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 am working on the following topics for FB ui engineer interview preparation - 1. Javascript.info 2. Leetcode medium (Frequency green, orange). I am not sure what else should I include specially regarding js+html+css? I ll appreciate any suggestions. #facebook #interview.
Hey #Meta - Found a weird bug. The string rendering in the UI is different from what was submitted in a form. Assuming it was persisted without being altered and is immutable, looks like a weird front end bug. Two days ago, got a (legit) email from Facebook that someone accessed my account. When I ...Read more
I have a first round interview for a Facebook UI android position. It looks like the interview will cover mostly UI vs data structures/algos. Any idea what sorts of things I can expect to implement?
I have a first round interview for a Facebook UI android position. It looks like the interview will cover mostly UI vs data structures/algos. Any idea what sorts of things I can expect to implement?
Hi everyone. i have a facebook interview coming up soon. How should i prepare for it? #leetcode #e5
Maybe it's just me but I opened Facebook UI after years to list an item to sell. But the UI feels so outdated, it has everything and nothing at the same time. Instagram has limited features maybe that's why the UI seems bearable. But Facebook seems like a clusterfuck of everything. There is no sense...Read more
Who the hell designed the UI of this service. Absolutely terrible. Looks like McAfee back in the day. #meta #fb
For real, every update is progressively awful. The layout is confusing and it looks terrible on web. The mobile is just glitchy. Don't ruin WFH for everyone by getting high and playing Mario Kart all day. #facebook #engineering
I have an offer for UI enterprise engineer role in Amsterdam. Since meta has limited teams in amsterdam , does anyone has any idea if it would be worth to join ?
It's awful and ugly at least on Android :( @Facebook Is it permanent or just an experiment?
About time Facebook, was starting to think if you all would ever join the crowd with Dark Mode. I’m only using FB to sell some stuff locally, not active on the platform, but I like the Desktop new interface though. Will they redesign for mobile or will they end up forcing everyone to download the ...Read more
I am interviewing for a product manager at facebook. Is it required to do UI design in FB product sense interviews? If yes, any tips on most important things to consider. TC: $175K
The user experience with FB UI is so horrible now. I am wondering why Facebook hasn't noticed it yet and how is it still surviving? It is full of loading errors on both mobile and desktop. Timeline is so messed up. Can't manage friends and put them to different categories easily. It used to be so ea...Read more
This mobile update lasted like 20 minutes and it was horrible. Why and how did this get pushed through?
Looks like it is a frontend focused role. I am currently a frontend developer but the word “production engineer” scares me. Do you think it will be relevant for a front-end developer? I have 4 yoe.