Meta·Software Engineer

Meta Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Hard

Negative

London, EnglandPosted Nov 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

From the start, it felt like too much pressure and too many steps for a single role.

The setup included an unusually high number of interviews, far more than what I was used to from other companies, and it quickly became clear that the bar wasn’t just about standard engineering practice.

The testing was also on things that didn’t feel directly relevant to what I’d normally be expected to know. A lot of it was technical, and the problems included material that felt unfamiliar rather than just harder versions of common patterns.

I didn’t make it past the non-technical stage, and I left with the overall sense that the process was overwhelming and oddly strict. It wasn’t just

Create a free Dataford account to unlock the full round-by-round breakdown, the questions asked and the outcome.

Read the full report Read the full report

Preparing for this interview?

Meta Software Engineer interview guideThe full process, round by round, with the question bank Practice Software Engineer interview questionsReal questions from this role across companies All Meta interview guidesEvery role we cover at this company