Meta Data Engineer Manager reviews

3.2

36% would recommend to a friend

(478 total reviews)
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Mark Zuckerberg

22% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Data Engineer Manager employees have rated Meta with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 478 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Data Engineer Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Meta is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Data Engineer Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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478 reviews
5.0
Feb 8, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

very rigourous and extremely good projects

Cons

no problem with the unnovation

2.0
Jan 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The data platform is exceptionally robust, significantly enhancing developer velocity by abstracting away infrastructure complexities. The platform team has delivered a comprehensive ecosystem where the core pillars of data engineering—compute, storage, quality, and discovery—are seamlessly integrated. Their intentional design has drastically reduced operational overhead, allowing the engineering team to focus entirely on delivering high-impact data products.

Cons

The primary challenge was the disconnect between strategic mandates—like the top-down AI push—and the operational capacity of the data teams. In nascent product areas, the '0 to 1' build phase was frequently disrupted by changing requirements, leading to high team burnout. I believe that for AI innovation to succeed, there needs to be a distinction in how we resource matured data products versus new initiatives. Without a stabilized foundation, teams in the '0 to 1' phase are forced into a dual-track execution that risks both delivery quality and infrastructure health.

4.0
Jan 20, 2026

Not bad not good

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good pay, hardworking colleagues, supportive manager, good welfare

Cons

a lot of swimlane overlaps, a lot of goal tracking that takes away actual time for analysis

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