Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
October 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Talked to a recruiter at a job fair on campus and was later invited to an on-campus coding interview. Invited to an onsite, which consisted of another fairly quick coding interview and a day-long tour of the Facebook campus.
Questions
Write a function to determine if a sentence, ignoring punctuation and whitespace, is a palindrome.
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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
Impactful, Fast-paced, Rewarding Role
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
March 27, 2012
Pros: - Fast-moving culture.
- Not much bureaucracy.
- Great benefits and perks.
- Working on an exciting, consumer-facing product.
- Lots of impact.
Cons: -A fast-moving culture can be hard to keep up with at times.
-You need thick skin when it comes to what you're coding because you'll get a lot of employee feedback. People are generally perfectionists.
5.0
Software Engineer Life @ Meta
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
September 26, 2022
Pros: Working with smart folks is exciting.
Cons: Mark seems like what to do in the next step.
4.0
Growth Culture, Extrovert Essential
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
March 28, 2021
Pros: Good growth culture in the organization.
Cons: You need to be extroverted to succeed.
- 5.0Impactful, Fast-paced, Rewarding RoleSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesMarch 27, 2012Pros: - Fast-moving culture. - Not much bureaucracy. - Great benefits and perks. - Working on an exciting, consumer-facing product. - Lots of impact.Cons: -A fast-moving culture can be hard to keep up with at times. -You need thick skin when it comes to what you're coding because you'll get a lot of employee feedback. People are generally perfectionists.
- 5.0Software Engineer Life @ MetaSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesSeptember 26, 2022Pros: Working with smart folks is exciting.Cons: Mark seems like what to do in the next step.
- 4.0Growth Culture, Extrovert EssentialSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesMarch 28, 2021Pros: Good growth culture in the organization.Cons: You need to be extroverted to succeed.
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