Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
September 26, 2025
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
For phone screens, the questions are very typical, like LeetCode-style questions. Meta does not ask DP questions, in my observations. Practice Meta-tagged questions on LeetCode.
Time is critical; you should be able to solve two questions in 45 minutes.
Questions
Given a binary tree, return its level order traversal.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 77 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
Positive45%
Neutral31%
Negative23%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Meta's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Meta Work Experiences
5.0
Great Place, Interesting Work
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
November 6, 2025
Pros: Worked on a lot of interesting projects; had good impact.
Cons: Constant layoffs, a high-stress environment depending on the team.
2.0
Engaging Projects, Stressful Culture
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
October 31, 2025
Pros: Interesting programming projects were good.
Cons: The work culture was too busy.
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.
- 5.0Great Place, Interesting WorkSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 6, 2025Pros: Worked on a lot of interesting projects; had good impact.Cons: Constant layoffs, a high-stress environment depending on the team.
- 2.0Engaging Projects, Stressful CultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 31, 2025Pros: Interesting programming projects were good.Cons: The work culture was too busy.
- 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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