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 469 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 469 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?

38% of Senior Software Developer employees at Meta would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 37% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Developer professionals have also rated Meta with a 2.4 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 (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 2335 reviews)); "The people are great and you won’t see any of the same perks at other companies." ((in 1997 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 1503 reviews)); "1) Work with the best 2) Always get challenged but in a positive way 3) Caring environment 4) good salary" ((in 708 reviews)); "Free food and Life@ expenses are nice" ((in 650 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 809 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 358 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 222 reviews))

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3.2

38% would recommend to a friend

(469 total reviews)

Mark Zuckerberg

30% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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Senior Software Developer employees have rated Meta with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 469 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 IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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469 reviews

2.0

Sep 20, 2022

Very Rough Remote Onboarding, High Expectations Unchanged

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation (unless your market timing is bad) Internal resources (basically unlimited $ for stuff like servers/hardware)

Cons

Very ambiguous environment Very little training Culture / performance metrics incentivize selfish, sloppy decision making

5.0

Sep 19, 2022

Engineer

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance and food

Cons

People have a god mentality

4.0

Sep 13, 2022

Great perks, great career growth, uncertain future for company

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* great for career growth * great for perks * you get to slack every now and then

Cons

* uncertain future for the company * questionable bet on the metaverse

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