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.
Hello Blind, I recently interviewed, negotiated, and accepted an offer from Facebook, and I decided I would document my experience for others. TL;DR: Location: #Seattle YOE: 7 Old TC: $145k New TC: $235k I previously interviewed with FB for EE in Austin ~2 years ago, had an onsite, and then a fol...Read more
$148,000 150k/4 10% bonus no sign on TC: ~200k Menlo Park I expected higher numbers across the board but especially on equity and base. The base is lower than what I currently make. Current TC: 180k yoe: 3.5 thoughts? / Update: negotiated up to 250 160 200/4 10% bonus 25k sign on
Just got a call from my recruiter. He has offered me Base: 110K USD Bonus: 15% Stocks: 180K over 4 years Location: London, UK Current TC: 95K USD Working for a startup right now YOE: 5+ years
Can anyone who has received a (non tech) IC4 offer from FB recently post your offer for reference? Thank you!
Hi, I just got an email from the recruiter that I passed the interview, but only for IC4 and team matching would begin after the holidays. Is there a way to ask for IC5? Maybe an extra round? I will only get to speak with the recruiter after the holidays. No numbers from meta yet. current TC: 15...Read more
Hi all - recently received an offer from Facebook/Meta for IC4 in Global Ops. Wanted to better understand if this initial TC offer of ~$135-140k in MCOL remote is low/average/high? Keeping vague for anonymity. YOE = 5.5 in finance (non tech industry) #Compensation #IC4 #facebook #meta
Currently L4, Phd+3yoe, TC 290k. HWE role and offer. Bay Area. Offered 155k base 165K stock/4 years 25k sign on After initial low ball of 145/130/0. I told them that is six figures lower than my current TC. Recruiter stresses it was a starting point and we can try to close the gap. I t...Read more
Recruiter told me that I will be either ic4 or ic5. What should I expect in terms of compensation?
Sharing this for my fellow designers as a data point - Los Angeles | Instagram Org Base: 160K RSU: 46,750 per year (Total grant 187K) Bonus: 15% Sign-On: 15K Total Comp (Year 1): $245,750 Current TC: 150K | YOE: 6
How do people get this offer at Meta, i see some on levels.fyi . What happens if i just ask for it? #interviewing #meta #mle
Interviewing with Facebook. They said I'll likely come in as Data Engineer IC4. I have 5 YOE. I currently work at a contracting/consulting company in the Midwest making 130k + 10k yearly bonus. I'm happy with my job right now, but interviewing anyway. FB asked if I'd be willing to move to the Bay ...Read more
This is supposedly the final offer from my recruiter: Y1: 290k Y2-4: 240k This is a HW role (IC4) so expecting a bit lower than E4. Bay area Should I take this or try and negotiate more? Whats a good total number to shoot for? TC: 270k 3.5 YOE
I got the offer below from FB, what should I ask for? Recruiter said theres flexibility 150 base 117/4 equity 15 bonus
Received an offer from Apple and Facebook Apple(IC4) Base Salary - 225 Stocks - 740k Sign-on Bonus - 100k Yearly Bonus ~ 10% Refreshers - around 100k(Researched online) Facebook(E5) Base salary - 214k Stocks - 700k Sign-on Bonus - 100k Yearly Bonus ~ 15% Refreshers - around 125k(Researched online)...Read more
I got an offer as a Data Engineer at FB at IC4. I was told below offer is top of the band. Below is what I got. Base: 165k Bonus: 10% Stock: 240k/4 years Bonus: 20k Current TC: 170k YOE: 7 ish I have a competing offer with the same TC and they basically just matched it today and told that I have ...Read more
Hi All, Today I got an offer approved Facebook. I don't know the location but it's mostly going to be London or Ireland. I am unsure about the compensation I should ask with them. Currently I am in Amsterdam and my monthly take home is around 5k Euros and I've around hai 15% bonus and some RSUs at ...Read more
What is the equivalent of Meta IC4 at Microsoft? I know at Microsoft, IC4 is considered a senior band with level 63 and 64. TC: 210k
Received an offer for an analytics business partner role @ FB - Base 139k + Stocks 55k + Targ Bonus 10% It's lower than my current TC in consulting (175k, yoe 5). Is the offer within the expected range? Also - is the pay generally higher in Menlo Park or NYC?
Morning blind, Meta will be opening up IC4 hiring from now until October! Typically these positions will fill pretty fast, so if you or someone you know is interested please DM me a quick summary of your background and I can forward your information to a recruiter. These roles will be mostly backen...Read more