Is Meta a good company to work for as a Software Enginerer?

Software Enginerer professionals working at Meta have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 3,236 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Meta employees being 3.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Enginerer Jobs at Meta now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Enginerer interview questions at Meta .

Does Meta pay Software Enginerer employees well?

Software Enginerer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Meta with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 3,236 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Enginerer salaries at Meta.

How happy are Software Enginerer professionals working at Meta?

46% of Software Enginerer employees at Meta would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 100% in the past 12 months. Software Enginerer professionals have also rated Meta with a 2.5 rating for work-life-balance, 3.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.7 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Meta?

Software Engineer (3602) , Data Scientist (527) , Senior Software Engineer (487) , Product Manager (392) , Software Engineer(Internship) (353) , Program Manager (351) , Technical Sourcer (346) , Data Engineer (330) , Project Manager (262) , Account Manager (240) , Recruiter (236) , Software Engineer Intern (229) , Production Engineer (222) , Research Scientist (219) , Technical Recruiter (215)

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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3.5

46% would recommend to a friend

(3,236 total reviews)

Mark Zuckerberg

38% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

2.7

Culture & values

2.6

Senior management

2.5

Work/Life balance

Software Enginere employees have rated Meta with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,236 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Enginere professionals have a good working experience there. Meta is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Enginere professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews

5.0

May 9, 2026

Great perks and food, but very competitive atmosphere

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great perks. - Free food. - Working with great talents.

Cons

- work environment is very competitive.

3.0

May 9, 2026

Good compensation but chaotic work environment

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation and people are good

Cons

Very chaotic and change direction too often

1.0

May 8, 2026

The best place I ever worked has become the worst

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Compensation - Lots of great coworkers

Cons

- Aimless and useless upper management - Employee review criteria focused on the wrong things - Constant layoffs All executive action appears to be singularly focused on raising the stock price at the expense of everything -- and everyone -- else.

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