Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
December 1, 2024
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
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Recruiter call to discuss the interview process.
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Phone screen: two LeetCode questions in 45 minutes.
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Onsite: two 45-minute coding interviews, one system design, and one behavioral with a manager.
Questions
LeetCode meta-tagged top 100
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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
9%
Pass 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
Positive46%
Neutral31%
Negative23%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Meta's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Meta Work Experiences
4.0
Good Workplace, Unclear Direction
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
February 20, 2023
Pros: A good place to work.
Cons: Direction of company not clear.
5.0
Great place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
January 19, 2017
Pros: * Work with competent people.
* Work impacts billions of people.
* Lots of freedom; you generally get to choose what you want to work on as long as you can prove your abilities (in performance reviews).
* Pay is good, as are all the perks.
Cons: Expectations are high, so it tends to eat into work-life balance.
Scrutiny is high, so you might get a lot of complaints (both internally and externally) depending on what you work on.
5.0
Fun Work, Good Food
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
July 17, 2025
Pros: Great food, fun to work at.
Cons: Sometimes long hours, but manageable.
- 4.0Good Workplace, Unclear DirectionSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 20, 2023Pros: A good place to work.Cons: Direction of company not clear.
- 5.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJanuary 19, 2017Pros: * Work with competent people. * Work impacts billions of people. * Lots of freedom; you generally get to choose what you want to work on as long as you can prove your abilities (in performance reviews). * Pay is good, as are all the perks.Cons: Expectations are high, so it tends to eat into work-life balance. Scrutiny is high, so you might get a lot of complaints (both internally and externally) depending on what you work on.
- 5.0Fun Work, Good FoodSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 17, 2025Pros: Great food, fun to work at.Cons: Sometimes long hours, but manageable.
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