Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
November 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I emailed the recruiter, who forwarded me to the university grad recruiter for my region.
We scheduled a phone interview for about a month later.
The phone interview questions were relatively easy, but I screwed up the first one and sort of panicked, so the recruiter let me do a second one.
Questions
A linked list manipulation question.
A binary tree question.
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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
4.0
A great place to work
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
October 23, 2025
Pros: - Competitive salary
- Decent benefits
- WFH opportunities
Cons: - Stressful
- Demanding managers, sometimes excessively
- Very high expectations of overtime and on-call
5.0
Enjoyed working here
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
March 4, 2023
Pros: - Smart people.
- My last manager was great.
- Mobility.
Cons: Attack on free speech
4.0
Good Pay, Little Interaction
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
August 10, 2025
Pros: Not long hours and good pay.
Cons: There was not very much social interaction.
- 4.0A great place to workSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesOctober 23, 2025Pros: - Competitive salary - Decent benefits - WFH opportunitiesCons: - Stressful - Demanding managers, sometimes excessively - Very high expectations of overtime and on-call
- 5.0Enjoyed working hereSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMarch 4, 2023Pros: - Smart people. - My last manager was great. - Mobility.Cons: Attack on free speech
- 4.0Good Pay, Little InteractionSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesAugust 10, 2025Pros: Not long hours and good pay.Cons: There was not very much social interaction.
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