Is Meta a good company to work for as a Senior Software Developer?

Senior Software Developer professionals working at Meta have rated their employer with 3.2 out of 5 stars in 463 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Meta employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Developer Jobs at Meta now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Developer interview questions at Meta .

Does Meta pay Senior Software Developer employees well?

Senior Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Meta with 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 463 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Developer salaries at Meta.

How happy are Senior Software Developer professionals working at Meta?

41% of Senior Software Developer employees at Meta would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 31% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Developer professionals have also rated Meta with a 2.3 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.6 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Meta?

Software Engineer (3566) , Data Scientist (516) , Senior Software Engineer (473) , Product Manager (388) , Software Engineer(Internship) (352) , Program Manager (349) , Technical Sourcer (346) , Data Engineer (321) , Project Manager (259) , Account Manager (239) , Recruiter (236) , Software Engineer Intern (226) , Research Scientist (218) , Technical Recruiter (215) , Production Engineer (214)

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 2412 reviews)); "The people are great and I've made some friends that will span beyond my time at the company." ((in 2005 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 1438 reviews)); "1) Work with the best 2) Always get challenged but in a positive way 3) Caring environment 4) good salary" ((in 734 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 1017 reviews)); "PSC (Performance Summary Cycle) is pretty intense and there are frequent layoffs which mostly has nothing to do with your performance" ((in 798 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 395 reviews)); "Politics and poor leadership in the mid" ((in 362 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 227 reviews))

Meta Senior Software Developer reviews

3.2

41% would recommend to a friend

(463 total reviews)

Mark Zuckerberg

34% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

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Senior Software Developer employees have rated Meta with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 463 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Meta is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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463 reviews

3.0

May 22, 2026

Great people and autonomy, but leadership issues

Senior software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Amazing people - Autonomy

Cons

- Leadership - WLB - Job security

2.0

May 21, 2026

High pay and smart co-workers, but toxic leadership

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High pay, smart co-workers, fast-promotion.

Cons

A lot of disrespect from the leadership toward employees recently. They are going all-in on AI, betting that most employees can be replaced, so burning bridges with employees is apparently considered acceptable. This ranges from forced keyboard, screenshot, and mouse monitoring despite employees’ privacy concerns, to the CTO arguing with employees on Workplace in a disrespectful tone, to forcibly drafting thousands of people into the new AI org, to completely ignoring layoff rumors for months. This was a dream company to work for around 2019, but now it’s a nightmare.

1.0

May 18, 2026

Good pay but a poor culture

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Money Free food Interesting work

Cons

Culture Politics High thrash Bad definition of success

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