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

Software Engineer professionals working at Meta have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 3,311 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Meta employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at Meta now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Meta .

Does Meta pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Meta with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 3,311 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Meta.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at Meta?

47% of Software Engineer employees at Meta would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 24% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer 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 (3589) , Data Scientist (523) , Senior Software Engineer (478) , Product Manager (391) , Software Engineer(Internship) (352) , Program Manager (350) , Technical Sourcer (346) , Data Engineer (328) , Project Manager (261) , Account Manager (239) , Recruiter (236) , Software Engineer Intern (227) , Research Scientist (219) , Production Engineer (218) , 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 2335 reviews)); "The people are great and you won’t see any of the same perks at other companies." ((in 1997 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 1503 reviews)); "1) Work with the best 2) Always get challenged but in a positive way 3) Caring environment 4) good salary" ((in 708 reviews)); "Free food and Life@ expenses are nice" ((in 650 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 1017 reviews)); "PSC (Performance Summary Cycle) is pretty intense and there are frequent layoffs which mostly has nothing to do with your performance" ((in 809 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 358 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))

Meta Software Engineer reviews

3.5

47% would recommend to a friend

(3,311 total reviews)

Mark Zuckerberg

39% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

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, Software Engineer employees have rated Meta with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,311 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most , Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Meta is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by , Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews

3.0

Feb 8, 2026

People are scared; Team dependent

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Pay Very Good Benefits Decent Food

Cons

Everyone is stressed but on my team not over worked. People are grinders and you hear stories but you generally don't experience it all the time. You are scared of getting laid off

4.0

Feb 7, 2026

Software Engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

competitive pay is a plus

Cons

leadership can be very bureaucratic

2.0

Feb 7, 2026

Stay away from meta if you can

Software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits Good TC Colleagues are really smart

Cons

Bad WLB Bad performance reward culture which incentivizes metric hacking. Lack of long term vision in leadership. Yes boss culture. Short term projects compared to long term which incentivizes people to only tackle low hanging fruits.

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