Good Perks, Limited Growth
Good Perks, Limited Growth
- Pays well.
- Perks (especially food for on-site).
Don’t expect to work on cutting-edge data engineering problems. The role largely focuses on analytics and ETL tasks due to Meta’s highly developed infrastructure. Data Engineers are often seen more as support staff for analytics than core engineers.
Following the layoffs, Data Engineers are required to support multiple cross-functional teams at once. With no clearly defined niche, concerns about workload and bandwidth are frequently ignored.
Team placement matters. Be cautious when choosing a manager—those with limited experience may struggle with the demands of the role, leading to disorganization while maintaining a façade of effectiveness.
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Senior Data Engineer
Technical coding assessment consisting of 10 questions within 60 minutes (5 SQL and 5 Python). Systems design question. Behavioral interview. Data modeling question focusing on star schema and complex product questions.
Senior Data Engineer
HR call, then LeetCode questions. These included a mix of SQL and Python, covering data structures and algorithms. I had to answer 5 out of 10 questions within 50 minutes to pass.
Senior Data Engineer
The first round consisted of five SQL and five Python questions, to be completed in 25 minutes. This was followed by a recruiter screen. There was a full loop round planned, but I did not make it to that stage. It was pretty difficult, and they did
Senior Data Engineer
New York, New York, United StatesMay 1, 2024Technical coding assessment consisting of 10 questions within 60 minutes (5 SQL and 5 Python). Systems design question. Behavioral interview. Data modeling question focusing on star schema and complex product questions.
Senior Data Engineer
London, United KingdomJuly 2, 2025HR call, then LeetCode questions. These included a mix of SQL and Python, covering data structures and algorithms. I had to answer 5 out of 10 questions within 50 minutes to pass.
Senior Data Engineer
United StatesJune 8, 2025The first round consisted of five SQL and five Python questions, to be completed in 25 minutes. This was followed by a recruiter screen. There was a full loop round planned, but I did not make it to that stage. It was pretty difficult, and they did
