Software Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
October 1, 2016
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
1 Phone Interview + Onsite
The onsite interview consisted of three 1-on-1 interviews: two technical and one behavioral/technical.
Be sure to have an answer for "Why Facebook?" that definitely tripped me up.
Questions
The questions were simple and ranged from string manipulations to BST.
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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
4.0
Best place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
June 22, 2025
Pros: Best place to work in tech, with great perks and pay.
Cons: Work-life balance is not the best.
5.0
Good career growth, high pace
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
September 30, 2024
Pros: Good career growth, high-pace environment.
Cons: None to my feeling at the moment.
4.0
Good company to work for
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
March 17, 2022
Pros: Good payment; freedom to choose what you want to work.
Cons: Quite some technical debt. Focus on short-term impacts.
- 4.0Best place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJune 22, 2025Pros: Best place to work in tech, with great perks and pay.Cons: Work-life balance is not the best.
- 5.0Good career growth, high paceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesSeptember 30, 2024Pros: Good career growth, high-pace environment.Cons: None to my feeling at the moment.
- 4.0Good company to work forSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 17, 2022Pros: Good payment; freedom to choose what you want to work.Cons: Quite some technical debt. Focus on short-term impacts.
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