Software Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
April 1, 2020
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interview consisted of one coding question in 50 minutes. It involved a breadth-first search problem, with a Facebook engineer observing your coding process. I do not know what else to say.
Questions
Searching a 2D array for something
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 106 interview experiences for the Meta Software Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
17%
Pass Rate
Meta's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Seattle, Washington is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive54%
Neutral31%
Negative15%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Software Engineer interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Meta Work Experiences
2.0
It's not worth it
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
April 1, 2021
Pros: Money
Perks in office
Some chill teams you can coast on
Cons: Your long-term reputation.
Horrible engineering decisions.
Rapid attrition lately.
5.0
Everyone around me is amazing
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
November 13, 2012
Pros: The engineers here are all at the top of their field. They could work anywhere.
Everyone I've worked with has all the magic engineer powers: really smart, good at getting stuff done, and fun to be around.
The company knows it, and so there's not much red tape on the engineering side. It's up to each person not to break the push or launch a feature too fast.
It's refreshing.
Cons: Not a small company anymore.
5.0
Investment In People, Rigorous Hiring
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
August 4, 2021
Pros: Supportive environment - the company invests greatly in its people, from interns to executives.
Cons: Getting hired: the company’s rigorous interview process requires significant preparation.
- 2.0It's not worth itSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesApril 1, 2021Pros: Money Perks in office Some chill teams you can coast onCons: Your long-term reputation. Horrible engineering decisions. Rapid attrition lately.
- 5.0Everyone around me is amazingSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 13, 2012Pros: The engineers here are all at the top of their field. They could work anywhere. Everyone I've worked with has all the magic engineer powers: really smart, good at getting stuff done, and fun to be around. The company knows it, and so there's not much red tape on the engineering side. It's up to each person not to break the push or launch a feature too fast. It's refreshing.Cons: Not a small company anymore.
- 5.0Investment In People, Rigorous HiringSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesAugust 4, 2021Pros: Supportive environment - the company invests greatly in its people, from interns to executives.Cons: Getting hired: the company’s rigorous interview process requires significant preparation.
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