Meta Software Developer reviews

3.6

53% would recommend to a friend

(3,240 total reviews)
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45% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Meta with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,240 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Meta is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0
Feb 23, 2012
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Pros

great potential to move up in the chain, there are full of smart people in the company and a lot of potential to move up

Cons

there are no diversity in the workplace. They need to understand that people of different background is needed for future growth of the compamy

5.0
Jan 21, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing people - hard to overstate this. You get to choose what you want to work on (Bing "Facebook bootcamp") for more info. Everyone is really passionate about the product. People care about the folks that use Facebook, and really want to make it a better experience. There are so many cool things we want to do, it'd be hard to get bored. Things move really fast - there usually has to be a good reason not to do some new cool thing, instead of a reason to do it.

Cons

Since so many people at Facebook are amazing, recognition/awards aren't as frequent as I'd personally like. I've done stuff that would've earned me instant promotions at a previous company, and only got a "cool, nice job" at Facebook. It's hard to hear people spread misinformation about Facebook while you're working there - I've gotten so passionate about the company that when people say misguided things like "Facebook sells your information to advertisers", it's hard not to get angry.

2.0
Jan 2, 2012
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Pros

Huge corporate upside potential (but might not apply to new hires as of 2012). Fun work environment (free quality food, game rooms, frivolity encouraged, etc.). High impact in terms of people using your code and recognition. Good opportunities to try new ideas and move teams.

Cons

Brutally long hours for many, frequent pressure to delay or cancel vacation plans (even outside of release deadlines). Harsh, unjust, and badly cross-team calibrated reviews coupled with frequent firings so that the stick is very close to the carrot. It has now grown large enough that internal corporate politics have seeped in. Management, at all levels, fixated on lots of shiny new features, no matter how broken, and lack of respect for necessary work getting done.

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