Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
January 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Applied through an internal referral.
Was notified about an interview in less than three days.
Scheduled the interview a few weeks later.
Had a phone interview with an engineer. The interviewer was friendly and gave hints when I was stuck.
Was asked a lot of time complexity questions.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 150 interview experiences for the Meta Software Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
16%
Pass Rate
Meta's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive56%
Neutral26%
Negative18%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Meta Work Experiences
3.0
Good place for junior engineers to grow, bad WLB
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
June 15, 2024
Pros: - High compensation
- Good benefits, including free food
- Potential for fast promotions and career advancement
Cons: - Lack of diversity (a lot of Chinese coworkers, standups sometimes in Chinese).
- Unstable infrastructure, bad work-life balance.
2.0
Great if you're good at advertising
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
August 26, 2025
Pros: Good pay, smart coworkers, and free food.
Cons: The codebase is a mess, there's constant firefighting, and there are no tests. The rating is based on how well you sell yourself.
5.0
Miss the internal tools
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
February 3, 2023
Pros: - Internal tooling
- Smart, passionate people
Cons: Metrics, metrics, metrics. Everything.
- 3.0Good place for junior engineers to grow, bad WLBSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJune 15, 2024Pros: - High compensation - Good benefits, including free food - Potential for fast promotions and career advancementCons: - Lack of diversity (a lot of Chinese coworkers, standups sometimes in Chinese). - Unstable infrastructure, bad work-life balance.
- 2.0Great if you're good at advertisingSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesAugust 26, 2025Pros: Good pay, smart coworkers, and free food.Cons: The codebase is a mess, there's constant firefighting, and there are no tests. The rating is based on how well you sell yourself.
- 5.0Miss the internal toolsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesFebruary 3, 2023Pros: - Internal tooling - Smart, passionate peopleCons: Metrics, metrics, metrics. Everything.
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