Process
The interview process involved three stages:
- A conversation with the recruiter
- A coding interview
- An onsite interview where I spoke to two people
I'd describe the experience as pleasant overall. The interviews were mostly technical and didn't involve much small talk.
Questions
Why do you want to join Facebook?
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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
Lots of Work, Good Pay
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
July 5, 2021
Pros: Great salary after 1 year of bootcamp.
Cons: Intense workload.
Little work/life balance.
Company-specific tooling and development environment.
4.0
Good employer overall
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
February 28, 2024
Pros: Career opportunities are overall appealing.
Cons: Org structure can be challenging.
4.0
From great to mediocre
Software Engineer • Former Employee
June 22, 2019
Pros: Work on the team is interesting.
Food is great.
Cons: One guy on the team keeps backstabbing, bullying, and bossing others around.
It slowly destroyed the working environment.
Sometimes it feels disturbing and distracting when you want to accomplish something.
- 3.0Lots of Work, Good PaySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesJuly 5, 2021Pros: Great salary after 1 year of bootcamp.Cons: Intense workload. Little work/life balance. Company-specific tooling and development environment.
- 4.0Good employer overallSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesFebruary 28, 2024Pros: Career opportunities are overall appealing.Cons: Org structure can be challenging.
- 4.0From great to mediocreSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeJune 22, 2019Pros: Work on the team is interesting. Food is great.Cons: One guy on the team keeps backstabbing, bullying, and bossing others around. It slowly destroyed the working environment. Sometimes it feels disturbing and distracting when you want to accomplish something.
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