Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
September 1, 2023
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied online and was sent a HackerRank assessment with four questions:
- One string parsing question
- One array question
- Two matrix questions
I had 90 minutes to complete them and ran out of time on the fourth question. I received a "we regret to inform you" email about a week later.
Questions
Given a string representing an arithmetic expression, composed of numbers, '+' and '*', calculate the result.
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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
Good Pay, Data Safety Concerns
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
April 3, 2020
Pros: Pays well, reputed company.
Cons: needs to keep their customers' data safe.
4.0
Strong Reputation, Different Culture
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
February 28, 2025
Pros: Reputation alone would have made me accept the offer.
Cons: Work culture is different to what I’m used to
3.0
Good People, Bad Balance
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
July 17, 2024
Pros: Good salary and some really nice people to work with.
Cons: Terrible work-life balance. I was working almost all the time.
- 4.0Good Pay, Data Safety ConcernsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesApril 3, 2020Pros: Pays well, reputed company.Cons: needs to keep their customers' data safe.
- 4.0Strong Reputation, Different CultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesFebruary 28, 2025Pros: Reputation alone would have made me accept the offer.Cons: Work culture is different to what I’m used to
- 3.0Good People, Bad BalanceSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJuly 17, 2024Pros: Good salary and some really nice people to work with.Cons: Terrible work-life balance. I was working almost all the time.
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