Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
January 1, 2021
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The typical engineering interview process can take a whole day and is exhausting. I would not recommend taking it again, and I won't for myself since I don't even want to work for Meta, which is a dying business, in my opinion.
Questions
Typical LeetCode. But you need to be very fast and familiar.
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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
5.0
Great Culture, Stable Future
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
January 9, 2025
Pros: Great culture and perks. Great management and company vision.
Cons: There have been a lot of layoffs between 2022 and 2024.
3.0
what you'd expect from FAANG
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
August 27, 2024
Pros: Great benefits. Work culture depends on the team you're with.
Cons: Too much time spent documenting.
4.0
Intense, but lots of talent
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
July 16, 2025
Pros: Lots of talented people.
Diverse opportunities since the company is so big.
You can learn how things work at scale.
Cons: Lots of teams/orgs can be a bit of a pitfall. Some orgs really claw for scope.
Performance review process is more overhead than it should be.
- 5.0Great Culture, Stable FutureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJanuary 9, 2025Pros: Great culture and perks. Great management and company vision.Cons: There have been a lot of layoffs between 2022 and 2024.
- 3.0what you'd expect from FAANGSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesAugust 27, 2024Pros: Great benefits. Work culture depends on the team you're with.Cons: Too much time spent documenting.
- 4.0Intense, but lots of talentSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJuly 16, 2025Pros: Lots of talented people. Diverse opportunities since the company is so big. You can learn how things work at scale.Cons: Lots of teams/orgs can be a bit of a pitfall. Some orgs really claw for scope. Performance review process is more overhead than it should be.
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