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.
hi facebook blinders, can anyone verify if facebook oculus is treated like other facebook self owned units or has its own management ladder? is oculus same culture like fb? cut throat, high stress, high chance of pip? i got an offer from oculus, but not sure if the working pressure is as high as f...Read more
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Has anyone interviewed for Fb Oculus team in Redmond ? do they ask from Leetcode or something else.
Do you see Oculus at facebook staying around? How heavily is facebook invested in oculus? Hows the team there?
Hearing that the culture are very different between Facebook and Oculus teams. How different are they?
Hi there 🙋♀️ I’ve been contacted by numerous contract recruiters for Meta, but I’ve also seen a few full time roles on these same teams I’m interviewing on. I would love to apply and if anyone is open to referring me or mentoring me I would be hugely appreciative. I think my experience would make ...Read more
What’s the expection for FB onsite interview? Is Oculus interview same as FB? I have 6 rounds interview scheduled, 2 design, 3coding , 1 behavioral. Feel it’s a lot for 3 yoe. Will they expect 2 coding problems solved per round?
Interviewing for a systems EE role with both teams, Portal in the Bay Area and Oculus in Seattle. What’re the pros and cons of each team?
I have an upcoming onsite (virtual) interview with Oculus team and had some questions on preparation- 1. There is one "Domain knowledge" round, would anyone know what does this cover? Is it usual coding + behavioral? 2. Any recommended topics for system design? 3. For last minute coding prep, I am r...Read more
My wife works at facebook and they offer oculus headsets for employees to test/dogfood. She was going to get one but she told me that to bring it home she needs to sign a doc saying that it must be kept secret and no one else is allowed to use it, or even see it. At the time it was the oculus go, i...Read more
currently working at Apple in product operations (4 yr YOE, ICT4, TC 270K) thinking about moving to Facebook AR/VR (Oculus) what i like about apple: exicitng products, hardware is still the focus for apple what i dislike about apple: currently in iphone and the teams are really crowded, limited u...Read more
Is the TC for oculus and Facebook the same for same levels? Is oculus like another company owned by Facebook or is it more like another division within Facebook with RSUs, benefits exactly same as Facebook? Why is it branded as a separate company with a different logo? Do people wear a Facebook bad...Read more
Now, this is called as ground breaking innovation! The way it integrates with all the apple products is amazing. However, pricing is off! Should be at least 30% of what they are charging now to make it available to wider audience. They would need lot more data to make these experiences even bette...Read more
I have a virtual onsite for Facebook Oculus coming up, System software engineer. Any tips/suggestions for the interview or feedback on the role/organization? Do they mostly ask LC qns related to regular FB or more of domain related questions?
Recently had a technical video interview last Thursday. I heard if they don’t email you with positive feedback within 48hrs, it’s a rejection?
How much is Oculus interview process different from FB interview process for SDEs? Searched in blind and online but did not find anything informative. TC: ~200k
How oculus salaries compare with Facebook? Any idea how much an l4 engineer make there?
Facebook folks. Any body can shed some light if you think business model is sustainable and what is the perception about Oculus division internally?
I got through the phone screen and have an onsite interview with Oculus in Redmond. Any tips for prep? How does setting levels work? I am an L5 at Amazon and would want to move either laterally or vertically.