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.
So after the feedback that I did very well on the secure design exercise and passed the behavioral and code rounds, I was below their threshold (more like an IC/E5 on my pirate (think like an attacker) and design review rounds. Any advice on where to get training for these items since it's not work...Read more
Hi Blind community, I am currently in the interview process for Privacy engineer role. If someone has been through the interview experience or is currently at Meta could share what is expected in privacy system design round, I’d really appreciate. #interview #cybersecurity #meta
How much should i expect in TC for a privacy program manager, product role at facebook in menlo park? currently manager at Deloitte with 7 years of experience #offer #tech
How is the privacy org in Meta. The team is around Privacy efficiency and for regulatory work. How is it based on WLB, Job security and work wise also for future promotions. #meta #facebook
Friends, I have an upcoming onsite with FB for SDE position in Privacy team. One of the on-site interview is marked as "Adversarial Mindset". Based on my discussion with recruiter, this would be something real world example and I may need to drill down into a privacy incident. With description, I ...Read more
Hi I am interviewing for a privacy engineering role and recruiter mentioned a couple of interviews: Security & Privacy incident response and Privacy system design. Any suggestions on how to prepare for that. What type of questions would they ask? Thanks a lot for your help #interview #security #f...Read more
How's the SWE role (E5) in the Privacy pillar at Meta ? Is the work interesting ? Looking for some pros & cons - thanks! #meta
What's going on with Facebook privacy practice hiring? A recruiter reached out to me via LinkedIn. Has anyone here spoken to a recruiter yet? Or going through interview, TC conversations? Any insights will help! #tech #facebook #recruiting
Anyone part of the Meta privacy team? I am looking to connect with current team members!
How are FB Privacy Infrastructure teams? Wlb, learning opportunities wise ? I may get an offer in the near future. I am interested in a role where I get to learn a lot. I am ready to work more, but don't want to ruin wlb completely forever. Current TC: 210k Yoe: 4
Can any share any insight into facebooks new privacy team and the interview process ? I have my call with HR regarding a privacy engineer position soon. TIA!
I just had a conversation with a solar panels company over the phone today. Then, all fb feeds show solar companies. How does fb know? It is like it heard me talking or have access to my phone. Any ideas of how to secure our privacy from fb and the alike? #Privacy #fb
Have an upcoming Onsite interview for a TPM role on FB Infra - Privacy , Security and Integrity Team. Any suggestions what to prepare ?
What salary to expect for a Facebook Privacy Program Manager with an offer at IC5 for the MPK location. 10 YOE with a masters degree and a relevant CIPP certification.
IC4 155k Base 10% Target Bonus 130k RSU grant (total) Location: Menlo Looks like Facebook gives no fucks about their privacy folk. Current TC 200k #offer #facebook
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-privacy-poll/three-quarters-facebook-users-as-active-or-more-since-privacy-scandal-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN1I7081
What's going on with Facebook privacy practice hiring? A recruiter reached out to me via LinkedIn. Has anyone here spoken to a recruiter yet? Or going through interview, TC conversations? Any insights will help! #tech #facebook #recruiting
Got onsite for this privacy engineer role. The names look really scary: adversarial mindset, security system design... Has anybody done that? What does adversarial mindset do? Give you a system and see how to crack it? #cybersecurity #interview
I have an onsite for a privacy engineer role @ Facebook. Anyone have any prep advice or experience interviewing for this role? #security #interview #cybersecurity #privacyengineer #privacy #Facebook