Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
I was referred by an employee at Facebook and then received an email from them to set up a phone interview.
The email arrived after about a two-week wait, and the phone interview took place four days later.
Questions
The interview question is "Decoding Ways" from LeetCode.
This problem involves a decoding role where '1' maps to 'A', '2' maps to 'B', ..., and '26' maps to 'Z'. The task is to return the number of decoded sequences that can be obtained for a given string of digits.
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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
- 4.0Good Pay, Mixed CultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 5, 2025Pros: Pay is good. I'm satisfied.Cons: Culture is meta, so there's that.
- 5.0Can't ask for a better employerSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 11, 2022Pros: Helped me grow from a junior engineer to someone that is capable of leading large-scale projects.Cons: Your friends and family think you know how to fix every bug they see on Facebook.
- 5.0Good benefits and competitive paySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 15, 2025Pros: - Good benefits - Competitive payCons: Highly demanding and very fast-paced.
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