Meta Software Developer reviews

3.5

46% would recommend to a friend

(3,303 total reviews)
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38% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Meta with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,303 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Meta is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews
4.0
Dec 1, 2025

Meta SWE Review

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay, benefits and stock. A lot of flexibility.

Cons

Not great company culture. Very performance review oriented and distributed now, little sense of working together.

4.0
Nov 30, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of agency and ownership

Cons

High index on impact can mean there is politics in positioning yourself to get impact work on the team

4.0
Nov 28, 2025

My experience

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good comp and benefits. Can pace yourself as long as you deliver impact. Good place to learn engineering best practices if you are fresh out of school. A lot of smart people all around you.

Cons

Long hours, some core / hot orgs can even be 996. Frequent re-orgs lately.

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