Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
Process
The whole process took about two months.
It started with a 30-minute recruiter call, then a 90-minute online assessment with four questions. I didn’t have time to finish all four, but somehow passed that round. The next step was a technical screening with a LeetCode-style question, and then the final onsite loop:
- 2 LeetCode rounds
- 1 behavioral
- 1 system design
After that, they scheduled a behavioral follow-up, saying I didn’t show a strong enough signal for “Navigating Ambiguity” and “Driving Results” in the previous interview. I did the follow-up, but then got rejected. The only feedback I got was that they found a “technical gap” in my knowledge — no details at all.
Still not sure what that means. If there was a technical issue, why make me do a behavioral follow-up instead of addressing it earlier? Felt like a waste of time.
Questions
LeetCode Meta tagged questions, e.g.:
- Valid Palindrome II
- Closest Binary Search Tree Value
- Merge Intervals
- Lowest Common Ancestor
- Max Consecutive Ones III
System Design was similar to designing LeetCode, but focusing more on online contests.
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Interview Statistics
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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
- 5.0Meta 2021 - 2023Software Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesNovember 13, 2025Pros: - Easy to switch teams. - Relatively clear and transparent perf evaluation and growth path. - Eng heavy and data driven culture; less top-down. - Strong ownerships. - Flexible working hours.Cons: Sometimes it's too data-driven and lacks direction, driven by product strategy and user research understanding.
- 4.0Good Benefits, Pace, Some BoredomSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesNovember 12, 2025Pros: Good benefits. I don't think there are as many politics as other companies. They move fast.Cons: Work could be more interesting.
- 3.0Great compensation, but an unstable and context-limited environmentSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesNovember 11, 2025Pros: Excellent compensation and benefits package.Cons: Context and impactful projects are unevenly distributed.
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