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

Software Enginerer 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 Enginerer Jobs at Meta now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Enginerer interview questions at Meta .

Does Meta pay Software Enginerer employees well?

Software Enginerer 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 Enginerer salaries at Meta.

How happy are Software Enginerer professionals working at Meta?

46% of Software Enginerer employees at Meta would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 100% in the past 12 months. Software Enginerer 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 (3584) , Data Scientist (520) , Senior Software Engineer (475) , 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 Enginerer 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 Enginere employees have rated Meta with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,219 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Enginere professionals have a good working experience there. Meta is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Enginere professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews

4.0

Jun 29, 2026

Overall great experience with less job security.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- People are smart and collaborative. - Internal safeguard tools are great that you are less likely to make serious error without noticing. - Large collaboration opportunities, If you like cooperate with multiple teams to solve complex problems. - Light and fast iteration culture, You can ship your features really fast.

Cons

- Less job security, Expect 1-2 layoffs every year. some is at company wise but also at organisation level. - Stack ranked performance review culture, Be better than team members or your role could be at risk.

2.0

Jun 28, 2026

Used to be great, but now it's not

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Was great when I joined

Cons

Is no longer great like it used to be

3.0

Jun 28, 2026

Decent pay and hours in a competitive environment

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

decent pay, decent hours dependent on team

Cons

somewhat challenging and competitive landscape

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