The campus is beautiful. The people I met were not to the caliber I thought they would be.
It seemed like more talent was at Amazon or Google.
Questions
All coding questions can be found in "Programming Interviews Exposed" books and on websites. They are language-agnostic, which is nice.
Some interviewers not only wanted a correct answer, but their answer, which was actually largely inefficient, but at least they knew the answer.
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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
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
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Software Engineer interview process in Menlo Park, California.
Meta Work Experiences
- 4.0Overall Good CompanySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesMarch 21, 2021Pros: Good food. Good quality workers.Cons: Slow. Could move a bit faster.
- 5.0Best company I've worked for so farSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesFebruary 27, 2021Pros: Definitely a great place to work, with a lot of smart people to work with. As an engineer, they have great tooling and robust infrastructure for you to work on.Cons: The company is in trouble with all the politics, and the company has to be very careful, which became a burden to the process sometimes.
- 4.0It's a good employer, but I hate their productsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesMay 16, 2022Pros: - Very good compensation. - Nice work-life balance. - People are nice.Cons: - No exciting product to work on. - I care about user privacy and the overall positiveness products bring, but Meta has no more respect for users' privacy beyond their penalty deal. - Ambiguous bet on the metaverse. - Feeling like a villain sometimes.
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