Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
Process
Single on-campus interview with two simple questions.
Went to University Day in Menlo Park a few weeks later for two technical and one behavioral interview.
Everything seemed to go okay for technical interviews, but I caved under pressure during a coding exercise thrown in at the end of the behavioral interview.
Received a rejection email less than a week after.
Questions
Code up a made-up data structure and optimize.
LeetCode medium string parsing question during latter half of behavioral.
LeetCode hard question.
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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
- 5.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesNovember 7, 2024Pros: Pay, colleagues, interesting challenges, work/life balanceCons: Culture can be lacking. Long hours and lack of direction sometimes.
- 4.0Great work environment, sinking ship thoughSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesNovember 15, 2022Pros: Great benefits, pay, and locations.Cons: Stock has dropped 70% and mass layoffs are happening.
- 4.0Great place for career growth and learningSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesSeptember 11, 2023Pros: Cutting-edge engineering practice. Great team selection.Cons: Performance Reviews can be toxic.
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