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 3,821 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Meta employees being 3.4 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 3,821 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 (3602) , Data Scientist (526) , Senior Software Engineer (487) , Product Manager (391) , Software Engineer(Internship) (352) , 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 2389 reviews)); "The people are great and I've made some friends that will span beyond my time at the company." ((in 2028 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 1537 reviews)); "1) Work with the best 2) Always get challenged but in a positive way 3) Caring environment 4) good salary" ((in 721 reviews)); "Free food and Life@ expenses are nice" ((in 637 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 1035 reviews)); "PSC (Performance Summary Cycle) is pretty intense and there are frequent layoffs which mostly has nothing to do with your performance" ((in 827 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 396 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 225 reviews))

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Meta Softwarea Engineer reviews

3.4

44% would recommend to a friend

(3,821 total reviews)

Mark Zuckerberg

37% 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 3,821 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

3.0

Jun 18, 2026

Opportunities for impact overshadowed by top-down approach

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities for impact exist Great people

Cons

Company has become very top down Appreciation to employees is at a low point Better compensation elsewhere

3.0

Jun 18, 2026

Not worth the squeeze

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good brand name Interesting work if you land on an interesting team Get to work on things at scale Good tooling

Cons

Lol where to begin - hectic - toxic - every one for themselves - layoff city - declining comp and benefits - upper management actively hates you as a lowly employee

2.0

Jun 17, 2026

Declining morale as AI takes precedence over people

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pre-AI, great morale, projects, and people

Cons

AI over people, projects, and morale

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