Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
The first call is to get to know you as a person, see if your resume is accurate, and judge your interest in the company. My recruiter was AWESOME (Facebook prioritizes this).
The second interview is where knowledge is tested. I did well up until the last question, and I floundered pretty hard. More details in the second question below.
Questions
Open-ended:
What do you know about Memory Management in Objective-C?
Solve a recursive function.
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Interview Statistics
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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
- 3.0Good pay and benefits, but not very fulfilling workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 17, 2022Pros: Good pay and benefits, flexible schedule, and lots of freedom.Cons: Probably spent 5% of my time coding. The rest was spent in XFN reviews that should have been handled by PMs. iOS infra is pretty weak. It's painfully slow to build anything, which is sort of to be expected but takes a toll on morale.
- 5.0Great Balance, But MicromanagedSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 15, 2024Pros: The work-life balance is excellent.Cons: Agile and management can breathe down your neck at work.
- 4.0Junior software engineerSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 19, 2022Pros: Bottoms-up, decentralized culture, where engineers can switch teams easily, find and pitch projects, and cultivate their own scope.Cons: Hard to switch roles; bad work-life balance.
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