Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
October 1, 2024
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
1 phone screen 2 coding 1 system design 1 bq
LC medium to hard, common meta system design questions. Nice interviewer, nice recruiter. Fast response. Timing was a challenge for LC questions to finish 2 questions in 40 mins.
Questions
1 phone screen 1 coding 1 system design 1 bq
LC medium to hard, common meta system design questions. Nice interviewer, nice recruiter, fast response. Timing was a challenge for LC questions to finish 2 questions in 40 mins.
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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
Fun and Rewarding
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
November 14, 2012
Pros: You work with incredibly smart people on cutting-edge technology.
It's relatively easy to ship. Not too much process.
Whatever you ship will likely impact the lives of hundreds of millions of people.
It's easy to switch teams so you can always focus on your passion.
Cons: Some of the managers aren't very good. I think we could do better at manager training.
Working with amazing people means that you may not stand out as much as you would at a less awesome company.
The culture can be uber aggressive. Some people take that to the point of being mean. Managers don't care if engineers are huge jerks, as long as they are good.
5.0
A joy to come to work every day
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
November 13, 2012
Pros: - Moves very, very fast. Individual teams are empowered to ship at-will.
- Very open and transparent. Very few company "secrets". Everyone is up-to-date on what everyone else is doing. This leads to almost non-existent company politics.
- Great co-workers. Nearly everyone is among the best at what they do, so there is a huge amount of trust across orgs.
Cons: Moving really fast sometimes leads to false starts. Engineers must be prepared to pivot and change course from time to time.
4.0
SDE Data Point
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
February 23, 2024
Pros: Good relocation and team transfer policy.
Cons: Work-life balance was so good.
- 5.0Fun and RewardingSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesNovember 14, 2012Pros: You work with incredibly smart people on cutting-edge technology. It's relatively easy to ship. Not too much process. Whatever you ship will likely impact the lives of hundreds of millions of people. It's easy to switch teams so you can always focus on your passion.Cons: Some of the managers aren't very good. I think we could do better at manager training. Working with amazing people means that you may not stand out as much as you would at a less awesome company. The culture can be uber aggressive. Some people take that to the point of being mean. Managers don't care if engineers are huge jerks, as long as they are good.
- 5.0A joy to come to work every daySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesNovember 13, 2012Pros: - Moves very, very fast. Individual teams are empowered to ship at-will. - Very open and transparent. Very few company "secrets". Everyone is up-to-date on what everyone else is doing. This leads to almost non-existent company politics. - Great co-workers. Nearly everyone is among the best at what they do, so there is a huge amount of trust across orgs.Cons: Moving really fast sometimes leads to false starts. Engineers must be prepared to pivot and change course from time to time.
- 4.0SDE Data PointSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesFebruary 23, 2024Pros: Good relocation and team transfer policy.Cons: Work-life balance was so good.
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