Is Meta a good company to work for as a Softwarea Engineer?

Softwarea Engineer professionals working at Meta have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 3,813 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Meta employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Softwarea Engineer Jobs at Meta now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Softwarea Engineer interview questions at Meta .

Does Meta pay Softwarea Engineer employees well?

Softwarea Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Meta with 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 3,813 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.2% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Softwarea Engineer salaries at Meta.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Meta?

Software Engineer (3596) , Data Scientist (525) , Senior Software Engineer (485) , Product Manager (391) , Software Engineer(Internship) (352) , Program Manager (351) , Technical Sourcer (346) , Data Engineer (328) , Project Manager (261) , Account Manager (240) , Recruiter (236) , Software Engineer Intern (228) , Production Engineer (220) , 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 2370 reviews)); "Great people: my team in particular were some the smartest and most engaging people I've worked with." ((in 2009 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 1542 reviews)); "1) Work with the best 2) Always get challenged but in a positive way 3) Caring environment 4) good salary" ((in 730 reviews)); "Free food and Life@ expenses are nice" ((in 655 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 1025 reviews)); "PSC (Performance Summary Cycle) is pretty intense and there are frequent layoffs which mostly has nothing to do with your performance" ((in 812 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 405 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is not accountable: Company has no idea what they are doing and where they are going." ((in 373 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 222 reviews))

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Meta Softwarea Engineer reviews

3.4

45% would recommend to a friend

(3,813 total reviews)

Mark Zuckerberg

38% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

2.7

Culture & values

2.6

Senior management

2.5

Work/Life balance

Softwaree Engineer employees have rated Meta with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 3,813 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Softwaree Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Meta is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Softwaree Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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4K reviews

4.0

Jun 30, 2026

High salary but toxic culture and poor leadership

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High Salary, good health insurance coverage. It is easy to get other work oppertunities if you have Meta on your resume

Cons

The leadership really doesn't know what they should do. Priority change frequently. What make is worse is that the toxic stack ranking culture -- it turns your coworker into your enemy

4.0

Jun 30, 2026

Great pay and free lunch, but very competitive environment

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay and free lunch is always a great thing

Cons

It's extremely competitive and need to work hard.

2.0

Jun 30, 2026

Don't work at Meta

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice offices, free food, easy to switch teams, valuable learning experiences as engineer

Cons

Terrible leadership, toxic company culture, complete prioritization of AI means a complete lack of care for the people that work there

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