Pros: Good work and smart people around you. Good pay.

Cons: Too many management changes led to changes in team and project, causing a lack of continuity of work.

Pros: 1. Competitive Compensation High salaries, generous bonuses, and stock options (RSUs). Comprehensive benefits, including health, wellness, and retirement plans. 2. Cutting-Edge Projects Opportunities to work on innovative tech, including AI, AR/VR (e.g., with Reality Labs), and large-scale infrastructure. 3. Smart, Driven Colleagues Employees often mention working with highly talented and motivated peers. 4. Global Impact Products used by billions of people—your work can reach a massive audience. 5. Strong Internal Tools & Infrastructure Meta is known for having robust internal systems that support engineering and development. 6. Career Growth Opportunities Clear leveling system and potential for fast advancement if you perform well. 7. Perks Free meals, wellness programs, remote flexibility (for some roles), and generous parental leave.

Cons: 1. High Pressure and Workload Fast-paced and sometimes intense work environment; “move fast” culture can lead to burnout. 2. Frequent Reorgs and Layoffs Meta has gone through multiple rounds of layoffs and organizational changes in recent years, creating instability. 3. Bureaucracy at Scale As a large company, decision-making can be slow and hierarchical despite a supposed “flat” culture. 4. Public Scrutiny The company is often in the news for privacy, misinformation, or regulatory issues—working there may come with ethical considerations. 5. Internal Competition Performance reviews and stacked ranking can foster competition over collaboration in some teams. 6. Work-Life Balance Varies Heavily depends on the team and manager; some report long hours and always-on culture.

Pros: Great compensation and perks. Chance to meet awesome professionals and learn from them. Great to list on CV. Chance to see and work on services used by billions of people. Great chance of career growth if you are a junior or mid-senior engineer.

Cons: The performance review process (called PSC) is frustrating. It feels like it's very hard to improve your rating or get a promotion at a senior level. It's more about being liked by the manager and getting a great scope to work on. The code quality is surprisingly abysmal. I would again blame the PSC structure. Most of the codebase is unowned or even abandoned and not documented. To accomplish anything, there are a lot of painful processes to go through. Consequently, the coding experience is quite bad. Surprisingly, this is no longer a company where SWE is the ideal role. Nowadays, it's much better to be an Engineering Manager, as they get rewarded mostly for team impact, but they don't need to prove correlation. So, they can just cuddle a few high performers and make the bad ones' lives miserable so they'll change teams fast. The hardest part of being a manager, helping reports' careers, is really not a thing at Meta (for senior engineers).