Software Engineer Interview Experience - Palo Alto, California
June 1, 2023
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I was interviewing for a mobile position.
The interview was too difficult and felt, at times, irrelevant to the day-to-day job.
I think it would be better to have a take-home project, at least in addition to the LeetCode problems.
Questions
Related to medium LeetCode related questions.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 78 interview experiences for the Meta Software Engineer role in Palo Alto, California.
Success Rate
13%
Pass Rate
Meta's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Palo Alto, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive44%
Neutral36%
Negative21%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Meta's Software Engineer interview process in Palo Alto, California.
Meta Work Experiences
4.0
Pros and cons
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
February 15, 2025
Pros: Good career, good salary growth.
Cons: Bad work-life balance, bad working culture.
5.0
Facebook, a great place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
December 30, 2008
Pros: It's a great place where the company is small enough for you to make a difference, but the product is used by millions. It's great to work on something you love using every day. The hours are flexible, and the package is great—free gourmet food is served three meals a day. You really learn a lot, since you get thrown into the mix quite quickly. Also, the people at the company happen to be extraordinarily smart and pretty passionate.
Cons: You can work a lot right before a project gets shipped, but that's the case with a lot of engineering jobs.
5.0
Tough place and amazing people
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
December 14, 2011
Pros: - Super smart people to work with.
- Again, super smart people.
- People are young and dynamic, always willing to help. No question is too dumb to ask; people always help you.
- Everybody working toward the same goal: making the company move forward.
- Lots of resources, easy to get machines allocated.
- Freedom to work on projects that you like.
- Food is awesome.
Cons: - Very challenging.
- Lots of work.
- Long hours.
- Not always clear communication from management.
- Lots of Kool-Aid and internal propaganda.
- Little recognition. Not too surprising, everybody's doing awesome stuff.
- 4.0Pros and consSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesFebruary 15, 2025Pros: Good career, good salary growth.Cons: Bad work-life balance, bad working culture.
- 5.0Facebook, a great place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesDecember 30, 2008Pros: It's a great place where the company is small enough for you to make a difference, but the product is used by millions. It's great to work on something you love using every day. The hours are flexible, and the package is great—free gourmet food is served three meals a day. You really learn a lot, since you get thrown into the mix quite quickly. Also, the people at the company happen to be extraordinarily smart and pretty passionate.Cons: You can work a lot right before a project gets shipped, but that's the case with a lot of engineering jobs.
- 5.0Tough place and amazing peopleSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesDecember 14, 2011Pros: - Super smart people to work with. - Again, super smart people. - People are young and dynamic, always willing to help. No question is too dumb to ask; people always help you. - Everybody working toward the same goal: making the company move forward. - Lots of resources, easy to get machines allocated. - Freedom to work on projects that you like. - Food is awesome.Cons: - Very challenging. - Lots of work. - Long hours. - Not always clear communication from management. - Lots of Kool-Aid and internal propaganda. - Little recognition. Not too surprising, everybody's doing awesome stuff.
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