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 Metaās 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 canāt trust anyone. It would probably be easier to work two remote jobs at āless prestigiousā 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 youāre proactive and document everything thoroughly, youāre 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 itās possible youāll have a manager younger than you, even if youāre 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 canāt find a way, they are often trying to invent things you did wrong. This isnāt a dealbreaker because as long as youāre 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. thereās a lot of internal conflict because itās very authoritarian, also fairly draconian, and itās 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 isnāt really the problem because guess what? Itās 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. itās 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.
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Hi! I passed the E4 loop and Iām looking for a team. Iām willing to work hard and as much as needed. I really want to get in and grow as soon as possible. I donāt mind devoting a lot of time as long as Iāll grow. Iām open to anything on the west coast. Hoping someone will see this!
Does Meta still offer remote engineering roles? How is the flexibility of working remotely? I have a verbal offer for a MLE L5 but canāt relocate because of my spouse job. #engineering #software #swe #meta #mle #interview
Applied with a referral to Meta for a PM role in NYC. Recruiter replied back with generic ānot moving forwardā etc. Curious if there is a way to still get an interview? Should I ping recruiters on LinkedIn or reapply within a month? Strongly think my experience is relevant for Meta (IG roles) after...Read more
Only SWE 7+, data center and 2023 intern roles are open now, posting this before everyone asks the same question. https://www.theblock.co/post/173839/metas-zuckerberg-warns-of-hiring-freeze-restructuring-plans-bloomberg #meta
It seems sooner or later, they will get rid of all TPM roles as they are planning to do it soon at Instagram: https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-layoffs-tpm-roles-instagram-job-cuts Link without paywall: https://archive.is/FBs5Z
I am applying for a director position at Facebook and noticed that different director roles require different levels of experience 10-20 years) why such a large range?
The Facebook HR wants to talk to me for an FB TPM role. How to tackle that discussion and also further interviews? How is the TPM interview in FB ? Any coding involved or just design and scenarios like Amazon?
Based on your experience, which role would you recommend considering it gives the best chance at return offer with enough learning opportunities? #internship #meta
Iām in the pipeline for āsoftware engineer, infrastructureā what are other kind of software engineer roles? Is the infra role close to devops? Thanks! @facebook
For someone with 4 years total analytics experience and a background in computer science (current TC is ~$150k in Seattle), what is the expected level at FB, Data Scientist or Data Science Manager and what is the expected TC at these levels ?
Please, no trolling. I am genuinely curious. Please vote if you know for a fact. TC: šš #tech #meta #layoff
Have an offer (almost there) from Meta. But given the news of manager layoffs is it wise to stay where I am now and wait for growth here instead ? Whatās the chance I will be safe in Meta ? #meta #layoffs
Expecting an L6 offer from FB for a Tpm role. How much salary can I expect? Both in terms of base and rsus? YOE is 8 and current TC is 370K
So, been an SDM at amazon for like 3.5 years now (6 years as SDE before that). Thinking about jumping ship. Can someone tell me how the roles differ Meta and Amazon ? Iām in an engineering team where almost all my SDM peers are former engineers as well. So, none of that TPM /QA bullshit. I have so...Read more
Very sad to hear the news of layoffs at Meta! With 11K people laid off, this will have a large impact in the job seeking market. If you were laid off at Meta, what was your role?
Just noticed on linkedin that a lot of laid off folks from meta are data science or research related roles.. i remember when it was very hard to hire for these roles. Could this be an ongoing trend on the industry or is it just thereāre too many ādata scientistsā that flooded the market pre covid.
In the process of talking with a recruiter for a contractor role doing system eng work at FB as a contractor. Currently working at Segment/Twilio as a FTE. Anyone have any insights on working as a contact for FB specifically in the NY office? Thanks in advance š TC:135k~ YOE: 5 #facebook #cont...Read more
I just got a L5 PMM role at FB in NYC Base: 176K Stock: 95k Sign-on: 30k This is first offer so planning to negotiate. Anyone have an idea on the band for PMM L5 role at FB? Thanks!!#offer #offer#tech#tc#fb