Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
I was referred by a current employee.
The process took about four months for me because when I was speaking with the recruiter last December, they told me my start date would not be until June. So, I decided to take the extra time to prepare.
First Round: Recruiter call to go over my background.
Second Round: Technical phone screen.
Third Round:
- Two coding tests
- Behavioral interview
- Systems design interview
Questions
Coding questions were LeetCode medium.
Behavioral questions were about situations I had been in and how I had solved them. Pretty standard.
System design questions involved designing an application. Also pretty standard.
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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
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
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Meta Work Experiences
- 2.0Good people, bad codebaseSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMay 19, 2024Pros: Usually, a team consists of really nice people, so if you’re stuck or have a question, they will sincerely try and help you.Cons: The codebase is extremely bad. Meta has its own variation of already available tools that you have to use, and that make the development experience slow and unenjoyable, with no plans to address it.
- 5.0A great place to workSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMay 29, 2019Pros: You get appreciated for the work you put in (through feedback, bonuses, and promotions). Relatively low level of BS. Impact-driven company.Cons: Work-life balance. A 6-month evaluation cycle pushes people to focus a lot on short-term impact.
- 3.0Good job, bad companySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJune 4, 2025Pros: Great pay, opportunity for promotion, okay engineering culture.Cons: Political games involved in the PSC process, rapidly deteriorating company culture, deteriorating perks and benefits, strong rat-race culture, including backstabbing teammates (due to the aforementioned PSC process).
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