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.
Just heard from the recruiter that the feedback on the “pirate” interview where was asked to design a voting app was that I didn’t go too deep. The ask at the interview was to do the architecture and answer questions about it. wtf are they looking for at this interview?
Does Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram have their own independent interviews? If so, if I perform badly in one of them will it impact the other loops? Do I need to approach 3 different HRs? Is the interview difficulty level and TC comparable at all 3? Thanks!
Recently had a CoderPad interview with a FB recruiter who seemingly couldn't understand spoken English (e.g. when I was asking a question vs making a statement). Recruiter told me they wouldn't move me to the next stage. I was also getting emails from an Instagram recruiter in NYC back in March/Apr...Read more
Any tips and tricks for how to nail the design manager interview at Instagram?
Recruiter from both contacted at same time. can i interview for both roles?
Just curious - what sort of interview questions to expect at director level at FB and FB companies?
Just spoke to a Recruiter about SE opportunity in New York and Seattle. He mentioned a 45 min CoderPad round followed by 3 On-Site rounds. 1) Anybody with recent Recent Interview experience? 2) What is the level of difficulty?
Is this possible? Facebook recruiter reached out but a friend at Instagram is also asking if I will be interested to join. I’m interested in both. Wondering if these are two separate recruiting teams? What should I do in this situation?#hiring #recruiting
Had an interview today I knew I instantly failed. The other person barely introduced themselves, when I asked questions to clarify the question they said only “you can assume that” “you cannot assume that” and when I was going through code they just said “yeah looks good” over and over. Lmfao, I ...Read more
I am interviewing at Instagram for sdm , any tips would be great in what to prepare
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Title says it all #whastapp #instagram
Looking to go through the normal application process but I feel there are a billion applicants so any resume tips would be helpful!
As a candidate for a role at Meta, are my fb/ig accounts being privately scored as part of recruitment filtering? For example, if my FB/IG account is not blocked by anyone that would be considered as a ‘clean’ account whereas if I have been blocked by 10 people, that would be considered as having t...Read more
Looking for tips to ace this interview. Im just done with the recruiter screen. What should I expect next and how should I prepare? Please give me your tips because i really think the job description is perfect for my goals! #programmanager #programmanagermeta TC: 175K YOE: 7
Lets say your performance review is meets or exceeds expectations, you're approaching your first year vesting date, and your manager finds out that you are interviewing (directly or indirectly) - What are the chances you get fired before your stock vests? For all intents and purposes let's say it's...Read more
Will Meta go into a hiring freeze? Interviewing at Instagram rn #meta