Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
The recruiter was easy to work with, and the process itself was fairly straightforward. The phone interview started with introducing yourself, followed by two coding questions.
The first coding question was a very standard one. The second one was a little more related to Facebook's specific functionality.
Questions
Write a function that returns the number of times a character appears in a string, where the character can be the empty string.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 80 interview experiences for the Meta Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Meta's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having good feelings for Meta's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Meta Work Experiences
- 1.0Good Pay, Poor CultureSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesApril 16, 2020Pros: Food was good. Salary too.Cons: Worked on the ads team. Definitely could improve engineering culture.
- 4.0Depends on the teamSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMay 23, 2023Pros: Friendly, smart, and generally young coworkers.Cons: Your experience and promotion potential vary greatly depending on your manager.
- 3.0Just what you would expect from FAANGSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJanuary 23, 2023Pros: Great technology, great pay, great conditions.Cons: Screw in the mega machine.
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