Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
September 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Applied through a referral.
Had a telephonic interview. The interviewer was really helpful and nice.
Could solve both the questions.
Was called for an onsite which had three rounds:
- Two coding rounds
- One behavioral round with coding
Great experience!
Not sure what they really look for, but thought it went pretty well.
Questions
Past Experience
Typical behavioral questions.
- Level order traversal to find top 2 maximum elements.
- Create a random number generator that will generate a random number from a list of numbers, with the probability proportional to the magnitude of the number.
- Merge an interval into a list of intervals.
- Move zeroes in an array.
- Task scheduling with a cool-off period (LeetCode). A modification to this too.
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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
Absolutely Perfect Role
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
June 9, 2025
Pros: Best job in the world, for sure.
Cons: There are none. I can't think of any.
4.0
Great work environment, sinking ship though
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
November 15, 2022
Pros: Great benefits, pay, and locations.
Cons: Stock has dropped 70% and mass layoffs are happening.
2.0
Prestige Over Interesting Work
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
October 27, 2016
Pros: The most attractive aspect of working at Facebook was the prestige. The salary was competitive and, of course, one of the big reasons to work there, but you can get that somewhere else relatively easily.
Cons: The work itself was not very interesting, and there were a few months I got stuck doing absolutely abysmal maintenance work on old code.
Among management, there are a few bad apples that can make working there less pleasant.
- 5.0Absolutely Perfect RoleSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesJune 9, 2025Pros: Best job in the world, for sure.Cons: There are none. I can't think of any.
- 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.
- 2.0Prestige Over Interesting WorkSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesOctober 27, 2016Pros: The most attractive aspect of working at Facebook was the prestige. The salary was competitive and, of course, one of the big reasons to work there, but you can get that somewhere else relatively easily.Cons: The work itself was not very interesting, and there were a few months I got stuck doing absolutely abysmal maintenance work on old code. Among management, there are a few bad apples that can make working there less pleasant.
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