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

Software Developer professionals working at Meta have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 3,257 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Meta employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Meta now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Meta .

Does Meta pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Meta with 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 3,257 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.2% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries and benefits at Meta .

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Meta?

50% of Software Developer employees at Meta would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 21% in the past 12 months. Software Developer 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 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Meta?

Software Engineer (3538) , Data Scientist (504) , Senior Software Engineer (466) , Product Manager (383) , Software Engineer(Internship) (352) , Program Manager (346) , Technical Sourcer (345) , Data Engineer (314) , Project Manager (258) , Recruiter (236) , Account Manager (234) , Software Engineer Intern (226) , Research Scientist (216) , Technical Recruiter (215) , Production Engineer (210)

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 2327 reviews)); "Great people: my team in particular were some the smartest and most engaging people I've worked with." ((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 1439 reviews)); "1) Work with the best 2) Always get challenged but in a positive way 3) Caring environment 4) good salary" ((in 735 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 1008 reviews)); "PSC (Performance Summary Cycle) is pretty intense and there are frequent layoffs which mostly has nothing to do with your performance" ((in 784 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 394 reviews)); "Politics and poor leadership in the mid" ((in 353 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 219 reviews))

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Meta Software Developer reviews

3.5

50% would recommend to a friend

(3,257 total reviews)

Mark Zuckerberg

42% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

2.8

Culture & values

2.7

Senior management

2.5

Work/Life balance

Software Developer employees have rated Meta with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,257 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 Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews

5.0

Nov 13, 2012

So far so good

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Awesome environment * Awesome co-workers * Awesome food * Awesome perks * Awesome projects

Cons

* Too many smart people that makes me feel dumb. * Stock price not looking good * Already IPO

5.0

Nov 13, 2012

Superlative: Smartest people, most open culture, best perks, best product.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-- We work on some of the hardest problems in the field, and we have some of the smartest people working on them. -- The culture is very inviting and open. People are incredibly communicative, and it's a fun place to work. -- 1 BILLION+ people see and use what you work on all the time. -- Perks.

Cons

Takes up a good chunk of your time and life.

5.0

Nov 13, 2012

Work on fun products that people use all the time

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun coworkers, interesting problems, make a huge impact on the world. Scale, great benefits, opportunity to change the world and really have fun doing it. Seriously do you want to work at a company where you don't know what you'll work on? That's insane! Facebook lets you choose what you work on after you get out of bootcamp. People are really smart, fun, energetic here.

Cons

Too many food options Cavities from eating Hi-Chews

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