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

Software Engineer professionals working at Meta have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 3,307 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Meta employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at Meta now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Meta .

Does Meta pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Meta with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 3,307 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Meta.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at Meta?

46% of Software Engineer employees at Meta would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 25% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer 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 (3585) , Data Scientist (520) , Senior Software Engineer (476) , Product Manager (390) , Software Engineer(Internship) (352) , Program Manager (350) , Technical Sourcer (346) , Data Engineer (328) , Project Manager (259) , Account Manager (239) , Recruiter (236) , Software Engineer Intern (227) , Research Scientist (219) , Production Engineer (217) , 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 2371 reviews)); "The people are great and I've made some friends that will span beyond my time at the company." ((in 2018 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 1482 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 Life@ expenses are nice" ((in 671 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 1026 reviews)); "PSC (Performance Summary Cycle) is pretty intense and there are frequent layoffs which mostly has nothing to do with your performance" ((in 799 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 390 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is not accountable: Company has no idea what they are doing and where they are going." ((in 363 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 Software Engineer reviews

3.5

46% would recommend to a friend

(3,307 total reviews)

Mark Zuckerberg

38% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer employees have rated Meta with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,307 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Meta is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews

5.0

Nov 13, 2012

Working with top quality engineers that work hard and aren't arrogant but focus on completing the product together

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Coworkers - smart, hard working, fast, cooperative Team selection - work where you are happiest & make the biggest impact Culture Benefits Workload - you're just expected to get your work done, not spend all of your time at work

Cons

I'm having a hard time coming up with downsides to working at Facebook. But there's a twenty-word minimum limit for this question.

5.0

Nov 13, 2012

Loving every minute of it!

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast paced, lots of very committed and competent people around me. Company is dedicated to innovation and wants to do good in the world.

Cons

Change of environment (Unix -> Windows) can make people less productive in the short term.

5.0

Nov 13, 2012

Software Engineering at Facebook

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Very smart, hardworking, enthusiastic coworkers: The software engineers here are the best in the world * Lots of independence for software engineers: We do a lot more than just implement specs, especially with hackathons and hackamonths encouraging people to work on things outside of their area of expertise * Great benefits and salary: 5 different kinds of free food on campus, free laundry, snacks, generous parent benefits, etc.

Cons

I can't think of any significant cons.

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