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

Softwarea Engineer professionals working at Meta have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 3,822 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Meta employees being 3.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Softwarea Engineer Jobs at Meta now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Softwarea Engineer interview questions at Meta .

Does Meta pay Softwarea Engineer employees well?

Softwarea Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Meta with 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 3,822 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.2% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Softwarea Engineer salaries at Meta.

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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 2373 reviews)); "Great people: my team in particular were some the smartest and most engaging people I've worked with." ((in 2038 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 1538 reviews)); "1) Work with the best 2) Always get challenged but in a positive way 3) Caring environment 4) good salary" ((in 711 reviews)); "free food and transport are great" ((in 645 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 1037 reviews)); "PSC (Performance Summary Cycle) is pretty intense and there are frequent layoffs which mostly has nothing to do with your performance" ((in 819 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 364 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 228 reviews))

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3.4

44% would recommend to a friend

(3,822 total reviews)

Mark Zuckerberg

37% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

2.7

Culture & values

2.6

Senior management

2.5

Work/Life balance

Softwaree Engineer employees have rated Meta with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 3,822 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Softwaree Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Meta is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Softwaree Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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5.0

Aug 3, 2010

Great workplace and perks !

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- It's Facebook - Some of the smartest people you'll ever meet work there. - Great projects, fast pace, high impact. - Personal empowerment. - Free food!

Cons

- you might gain weight.

5.0

Aug 3, 2010

I'm very glad I work here.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I'm very happy working at facebook. * Other employees are very friendly and supportive * Facebook is more meritocratic than other tech companies I've worked for * The other people working here are very smart * Facebook gives engineers more responsibility than other places I've been

Cons

Sometimes facebook is kinda unpopular in some circles due to privacy criticisms. Facebook sometimes emphasizes speed over engineering quality.

5.0

Jul 27, 2010

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Software engineer

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CEO approval

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Pros

- Wonderful food - A company culture encouraging absolute openness - No red tape, in terms of work, resources, people - Opportunities to get together with other employees to hack on what interests you - Freedom to work from home and to come into work whenever

Cons

- Parking - Neighboring houses dislike us - Terribly inefficient and large number of e-mails - Too much 'The Son of Man' around the office

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