Working at Meta in 2023 | Software Engineer's Perspective | The Good, the Bad, the Ugly!

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You guys have been asking me for while where I work... well here it is. Though I don't see the point of some fake day in the life video. I can't show you what I actually do or any real code because I like my large FAANG paycheck too much to risk that. So instead we're going to be talking about what it's like working at Meta: the good, the bad, the ugly.
If you guys are interested I can give you more insight into what I do on a day to day basis but for now this will be pretty high level about working at Meta instead.
Hope you enjoy this insider look at life as a software engineer at Meta!
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:48 THE UGLY - Stock Price
02:10 THE UGLY - Layoffs
03:09 THE BAD - Work Life Balance
04:15 THE BAD - Workplace
05:50 THE BAD - Best Days Are Behind Us?
07:26 THE GOOD - Engineering Culture
09:20 THE GOOD - Developer Experience
10:37 THE GOOD - Career Development
13:10 Final Thoughts & Outro

[@Moonlight-sj7qc]

Dude you are the hidden gem

[@crackfaang]

Thanks! Glad you enjoy the content

[@aewfan4360]

Agreed, how come this channel is not so famous?

[@csam11100]

Thank you for this kind of 'real' experience sharing. Since I don't have US visa, I just try to apply for some SWE/MLE positions in Europe, but it's still hard to have chance to advance even the HR screening. Hope one day I could land at the amazing company like yours.

[@sudo_garrett]

this is easily one of the best “day in the life” or company review video i’ve ever seen. i’m looking forward to your upcoming videos!!!

[@mohitkalra9329]

This is the best review out there for meta!

[@alexaplus]

Stock price is doing much much better now!

[@PS-ej2xn]

Wonderful video. You spoke of internal resources for finding information on how other Meta-mates built and completed projects and received promotions, discovered mentors etc. Is this the "Workplace" you mentioned? My son has joined Meta recently. I want to make sure he does not miss it. Thanks a ton!

[@crackfaang]

Yup exactly. Workplace and the internal Wiki are the gold-mines of information

[@PS-ej2xn]

@@crackfaang Thank you.

[@sauravgupta7415]

Thank you for sharing. I can only dream of such a job.

[@crackfaang]

Don't just dream, put in the work and make it a reality!

[@josephmorales652]

I start in April. I’m super excited 😊 I’m really trying to go for a graphics programming role or gameplay programming role. (Feel free to give advice too if you like) Wish me luck! Thank you for sharing!

[@crackfaang]

Nice, congratulations on getting an offer and joining. In terms of working in AR/VR... there's tons of work to be done and lots of opportunities there haha trust me I have only seen a small glimpse of the space but I know they always have work to do

[@rsKayiira]

Excellent video! Thank you for this. I think the times are just rough for now generally. Eventually the direction with Meta will improve

[@crackfaang]

I can only hope! Situation looking bleak for all tech right now but hopefully things can rebound soon

[@juheehong7445]

I have an onsite coming up very soon for a new grad swe position. I've often heard how the technical rounds emphasize fast problem solving (with no bugs) and efficient codes, but I was wondering if you had advice for the more behavioral rounds!

[@crackfaang]

For new grad SWE it can really be summed up as an “asshole test”. There is really no expectation of you having dealt with professional scenarios and the questions will be more along the lines of how you dealt with conflict in the past and whether you’re pleasant to work with. As long as you convey a growth mindset and that when it comes to conflicts/disagreements you listen the other persons argument and try to make a decision based on empires/data driven points that should be fine. Good luck with your on-site

[@Marva123]

While I watch this video METAs' stock price is currently sitting @ $310 I'm sure your loyalty has been extended based on price. I bought some Meta @ $90 last year wish I had held longer. Very informative video.

[@crackfaang]

All the bad is still there, some parts amplified due to the company shift in focus towards efficiency. The RTO situation isn’t nice either but full remote still exists as an option for now. But yes my stock grant has appreciated greatly and even when I hate my job I can remind myself I’m shackled by golden handcuffs and nowhere is worth hoping to, especially with the WLB I have.

[@emmanueloluwayemisi]

Am having interview this Friday, the telephone interview. pls help me with prep questions

[@Ankit-hs9nb]

thanks for making this video! Can you tell me the list of the top 10 companies which are good to work for? You have mentioned Google, what else you can add to this list?

