Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
February 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The first round was a phone interview, which involved a simple data structures question regarding queues. Then, there was a second on-site interview that had two relatively easy questions.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 46 interview experiences for the Meta Software Engineer (Internship) role in Menlo Park, California.
Success Rate
43%
Pass Rate
Meta's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Menlo Park, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive78%
Neutral20%
Negative2%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Menlo Park, California.
Meta Work Experiences
5.0
Exceptional Experience At Meta
Software Engineer (Internship) • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
January 27, 2022
Pros: Everything is fine at Meta.
Cons: I love working at Meta; I do not provide any cons.
4.0
Great culture and benefits for a big company
SWE • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
July 26, 2015
Pros: Amazing food
Good salary
Great benefits and employee discounts
Inspiring co-workers
Good culture*
*see cons
Cons: HR can be very opaque.
Culture does not scale at 10k+ employees.
You can sometimes feel like a cog in the machine.
3.0
Awesome private company. Changed after IPO
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
August 31, 2012
Pros: Entrepreneurial environment.
Smart people.
Constant innovation.
On-campus food and amazing benefits.
Access to incredible, massively scaled architecture and a hyper-efficient change release process.
Cons: A lot of inexperience at Sr. Mgmt level.
Ad revenue model questionably sustainable.
Running out of new ideas.
PHP everywhere.
- 5.0Exceptional Experience At MetaSoftware Engineer (Internship) • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJanuary 27, 2022Pros: Everything is fine at Meta.Cons: I love working at Meta; I do not provide any cons.
- 4.0Great culture and benefits for a big companySWE • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesJuly 26, 2015Pros: Amazing food Good salary Great benefits and employee discounts Inspiring co-workers Good culture* *see consCons: HR can be very opaque. Culture does not scale at 10k+ employees. You can sometimes feel like a cog in the machine.
- 3.0Awesome private company. Changed after IPOSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesAugust 31, 2012Pros: Entrepreneurial environment. Smart people. Constant innovation. On-campus food and amazing benefits. Access to incredible, massively scaled architecture and a hyper-efficient change release process.Cons: A lot of inexperience at Sr. Mgmt level. Ad revenue model questionably sustainable. Running out of new ideas. PHP everywhere.
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