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.
Considering jumping ship to Facebook. People that work in the Seattle office, how is it? How's the quality of talent? Is it 100% Microsoft people? Are the problems still interesting? Decent promotion trajectory? Work life balance? Super interested!
I got an E4 offer. I am located in the bay area. My recriter says there are no E4 openings in Seattle and hence it is not possible to immediately relocate to Seattle. I checked the careers page and found openings in Seattle but I am not sure if they are E4. i wanted to know the opinion from blind co...Read more
Just getting started with team matching. 1. I would love to know about what orgs/teams are most favorite, with openings and opportunities to grow. 2. Which office is good ? 3. TC expectation ? No trolls please. Thnx Current TC : 300k Meta TC : Pending #engineering #meta #e5
Hey all I am in the team matching phase as so are many others. Reaching out here to see if there are managers who may be looking for strong backend engineer. I am most passionate about infrastructure with 9 years of experience overall. Currently at Amazon for 7+ years at AWS. Have strong base in...Read more
Got an offer to relocate to FB Seattle as an E5. Should I do it? What are good teams in Seattle? Total comp 290k since this is a requirement for posts...
How is FB seattle in terms of promo speed and career growth? is it comparable to the headquarter or better or worse?
Initial offer below. Recruiter said there's room for negotiation. How much should I negotiate? What is Seattle range for E5? Base: 200k Stock: 660k (4 year total) Sign on: 40k Annual bonus: 10% - 15% I am expecting other offers to come in in a couple of days.
I'm excited to join FB Seattle in a month. Please recommend orgs/teams with good WLB. Any tips for making the most of boot camp? I'm joining as a generalist backend engineer. I work in AWS as tech lead. Currently building ML infrastructure, have experience in building scalable distributed systems...Read more
Got a call from a recruiter this morning about a job at FB in Seattle. Sounds like there would be some flexibility with where I worked, but would have to relocate to Seattle. Any pros and cons moving from Texas to Seattle?
How does this offer look? Should I jump ship? Yoe 5 #meta
How’re the numbers looking like for E4? Can I ask for more stock and joining bonus? Yoe: 4 Edit: joining bonus 70k, unable to edit the offer
Currently in NYC, been here 1.5 years. Not super happy here. I'm young and single but I haven't really found NYC to offer a lot that I care about. Place is loud, crowded, dirty, devoid of nature. I'm not really a foodie and don't go out to bars much, watch live shows, or care about fashion. Haven't ...Read more
I have two questions :- 1. What is max RSU for Seattle area for E5 ? 2. My recruiter is saying that I have to close the offer discussion within this week . does facebook has expire date with offer ? I want to wait for 1 week or so ...
I got an offer for Facebook Seattle as a SWE. What are some good teams to look at? Also anyone know what range for E4? I don't have numbers yet.
Hi all need some suggestion on Facebook offer. Received an offer from Facebook for E4 SWE for Seattle office. Details below (final offer after negotiation) Base: 160k Stock: 320k for 4 years Joining bonus: 50k TC: 240k + 50 k year 1 and 240k year 2-4 TC with 10% target bonus: 256k + 50k year 1 and...Read more
Posting for a friend, she doesn’t have Blind. My friend starts at Meta in April but can’t find any information regarding shuttle pickup location in Seattle or a schedule. She can’t access internal pages until her start date (in April) but would like to get information on the shuttle beforehand. D...Read more
How much salary to expect for program manager (non-tech) role in Facebook Seattle with 10 yrs experience?
Hi folks, How is this offer for E5 in Seattle? Base: 200k Annual bonus: 15% RSU: 630k (over 4 years) Joining cash bonus: 90k TC: 477.5k first year and 387.5k later years Recruiter told me that these are the highest numbers for Seattle, and higher comps I've seen are for MPK/NY offices due to CoL ...Read more
Expecting an offer for Meta E5 , currently going for Team match. What is the max E5 offer for bay area vs Seattle ? Current TC - 200K #engineering #software #swe #meta