Facebook is a decent place to start out, but it's not what it used to be
Facebook is a decent place to start out, but it's not what it used to be
You can work with some smart people on challenging problems. You can learn from the existing infrastructure.
Not as much room for growth anymore.
Bad work/life balance.
Waning company culture being replaced by Microsoft suits.
RSU grants are at the whim of HR, so you really have to fight for a good offer, otherwise you'll regret it.
Treat your veterans better by higher raises and equity. It makes no sense to stick around Facebook for longer than 2 years. 3 years is really pushing the boundary of rationality.
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The HR was MIA over and over. From "I was sick on Friday" to "I took Monday off" to "I was working from home on Wednesday." I have to keep going back to the original recruiter to contact HR to contact me. This is still on-going.
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Recruiter call for a brief introduction. First round technical interview, which was for one hour: 30 minutes SQL, 30 minutes Python. Follow-up call for my Python coding. Final round, which was for 4 hours (leadership, technical).
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Each coding round is 40 minutes. There are no introductions; you go straight in. All questions are from LeetCode tagged. You need to brush over the brute force then jump straight into implementation for optimal solutions. The difficult part is the
Senior Software Engineer
Menlo Park, California, United StatesJuly 1, 2019The HR was MIA over and over. From "I was sick on Friday" to "I took Monday off" to "I was working from home on Wednesday." I have to keep going back to the original recruiter to contact HR to contact me. This is still on-going.
Data Engineer
Menlo Park, California, United StatesJanuary 1, 2024Recruiter call for a brief introduction. First round technical interview, which was for one hour: 30 minutes SQL, 30 minutes Python. Follow-up call for my Python coding. Final round, which was for 4 hours (leadership, technical).
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Menlo Park, California, United StatesMarch 11, 2025Each coding round is 40 minutes. There are no introductions; you go straight in. All questions are from LeetCode tagged. You need to brush over the brute force then jump straight into implementation for optimal solutions. The difficult part is the
