Software Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
March 10, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
After a phone screening, they sent me a detailed list of what to study for the code interview. During the virtual coding interview, I was asked three technical coding whiteboard questions. The first one was incredibly easy, and the other two were more average.
Questions
The questions were related to Binary Trees.
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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
5.0
Not as bad as I heard
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
June 20, 2022
Pros: Great perks, a great bootcamp team selection process. Move fast and you can make a huge impact as an IC.
Cons: Lack of better engineering, sometimes due to launch pressure.
3.0
The glory days are over
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
April 14, 2023
Pros: Pay, enjoy working on the code.
Cons: Leadership, cutthroat culture, work-life balance
4.0
Great Pay, Risky Burnout
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
May 15, 2024
Pros: Compensation is great, with good refreshers.
Perks are good.
Cons: Long working hours. Clueless org leaders creating fake urgency and frequent pivots contribute to burnout.
- 5.0Not as bad as I heardSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJune 20, 2022Pros: Great perks, a great bootcamp team selection process. Move fast and you can make a huge impact as an IC.Cons: Lack of better engineering, sometimes due to launch pressure.
- 3.0The glory days are overSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesApril 14, 2023Pros: Pay, enjoy working on the code.Cons: Leadership, cutthroat culture, work-life balance
- 4.0Great Pay, Risky BurnoutSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMay 15, 2024Pros: Compensation is great, with good refreshers. Perks are good.Cons: Long working hours. Clueless org leaders creating fake urgency and frequent pivots contribute to burnout.
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