Process
There are two phone screens, followed by a day of on-site interviews. These interviews consist of technical interviews, similar to the phone screens, but also include one on culture and another on system architecture.
Questions
Given an array of integers, push all non-zero elements to the front.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1,861 interview experiences for the Meta Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
14%
Pass Rate
Meta's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive54%
Neutral30%
Negative16%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Meta Work Experiences
4.0
Team Flexibility And Growth
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
January 2, 2020
Pros: 1. Great team matching process called bootcamp, where you have a couple of months to talk to different teams and shop around before making the decision about which team to join.
2. Fairly easy to internally change teams to try different things and keep growing.
3. Great cafes.
Cons: Depending on the team, some teams may have poor work-life balance.
1.0
Dog eat dog world
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
February 24, 2025
Pros: Crazy comp mainly because of stock inflation (even with recent drop).
Great benefits.
Cutting-edge products.
Cons: PSC PSC PSC
Backstabbing during review and layoffs.
Instead of just focusing on doing the right thing for the product/org, you are constantly stressing having to make posts, create meaningless work, and alignments.
4.0
Good Pay, Demanding Pace
Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
September 26, 2025
Pros: Good pay and good benefits.
Cons: Long hours and very fast-paced.
- 4.0Team Flexibility And GrowthSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJanuary 2, 2020Pros: 1. Great team matching process called bootcamp, where you have a couple of months to talk to different teams and shop around before making the decision about which team to join. 2. Fairly easy to internally change teams to try different things and keep growing. 3. Great cafes.Cons: Depending on the team, some teams may have poor work-life balance.
- 1.0Dog eat dog worldSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesFebruary 24, 2025Pros: Crazy comp mainly because of stock inflation (even with recent drop). Great benefits. Cutting-edge products.Cons: PSC PSC PSC Backstabbing during review and layoffs. Instead of just focusing on doing the right thing for the product/org, you are constantly stressing having to make posts, create meaningless work, and alignments.
- 4.0Good Pay, Demanding PaceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomSeptember 26, 2025Pros: Good pay and good benefits.Cons: Long hours and very fast-paced.
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