Meta Software Engineer reviews

3.5

46% would recommend to a friend

(3,300 total reviews)
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Mark Zuckerberg

38% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

, Software Engineer employees have rated Meta with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,300 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews
4.0
30 June 2026
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
29 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- People are smart and collaborative. - Internal safeguard tools are great that you are less likely to make serious error without noticing. - Large collaboration opportunities, If you like cooperate with multiple teams to solve complex problems. - Light and fast iteration culture, You can ship your features really fast.

Cons

- Less job security, Expect 1-2 layoffs every year. some is at company wise but also at organisation level. - Stack ranked performance review culture, Be better than team members or your role could be at risk.

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