Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
September 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interview process was simple:
I was contacted by a recruiter and set up a time for a technical interview. Prior to that, I submitted my resume via Facebook's website.
Questions
The interviewer asked questions about algorithms, particularly about sorting.
I was asked to implement a method to merge multiple sorted arrays while maintaining their ordering.
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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
Openness, But Code Cleanup Tough
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
October 4, 2015
Pros: Facebook encourages openness in all spheres, professional and personal.
Be yourself - don't lead a double life where you are dull and droid-like at work, then are someone different at home.
Cons: It's too early for me to tell. I hear rumblings that justifying code cleanup can be difficult since there's no neat metric for it.
4.0
New Grad Software Engineer
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
May 8, 2023
Pros: The benefits package is honestly amazing.
Cons: They overhired and had massive layoffs.
5.0
Engaging Projects, Worth Commute
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
February 10, 2017
Pros: interesting projects, have something for all sorts of people.
Cons: Traffic jam from company to company.
- 5.0Openness, But Code Cleanup ToughSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesOctober 4, 2015Pros: Facebook encourages openness in all spheres, professional and personal. Be yourself - don't lead a double life where you are dull and droid-like at work, then are someone different at home.Cons: It's too early for me to tell. I hear rumblings that justifying code cleanup can be difficult since there's no neat metric for it.
- 4.0New Grad Software EngineerSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesMay 8, 2023Pros: The benefits package is honestly amazing.Cons: They overhired and had massive layoffs.
- 5.0Engaging Projects, Worth CommuteSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesFebruary 10, 2017Pros: interesting projects, have something for all sorts of people.Cons: Traffic jam from company to company.
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