Is Meta a good company to work for as a Senior Software Developer?

Senior Software Developer professionals working at Meta have rated their employer with 3.2 out of 5 stars in 479 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Meta employees being 3.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Developer Jobs at Meta now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Developer interview questions at Meta .

Does Meta pay Senior Software Developer employees well?

Senior Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Meta with 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 479 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Developer salaries at Meta.

How happy are Senior Software Developer professionals working at Meta?

36% of Senior Software Developer employees at Meta would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 39% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Developer professionals have also rated Meta with a 2.4 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.6 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs 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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Meta Senior Software Developer reviews

3.2

36% would recommend to a friend

(479 total reviews)

Mark Zuckerberg

31% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.7

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

2.7

Senior management

2.6

Culture & values

2.4

Work/Life balance

Senior Software Developer employees have rated Meta with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 479 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Meta is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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479 reviews

4.0

Jul 7, 2022

Experience as senior software engineer at meta

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, 4 months paid paternity, friendly environment,

Cons

Huge company, very impact oriented, can be difficult to advance. Lots of bespoke infrastructure that will take a bit of time to learn and won't translate to other positions in different organizations

2.0

Jul 3, 2022

Very Political, Job not interesting

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good Salary and TC, good Perks. Name on Resume looks good.

Cons

Poor WLB PSC Stress Very Political (team dependent but true for many) project could be done by average junior and is not interesting

3.0

Jun 30, 2022

If money defines you might be a great place

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of money, time off.

Cons

Meaningless corporate drudgery; endless stream of maintenance tasks, a really awful PHP codebase, meeting after meeting

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