Compensation is the biggest pro. Also, unlike other hire to fire companies (most tech companies at this point in 2024), you at least have a chance to prove yourself and are given a couple months to onboard. There are worse tech companies out there such as Amazon and Intuit, but Meta’s culture is still quite terrible. They try and justify the long hours and stress with how much you can make - Meta still pays more than any other major tech company, even in 2024, which is definitely a pro, but the culture is cutthroat and you can’t trust anyone. It would probably be easier to work two remote jobs at “less prestigious” tech or tech adjacent companies to make the same amount at Meta with more stability, better WLB, and less drama.
Pretty much the same as what one would experience at most tech companies in 2024. But some aspects are better or worse than others. Long hours. WLB is highly team dependent. Apparently Meta used to be a lot better in this regard, but now not so much. It is intense, but if you have startup experience, it is at least less intense than that. And again, it is more fair than a place like Amazon. Office politics are a thing at all tech companies, but a little more extreme at Meta. Blame and shame culture is big. People are snakes and are prepared to throw even the newest and most vulnerable employees under the bus to save their own skins. This makes things quite unfair, but as long as you’re proactive and document everything thoroughly, you’re at least given a chance to refute these attacks. A lot of gossip and backstabbing. This is separate from and still related to PSC culture, which everyone complains about. Management is terrible overall. Sometimes there is micromanagement. One of the few companies where it’s possible you’ll have a manager younger than you, even if you’re only 27-31ish. Often ICs seem to be held accountable for things that are way beyond their day-to-day scope - basically things that are ultimately the fault of leadership and management. Management frequently tries to pin things on their employees. Your manager is often trying to screw you, and if they can’t find a way, they are often trying to invent things you did wrong. This isn’t a dealbreaker because as long as you’re doing your job, it is easy to refute, but it creates a ton of work because you have to be extremely well-organized and have documented every interaction with your manager colleagues. I recommend studying employment law / consulting with an employment lawyer early on in your tenure at Meta, so you know what to look for. Because it is a massive tech company, you are there to please your manager and make them look good, so you need to do pretty much whatever they say. there’s a lot of internal conflict because it’s very authoritarian, also fairly draconian, and it’s bottoms up at the same time, every man for themselves. Do everything your manager says and it is somehow still all up to you as an individual employee to make the company successful. To top it all off, your colleagues suck too. People brag about work that YOU did as being THEIR work that THEY did if it is successful. If a project involving multiple people is so much as an hour late, then YOU are blamed, even if you had nothing to do with the lateness. The lateness itself isn’t really the problem because guess what? It’s not anything is broken. Except for when things do break and the whole app crashes for a day because everyone is forced to focus on office politics instead of their actual work. it’s not really about the value you create, so much as it is the PERCEIVED value you create and whether or not your manager likes you. Ergo, a lot of bootlicking charlatans make it to the top.
I was supposed to start the process for E5 (phone screen soon) but my recruiter mentioned that they are pausing hiring rn due to business needs. Another layoff coming?
Hi everyone, This is my first ever post on blind. Kinda feeling a bit heartbroken so wanted to get this off my chest. I had my Meta final interview a week back and today I got a call from my recruiter that I got rejected by HC (hiring committee). I was told that the feedback from my interviewers w...Read more
I got an opportunity to interview for L5 Software Engineering role a few weeks ago. I have been busting my ass off on LeetCode cos go big or go home right? I had my first phone chat with the recruiter yesterday, she said it went really well and she that is rooting for me to make it to the end. She ...Read more
I have Software Engineer/ Machine learning interview at META next week. It is a 45 min online tech screen with coding problems. I don't feel fully prepared for it. Finding it difficult to find time to prepare due to my current work and other interview rounds that I'm giving. I heard META has cool...Read more
Hi, I am prepping for senior/staff level data science interviews with Meta and Netflix after hearing that one of my coworkers got great offers from them. Do you have any suggestions for interview prep? #data #datascience #meta #netflix
I finished my 6 loop interviews on Sep 16. My recruiter emailed me this today. Apologies for missing your call, but did get your voicemail. I am hoping to have an update for you before weeks end regarding an update on your candidacy. I look forward to reconnecting soon!
Just found out that Meta expects you to solve TWO leetcode medium/hard questions in 30-35mins time. So you’ve to understand the problem, figure out a solution, explain it, code it and have it bug free and performance optimized all in 17 mins time. Are they just targeting people who spend all their ...Read more
I had a phone interview yesterday and got two questions. Since I had seen the two questions, I did it pretty fast but I was asked for another approach for the second question(constant space) which I couldn't figure out. So it was like: 5 minute self introduction 20 minute two questions Then choke...Read more
I have an interview with Meta next week. I chose API design as part of the interview question. The interview itself is scheduled for 45 mins. How do they expect me to complete and discuss the entire API with important concepts in under 40 mins? Which concepts should I prioritize? #engineering #engin...Read more
Recently I interviewed at Meta for 45 minute screening round. First the interviewer joined 10 minutes late. Then from the beginning he was constantly looking at the other screen watching videos or chatting and constantly laughing. He just typed the question on my screen and paid little to no atten...Read more
I had my DS loop interview today. I am extremely confident of the 3 rounds but messed up the last one. What are my chances? Is it possible to request meta to redo my last round? TC:$270K #meta
Friend interviewed at Meta and none of his LC rounds are Meta tagged in LC. System Design question is not the typical questions asked either. He failed to solve both questions optimally in 1 round Not sure how rare this is
Currently L5 BIE at Amazon, bored of being the sql and dashboards guy. Looking to switch to DE role and targeting meta. Good at sql, data modeling and dashboarding. Have worked with python in the past but no extensive experience and obviously no python in my current role. Where should I start to c...Read more
Hi All, 1. Does anyone know what level of leetcode questions I should expect for Meta Phone Interview for a Data Engineer position. They said I can expect 5 SQL and 5 DSA questions within 1 hour. 2. Also, How many needs to correct for eligibility? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance!#...Read more
I have an interview with Meta for engineering leadership (IC) position, though they haven’t let me know if this was E5/6 and have been contemplating whether I should spend some of my remaining time solving puzzles from Meta's career portal or focus solely on SD and LC DSA. Some of the puzzles in Le...Read more
Hi I had virtual onsite for E5 at Meta. Attended the onsite interviews on 2 different days. Day1: - Coding1: Went well. 2 LC Mediums. For the first one, solved optimally and verified successfully. For the second one, solved optimally as well, but has to fix a couple of bugs during verifica...Read more
This post is a bit overdue, and I’m not really sure what my goal is, other than to maybe give others some hope going into the new year. I interviewed at Meta at the beginning of the month for an E6 role with a referral from someone I used to work with. My perception was that I barely scraped by the...Read more
Back again with another Q. Currently Prepping for DE interview, mainly focusing on python right now (will start going through SQL next week with interview in about 2 weeks). I’ve been mainly focusing on lists, strings and dictionaries manipulation for prep as mentioned in the Blind posts I’ve seen b...Read more
I am ex-Meta SWE part of the recent layoff. Since I am no longer in Warn period, I have to give a small formal loop (2 interviews) to get rehired back (within next 6 months). Recruiter told me that the majority of laid-off engineers at Senior levels are not able to clear this formal interview proce...Read more
Do Meta ask HARD LC problems to senior engineers? Gearing up for an onsite next week so wanted some insight. Thanks! TC- 275K