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 (389) , Software Engineer(Internship) (352) , Program Manager (350) , Technical Sourcer (346) , Data Engineer (324) , Project Manager (259) , Account Manager (239) , Recruiter (236) , Software Engineer Intern (227) , 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 2396 reviews)); "Great people: my team in particular were some the smartest and most engaging people I've worked with." ((in 1965 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 1466 reviews)); "1) Work with the best 2) Always get challenged but in a positive way 3) Caring environment 4) good salary" ((in 737 reviews)); "There were lots of benefits: 1. Relocation package 2. Free housing 3. Free food at the office 4." ((in 675 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 1018 reviews)); "PSC (Performance Summary Cycle) is pretty intense and there are frequent layoffs which mostly has nothing to do with your performance" ((in 803 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)); "Management is poor in comms and career growth can be a little murky" ((in 366 reviews)); "Politics and poor leadership in the mid" ((in 365 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).

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3K reviews

1.0

May 25, 2026

Great talent but suffers from poor leadership

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Scale of problems Great talent density (although it feels like best people are leaving)

Cons

Bad leadership High stree low outcome environment

2.0

May 25, 2026

Once a good company, but no more

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation is still good, free meals

Cons

The PSC culture is cutting throat and the safest play is work on short-term projects that can produce bullet points (e.g. impacts) for performance review every 6 months; You can't afford to work on long-term or high-risk projects Leadership treat employees like dirt, there's no trust

4.0

May 25, 2026

High pay and perks, but pressure is intense

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is high and perks are good

Cons

Too much pressure and micromanaging

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