Process
It took over two months. The process included a phone screen, a one-hour phone interview with two LeetCode problems, and a half-day of four interviews. One interviewer did not show up, and I had to reschedule it for a different day.
Questions
Triple sum, depth-first on a binary tree, printing out levels.
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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
5.0
Great place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
January 19, 2017
Pros: * Work with competent people.
* Work impacts billions of people.
* Lots of freedom; you generally get to choose what you want to work on as long as you can prove your abilities (in performance reviews).
* Pay is good, as are all the perks.
Cons: Expectations are high, so it tends to eat into work-life balance.
Scrutiny is high, so you might get a lot of complaints (both internally and externally) depending on what you work on.
4.0
Good Pay, Poor Work-life
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 23, 2025
Pros: The pay is good. The stock value is good.
Cons: WLB is awful; office politics.
5.0
Great Projects, Poor Balance
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
June 25, 2021
Pros: Very good TC.
Fun, good projects.
Cons: Pretty bad work-life balance.
- 5.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJanuary 19, 2017Pros: * Work with competent people. * Work impacts billions of people. * Lots of freedom; you generally get to choose what you want to work on as long as you can prove your abilities (in performance reviews). * Pay is good, as are all the perks.Cons: Expectations are high, so it tends to eat into work-life balance. Scrutiny is high, so you might get a lot of complaints (both internally and externally) depending on what you work on.
- 4.0Good Pay, Poor Work-lifeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 23, 2025Pros: The pay is good. The stock value is good.Cons: WLB is awful; office politics.
- 5.0Great Projects, Poor BalanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesJune 25, 2021Pros: Very good TC. Fun, good projects.Cons: Pretty bad work-life balance.
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