[@crackfaang]

Impossible to say. Everybody is different. If you're a full stack developer it's one set, backend another, low level another. As a basic rule Amazon is generally quite shit. Google and Meta are probably tied for the best of the best in terms of an overall package. You'd have to do your own research and find a company whose tech stack you're interested in working for and the sector is exciting for you (social media, finance, fintech, etc.)

[@Ankit-hs9nb]

@@crackfaang Gotcha! Ya agree with what you said!

[@vishalmane3139]

Savings from base pay ??

[@user-xe7le2gv5g]

Whats the PIP policy at Meta? Do managers PIP folks if they are unable to hide their plans of switching teams internally? Meta has a lot of ex-Amazon managers right

[@crackfaang]

PIP is only for performance reasons. Managers cannot block team transfers if you meet the criteria for a change (>1 year on current team and at least meets all in last performance cycle). Manager culture definitely isn’t like it is at Amazon, a lot of that shit they do would not fly at Meta. Or at least it shouldn’t, there are probably always cunts who may be the exception but it isn’t the norm.

[@stevenkanceruk183]

You mention that you wouldn’t want to work at Google if it forced you to learn Angular. I turns out that there is close to no Angular used internally. It’s all internal frameworks for costumer facing products.

[@crackfaang]

Great, can you refer me then 😂

[@-_____-]

5:30 is that supposed to be a bad thing? I love browsing Slack channels for tea 😅

[@lolgreek123]

I would kill to work at Meta

[@freddyspageticode]

This is California? Any word on the NYC office?

[@crackfaang]

Old video, some of the things no longer apply. I have an updated one uploaded that you can check out

[@freddyspageticode]

​@@crackfaang cool thanks!

[@aaron-uz6pc]

I used some of your vids to get in there myself lol

[@crackfaang]

Niceeee! It's not that hard of an interview imo. Questions are pretty easy compared to other FAANGs. You just have to solve 2 questions per round and without bugs

[@zhuomengli436]

it's roaring up again at 2024

[@sumanthreddykarri]

lol the stock is at 300 ish. 🎉

[@iakobkv271]

my guy clearly has no knowledge in financial securities but other that great review

[@michaelesparza7917]

hehe welll thismonth was good

[@crackfaang]

Too good, now our refreshers at this year will be granted based off a higher price. If the stock takes a big downturn then it's going to be not so fun haha

[@xmissyangelzx]

At some point last year, I had a google recruiter contact me for a mobile dev job. I flopped the initial phone call interview and they said “Based on your answers, it will take you 3 months for you to study and be ready for an interview at Google, if you’re interested contact me in 3 months”. Fuck that shit 😂 3 months just to prep for an interview. Arrogant a holes lol. Google ain’t worth it and tbh I find them to be an evil company😆. I applied to meta the other day, I hope Im successful for this one lol

[@crackfaang]

Lol Meta prep will also take 3+ months. It's not about arrogance, it's unfortunately the reality of these big tech interviews. Also haha that Google is evil but Meta isn't... I'd argue they're probably just as bad in the grand scheme of things 🤣

[@xmissyangelzx]

@@crackfaang It is arrogance, especially how the recruiter worded it to me like Im incapable of doing a job I’ve done for years. Plus everyones speed of learning is different and they just made an assumption based on two questions i couldn’t answer. Why do I need to do all this prep for this one job that will only see me as a number. I see the benefits of prepping for behavioural and system design because those are real life scenarios but we are hardly leetcoding with these jobs on a day to day basis. I get that I haven’t worked at a FAANG, so it may be abit different than with a startup or another big company but at least on my research, plenty of people state they aint applying leetcode to their work most of the time. Your comment also came as condescending. If you’re here on KZbin to mentor, you could have at least given some constructive advice rather than just laughing at my comment.

[@crackfaang]

Good luck in your interviews 👍

[@youtubeaccount1746]

@@xmissyangelzxdo you think maybe you’re sensitive to people thinking you’re not smart? Neither what the recruiter or the OP said was a dig at your intelligence. Unless you’re solving leetcode challenges or programming competitions already for fun on the regular, 3+ months is a very realistic timeline to prepare for Google or Meta. I’d actually say it’s optimistic. These companies pay top dollar and have their pick of thousands of candidates. You’re competing with people with PHDs from Stanford and MIT, and people who have been solving algorithms for many years.

[@JustinHEMI05]

You sound like the "casually explained" guy.

[@crackfaang]

If only I had his subscriber count and view count, I'd be rich lol