Software Engineer Interview Experience - Sunnyvale, California
May 1, 2022
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The process was very smooth.
I had five interviews: four technical and one behavioral.
For the technical interviews, one focused on system design and asked me to design a system to propagate updates.
Questions
TCP/IP and networking
Memory management
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 9 interview experiences for the Meta Software Engineer role in Sunnyvale, California.
Success Rate
33%
Pass Rate
Meta's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Sunnyvale, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive67%
Neutral33%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Software Engineer interview process in Sunnyvale, California.
Meta Work Experiences
3.0
Good pay, but so stressful. With mandatory 15% to meet, most.
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
August 29, 2024
Pros: - Good insurance and benefits
- Free food
- Good salary
- Good opportunity and experience
Cons: - Bad work-life balance for some orgs.
- Stressful 15% for most.
- Some managers know nothing about the tech and can't really track or even follow project execution and planning. They are there to PIP people only.
4.0
A good place to work at
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
July 25, 2016
Pros: A lot of good engineers and a lot of good engineering problems. It makes a good environment to learn and grow.
Cons: It's big enough that there are significant differences in engineering culture within the company.
4.0
Good Company, Good Work Culture
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
March 3, 2022
Pros: Good work culture
Your projects are end-consumer facing
Cons: Closed environment, a lot of dependency on internal tools.
- 3.0Good pay, but so stressful. With mandatory 15% to meet, most.Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesAugust 29, 2024Pros: - Good insurance and benefits - Free food - Good salary - Good opportunity and experienceCons: - Bad work-life balance for some orgs. - Stressful 15% for most. - Some managers know nothing about the tech and can't really track or even follow project execution and planning. They are there to PIP people only.
- 4.0A good place to work atSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesJuly 25, 2016Pros: A lot of good engineers and a lot of good engineering problems. It makes a good environment to learn and grow.Cons: It's big enough that there are significant differences in engineering culture within the company.
- 4.0Good Company, Good Work CultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesMarch 3, 2022Pros: Good work culture Your projects are end-consumer facingCons: Closed environment, a lot of dependency on internal tools.
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