Moves fast - and means it
Moves fast - and means it
Facebook decided somewhere along the line that speed and engineer efficiency mattered more than predictability and avoiding mistakes.
The result is a rather refreshing environment where engineers are expected to take risks and use our discretion to jump on what we see as most important.
My co-workers are amazing – Facebook's been able to hire some of the best talent in the valley, and it shows. The perks are top-tier.
It's just gratifying to work for a company with a sense of mission about creating good in the world, and that's at Facebook's heart. It's certainly helpful to love using the product yourself, but as long as you derive satisfaction from the billion people who do, you'll be happy working here.
Suspecting Facebook of nefarious motives is a popular, if misguided, Silicon Valley pastime. Usually, trying to argue people out of it is a waste of your time. :/
Work harder to make the business side feel as empowered and low-overhead as tech. We're all one company.
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Facebook may be the worst company to interview for in the Bay Area when it comes to engineering. Facebook seems to hire engineers almost exclusively from two demographics: White and Asian. If you don't belong, do yourself a favor and do not waste tim
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Menlo Park, California, United StatesMarch 1, 2015I had one phone interview, and within a day after that, my recruiter emailed me for a second phone interview. She told me this meant I had done okay but not well enough to proceed directly to the onsite interview. I then had the second interview and
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Menlo Park, California, United StatesAugust 9, 2016Facebook may be the worst company to interview for in the Bay Area when it comes to engineering. Facebook seems to hire engineers almost exclusively from two demographics: White and Asian. If you don't belong, do yourself a favor and do not waste tim
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Menlo Park, California, United StatesOctober 1, 2016Simple online interview. The problem was creative and not insanely difficult. The engineer who interned me was very positive and answered my questions about the culture. Recruiters get back to you quickly and have a high communication rate.
