Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
March 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
On campus, on site, got offer the day of on site; for on site, travel, etc. were all free, technical interviews in the morning, panel with two Facebook employees later, lunch and chat and Oculus demo and Facebook campus tour later in the day.
Questions
Implement readLine given read4k.
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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.
3.0
Very bad WLB
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
January 24, 2023
Pros: Salary, offices all over the world, flexible working pattern.
Cons: Peer pressure, calibration pressure, bad work-life balance.
3.0
Good culture started to vanish
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
May 27, 2025
Pros: - Free 3 meals on a work day
- Free snacks in microkitchen
Cons: Intense curve in PSC making engineers keep focus on only short-term impact.
- 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.
- 3.0Very bad WLBSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesJanuary 24, 2023Pros: Salary, offices all over the world, flexible working pattern.Cons: Peer pressure, calibration pressure, bad work-life balance.
- 3.0Good culture started to vanishSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesMay 27, 2025Pros: - Free 3 meals on a work day - Free snacks in microkitchenCons: Intense curve in PSC making engineers keep focus on only short-term impact.
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