Process
I was targeting E4.
LeetCode tagged questions * 2 LeetCode tagged questions * 2 Behavioral questions * 6 Design coding contest with leaderboard.
Reject after two weeks.
Overall interview experience is good.
Questions
As mentioned above, it's worth practicing on LeetCode.
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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
2.0
Overhyped Lifelong Hackathon
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
March 2, 2011
Pros: Good pay, if you negotiate aggressively.
Good food.
Good benefits.
Location is good; California is a nice place to live, although expensive.
Lots of exposure.
Cons: Management is constantly pushing you.
You don't work at your own pace; you have to work at everyone else's pace.
You need to stay after work every day and go to work on weekends.
People are very egocentric, and their ego is entirely tied to how much code they write.
I'm afraid of getting fired every single day.
3.0
Good team members but terrible work-life balance
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Houston, Texas, United States
February 11, 2025
Pros: Smart team members
Quality work
Good place to improve your skills
Very good internal tools
Cons: Terrible management. The company is doing well financially, but it keeps laying off good engineers.
Even worse are the managers who would sacrifice ICs.
4.0
Learning, Growth, And Innovation
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
November 3, 2023
Pros: A great place to learn, grow, and innovate.
Cons: There are no cons at Meta.
- 2.0Overhyped Lifelong HackathonSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesMarch 2, 2011Pros: Good pay, if you negotiate aggressively. Good food. Good benefits. Location is good; California is a nice place to live, although expensive. Lots of exposure.Cons: Management is constantly pushing you. You don't work at your own pace; you have to work at everyone else's pace. You need to stay after work every day and go to work on weekends. People are very egocentric, and their ego is entirely tied to how much code they write. I'm afraid of getting fired every single day.
- 3.0Good team members but terrible work-life balanceSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeHouston, Texas, United StatesFebruary 11, 2025Pros: Smart team members Quality work Good place to improve your skills Very good internal toolsCons: Terrible management. The company is doing well financially, but it keeps laying off good engineers. Even worse are the managers who would sacrifice ICs.
- 4.0Learning, Growth, And InnovationSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 3, 2023Pros: A great place to learn, grow, and innovate.Cons: There are no cons at Meta.
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