Meta Software Developer reviews

3.5

50% would recommend to a friend

(3,268 total reviews)
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Mark Zuckerberg

42% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Meta with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,268 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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews
4.0
Dec 15, 2025

Good pay, hard work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is very good

Cons

Very stressful, reviews every 6 months where you need to write a self review with metrics of what you achieved.

5.0
Dec 14, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation, food, smart people, benefits

Cons

Pressure, deadlines, crazy working people, culture.

1.0
Dec 12, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation, talent pool, food and brand name.

Cons

* The organizational structure includes multiple management layers (M0→M1→M2, D0→D1→D2, VP0→VP1→VP2), creating bureaucracy and slower decision-making processes. * Majority of the managers lack deep technical knowledge, leading to challenges when individual contributors try to advocate for technical decisions or demonstrate impact. Since performance ratings are controlled by the managers, creates pressure on ICs to "align" with their managers regardless of the technical merit. * The promotion and review system (PSC) has structural issues. Employees who understand how to "navigate" the system can advance more easily than those focused primarily on product impact, which can be demoralizing for engineers prioritizing actual results over perception management.

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