Is Meta a good company to work for as a Software Engineer?

Software Engineer professionals working at Meta have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 3,311 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Meta employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at Meta now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Meta .

Does Meta pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Meta with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 3,311 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Meta.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at Meta?

47% of Software Engineer employees at Meta would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 24% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Meta with a 2.5 rating for work-life-balance, 3.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.7 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Meta?

Software Engineer (3589) , Data Scientist (523) , Senior Software Engineer (479) , Product Manager (391) , Software Engineer(Internship) (352) , Program Manager (350) , Technical Sourcer (346) , Data Engineer (328) , Project Manager (261) , Account Manager (239) , Recruiter (236) , Software Engineer Intern (227) , Research Scientist (219) , Production Engineer (218) , Technical Recruiter (215)

What are the pros of working at Meta according to real employee reviews?

"The company has great benefits and really makes sure you and your family have everything you need." ((in 2375 reviews)); "Great people: my team in particular were some the smartest and most engaging people I've worked with." ((in 2010 reviews)); "I think that some of the pros are the that it has a good pay and is in a nice place like california" ((in 1500 reviews)); "1) Work with the best 2) Always get challenged but in a positive way 3) Caring environment 4) good salary" ((in 735 reviews)); "free food and transport are great" ((in 657 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Meta according to real employee reviews?

"Well know is the bad work life balance with MPK (USA) still holding the string late hours are common and needed to get on." ((in 1025 reviews)); "PSC (Performance Summary Cycle) is pretty intense and there are frequent layoffs which mostly has nothing to do with your performance" ((in 807 reviews)); "1. Can be super stressful 2. Bad manager can ruin your life 3. Efforts are not praised or counted 4. Code output doesn't matter" ((in 396 reviews)); "Politics and poor leadership in the mid" ((in 369 reviews)); "many employers are very invested in their work and spend long hours; as a result it can be easy to let work/life balance slip" ((in 224 reviews))

Meta Software Engineer reviews

3.5

47% would recommend to a friend

(3,311 total reviews)

Mark Zuckerberg

39% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

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, Software Engineer employees have rated Meta with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,311 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most , Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Meta is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by , Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews

4.0

Jul 25, 2016

A good place to work at

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of good engineers and a lot of good engineering problems. It makes a good environment to learn and grow

Cons

It's big enough that there is significant differences in engineering culture within the company.

4.0

Jul 20, 2016

Very well run, maybe not ideal if you like wearing many hats

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Super smart people - Clear direction - Not too many layers or inefficiencies

Cons

- As it's larger now, not ideal for a startup-minded person - Commute from SF is pretty tedious

5.0

Jun 11, 2016

Awesome growth and interesting challenges

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

+ Solve hard engineering problems at Scale + Coworkers are knowledgable and helpful + Great Salary and Perks

Cons

- Nothing much to say bad about FB.

Meta Response

10y

Thank you for sharing your Facebook experience, and thank you for your contributions in helping us connect the world!

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