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

Research Engineer professionals working at Meta have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 20 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Meta employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Research Engineer Jobs at Meta now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Research Engineer interview questions at Meta .

Does Meta pay Research Engineer employees well?

Research Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Meta with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 20 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Research Engineer salaries at Meta.

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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 2409 reviews)); "The people are great and I've made some friends that will span beyond my time at the company." ((in 2013 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 1474 reviews)); "1) Work with the best 2) Always get challenged but in a positive way 3) Caring environment 4) good salary" ((in 727 reviews)); "free food and transport are great" ((in 640 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 1020 reviews)); "PSC (Performance Summary Cycle) is pretty intense and there are frequent layoffs which mostly has nothing to do with your performance" ((in 819 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 397 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is not accountable: Company has no idea what they are doing and where they are going." ((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 227 reviews))

Meta Research Engineer reviews

3.6

100% would recommend to a friend

(20 total reviews)

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20% positive business outlook

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Research Engineer employees have rated Meta with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 20 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Research Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Meta is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Research Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0

May 20, 2025

As a research

Research engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It has a collaborate team culture.

Cons

Often need to drive work forward by aligning with many XFN partners.

4.0

May 1, 2025

great place

Research engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

hectic but rewarding. lots of personal initiate required

Cons

low work life balance and can be a bit tense

4.0

Apr 1, 2025

Challenging but Stressful

Research engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Autonomy in proposing or selecting projects. Bottom-up culture. Collaboration and communication across teams is encouraged.

Cons

Stressful semi-annual performance evaluation that is gamified and politicized. A lot of BS in employees presenting tools or projects that don't really work or not really useful. You get credit for how you present work rather than the impact of your work. Engineering quality, robustness and sustainability are not encouraged: engineers implement a feature or tool in one half to get credit then dump it in the following half. Regular layoffs recently created a toxic atmosphere.

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