Process
The first step of the process is a one-hour-long phone screen with an engineer, consisting of fairly standard CS interview questions.
The next step is a roughly four-hour-long onsite interview.
Questions
Fairly standard LeetCode questions.
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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
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.
5.0
A seriously good company to work for
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
December 27, 2020
Pros: To compensate well, have hugely impactful projects to work on, have very good managers, and provide ample resources to help you stay mentally and emotionally happy.
Cons: They expect you to take ownership over your career and what you need, but that’s being an adult.
3.0
Benefits and people are nice. The rest is bad
Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, undefined, United Kingdom
July 17, 2025
Pros: People are genuinely nice and good to work with.
Cons: Leadership does not know what it wants. Constant changes in direction mean no meaningful work gets done.
- 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.
- 5.0A seriously good company to work forSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBirmingham, Alabama, United StatesDecember 27, 2020Pros: To compensate well, have hugely impactful projects to work on, have very good managers, and provide ample resources to help you stay mentally and emotionally happy.Cons: They expect you to take ownership over your career and what you need, but that’s being an adult.
- 3.0Benefits and people are nice. The rest is badSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, undefined, United KingdomJuly 17, 2025Pros: People are genuinely nice and good to work with.Cons: Leadership does not know what it wants. Constant changes in direction mean no meaningful work gets done.
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