Meta Sr. Software Engineer reviews

3.2

39% would recommend to a friend

(473 total reviews)
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Mark Zuckerberg

31% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Meta with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 473 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Meta is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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473 reviews
3.0
Jan 22, 2026

Meh

Recommend
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Pros

Compensation is good Most teams solve interesting problems Ads makes enough money for the company to mess up a lot and still be okay You generally know what you’re signing up for with all the rep/reviews from people, no real surprises

Cons

Culture is bad and getting worse Very competitive High stress /zero sum games

2.0
Jan 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits good money typical tech

Cons

Bad culture whimsical management trade mental health for money

4.0
Dec 22, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Super smart engineers, everywhere - Amazing infra means you focus on your role's real work - Lots of interesting problems to solve

Cons

- Some orgs' leadership is weak, which undermines how quickly and successfully projects are done - Slow promotions - Hierarchical culture - Frequent churn

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