Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
January 1, 2022
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Process
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Questions
Traverse a binary tree depth-first and breadth-first.
Compare the two.
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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
1.0
Poor Work-life Balance, Bad Culture
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
July 12, 2015
Pros: No pros for the people joining in after IPO.
Cons: No work-life balance, the culture is so bad. It almost squeezes you of all your time and gives you great pressure.
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.
4.0
Good Learning, Political Environment
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
October 23, 2025
Pros: Great learning opportunities, flexibility in team assignments (at least when I left).
Cons: Company politics are real. You need to ‘play the game’ sometimes.
- 1.0Poor Work-life Balance, Bad CultureSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 12, 2015Pros: No pros for the people joining in after IPO.Cons: No work-life balance, the culture is so bad. It almost squeezes you of all your time and gives you great pressure.
- 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.
- 4.0Good Learning, Political EnvironmentSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 23, 2025Pros: Great learning opportunities, flexibility in team assignments (at least when I left).Cons: Company politics are real. You need to ‘play the game’ sometimes.
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