Meta Senior Software Developer reviews

3.2

41% would recommend to a friend

(463 total reviews)
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Mark Zuckerberg

34% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Senior Software Developer employees have rated Meta with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 463 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Meta is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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463 reviews
3.0
Jan 22, 2026

Meh

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation is good Most teams solve interesting problems Ads makes enough money for the company to mess up a lot and still be okay You generally know what you’re signing up for with all the rep/reviews from people, no real surprises

Cons

Culture is bad and getting worse Very competitive High stress /zero sum games

2.0
Jan 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits good money typical tech

Cons

Bad culture whimsical management trade mental health for money

4.0
Dec 22, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Super smart engineers, everywhere - Amazing infra means you focus on your role's real work - Lots of interesting problems to solve

Cons

- Some orgs' leadership is weak, which undermines how quickly and successfully projects are done - Slow promotions - Hierarchical culture - Frequent churn

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