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

Software Engineeer professionals working at Meta have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 3,219 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Meta employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineeer Jobs at Meta now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineeer interview questions at Meta .

Does Meta pay Software Engineeer employees well?

Software Engineeer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Meta with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 3,219 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineeer salaries at Meta.

How happy are Software Engineeer professionals working at Meta?

46% of Software Engineeer employees at Meta would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 25% in the past 12 months. Software Engineeer professionals have also rated Meta with a 2.5 rating for work-life-balance, 3.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.8 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Meta?

Software Engineer (3577) , Data Scientist (519) , Senior Software Engineer (474) , Product Manager (388) , Software Engineer(Internship) (352) , Program Manager (350) , Technical Sourcer (346) , Data Engineer (324) , Project Manager (259) , Account Manager (239) , Recruiter (236) , Software Engineer Intern (226) , Research Scientist (218) , Production Engineer (216) , 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 2395 reviews)); "The people are great and I've made some friends that will span beyond my time at the company." ((in 1978 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 1488 reviews)); "1) Work with the best 2) Always get challenged but in a positive way 3) Caring environment 4) good salary" ((in 731 reviews)); "Free food and Life@ expenses are nice" ((in 655 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 393 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is not accountable: Company has no idea what they are doing and where they are going." ((in 356 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 228 reviews))

Meta Software Engineeer reviews

3.5

46% would recommend to a friend

(3,219 total reviews)

Mark Zuckerberg

38% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

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Software Engineeer employees have rated Meta with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,219 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineeer professionals have a good working experience there. Meta is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineeer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

3K reviews

3.0

Jun 1, 2026

Good food and gym, but high pressure and tight deadlines

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good food, good gym, good coworkers

Cons

high pressure, tight deadlines, meta!

3.0

Jun 1, 2026

Great pay and advanced tech, but cut-throat culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Amazing Pay - Working with very advanced technologies

Cons

- Cut-throat and competitive culture - Leadership is probably too disconnected from the state of culture at ground level

3.0

Jun 1, 2026

High salary and resources, but toxic environment

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, Food, Learning Resources, Pride, Highly competitive environment

Cons

Politics, you're made to feel like trash, no job stability, lonely, self-focused folks, no leaders can be trusted - they act as if they care, but they don't, compromised mental and physical health, unfair evaluation of newbies

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