Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
I had a quick phone call to go over my background.
This was followed by a technical screen. However, during my video chat technical screen, my interviewer seemed more interested in his own work than the interview itself.
He never answered any of my questions, ignored me about 90% of the time, and then simply left. Overall, the technical screen was the worst interview process I have ever gone through, and I couldn't get any advice on how to proceed.
My recruiter/coordinator was fantastic, but sadly not much help when it came to addressing the above concern. It kind of sucks to get rejected when it wasn't entirely my fault.
Questions
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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.
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Candidates reported having good feelings for Meta's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Meta Work Experiences
- 2.0Burnout, Low Pay, Poor ManagementSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMay 11, 2022Pros: Great frameworks and tech stack. Easy to get support on internal tools and frameworks.Cons: Everyone is burned out. Everyone I know is going on burnout medical leave because the company pits us against each other until we can't do any more. Compensation is at an all-time low. Great people are quitting. Comp increases didn't beat inflation. Stock is tanking due to overinvestment in Reality Labs. Everyone is playing the impact game for personal success and company-wide failure. Terrible product ideas are rushed through. Eng impact hacks move metrics, but engineers aren't incentivized to write great code or focus on product quality. Eng does PMs' jobs. PMs just do XFN alignment. Managers grow orgs even if there's nothing productive happening. DEI is prioritized over common sense. Some low performers drag everyone down. Tech stack is all proprietary technology, so it won't help you in your next job search. The weekly Q&A turned into a CCP-grade propaganda show where they ignore employee feedback, dodge answers, and put on a show.
- 2.0Toxic Culture, High PressureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 7, 2020Pros: Good people around, but a toxic culture.Cons: Too much pressure at the workplace.
- 4.0Learning Opportunity, Long HoursSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 2, 2024Pros: A great learning opportunity, and the tech stack is good.Cons: Competitive and long work hours.
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