Process
Contacted by a recruiter on LinkedIn to set up an introductory call.
Discussed experience with the recruiter, who then set up an initial phone screen over Zoom.
After that, there were 4 "on-site" interviews over Zoom.
Questions
Find the number of islands in a 2D array.
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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
4.0
Not bad, really depends on your own priorities and boundaries
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
July 28, 2024
Pros: Great benefits, food, and smart, kind coworkers.
Plethora of great internal tools.
Compensation is very competitive.
Cons: Company culture has gone downhill more recently.
High pressure and hard workers, not the best WLB.
Products are very revenue-driven, might not be a good mission/value alignment.
5.0
Meta 2022 SWE Intern Review
Software Engineer • Former Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
October 10, 2022
Pros: - Supportive manager
- Nice developer experience (merge requests review time, ease of development & testing)
- Good work/life balance
- Competitive salary
- Benefits (transportation and wellness reimbursements)
- Free food
- Nice housing
- Awesome office
Cons: This year (2022), the company had some economical difficulties, so they gave return offers to only a few interns.
4.0
Good for hard workers looking to build a career
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
June 7, 2021
Pros: Benefits rock. Insurance is peak healthcare for the US.
Cons: Poor work-life balance, a lot of pressure to have an impact regardless of the effort put in.
- 4.0Not bad, really depends on your own priorities and boundariesSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 28, 2024Pros: Great benefits, food, and smart, kind coworkers. Plethora of great internal tools. Compensation is very competitive.Cons: Company culture has gone downhill more recently. High pressure and hard workers, not the best WLB. Products are very revenue-driven, might not be a good mission/value alignment.
- 5.0Meta 2022 SWE Intern ReviewSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomOctober 10, 2022Pros: - Supportive manager - Nice developer experience (merge requests review time, ease of development & testing) - Good work/life balance - Competitive salary - Benefits (transportation and wellness reimbursements) - Free food - Nice housing - Awesome officeCons: This year (2022), the company had some economical difficulties, so they gave return offers to only a few interns.
- 4.0Good for hard workers looking to build a careerSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJune 7, 2021Pros: Benefits rock. Insurance is peak healthcare for the US.Cons: Poor work-life balance, a lot of pressure to have an impact regardless of the effort put in.
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