Process
A local recruiter contacted me on LinkedIn and suggested an interview.
A few months later, I had the first-round interview (coding session) remotely with a senior software engineer.
Questions
Three coding questions that can be found on LeetCode. I passed the interview, but the process had to stop because of an administrative matter.
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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
Liked the environment, not the product
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
March 24, 2023
Pros: Engineers at Meta are extremely motivated. There is definitely a culture that promotes moving fast and making mistakes, and you could learn so much from just reading documentation.
The free food and office snacks every day were also great to help keep you motivated.
Cons: Meta’s new direction with AR/VR always seemed hopeless to me. It seemed like they tried to brainwash us during onboarding into believing in it, but every attempt felt pathetic and was hardly convincing.
Also, there is definitely some toxic management at the company that promotes competition rather than collaboration.
4.0
Decent Pay, Good Co-workers, Politics
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
May 7, 2024
Pros: - Pay is decent.
- Coworkers have baseline competence.
- Internal mobility is good.
Cons: - volatile stock & pay
- lots of promo gymnastics & politics
4.0
Fun company, bad product in my opinion
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
January 26, 2014
Pros: Lots of interesting problems to solve.
Cons: Lots of boring problems to solve.
- 5.0Liked the environment, not the productSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMarch 24, 2023Pros: Engineers at Meta are extremely motivated. There is definitely a culture that promotes moving fast and making mistakes, and you could learn so much from just reading documentation. The free food and office snacks every day were also great to help keep you motivated.Cons: Meta’s new direction with AR/VR always seemed hopeless to me. It seemed like they tried to brainwash us during onboarding into believing in it, but every attempt felt pathetic and was hardly convincing. Also, there is definitely some toxic management at the company that promotes competition rather than collaboration.
- 4.0Decent Pay, Good Co-workers, PoliticsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMay 7, 2024Pros: - Pay is decent. - Coworkers have baseline competence. - Internal mobility is good.Cons: - volatile stock & pay - lots of promo gymnastics & politics
- 4.0Fun company, bad product in my opinionSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesJanuary 26, 2014Pros: Lots of interesting problems to solve.Cons: Lots of boring problems to solve.
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