Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Meta with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 2,264 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Meta overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Meta as a Software Engineer according to 2,264 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 39%
One on one interview: 24%
Skills test: 15%
Presentation: 8%
Background check: 4%
Group panel interview: 3%
Personality test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Drug test: 1%
Other: 1%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Menlo Park, CA) in Jul 2013
Interview
1. Phone screen - coding questions solved over phone, using an online shared doc.
2. On-site interview - A day of 5 interviews, 45 minutes each. Two whiteboard coding interviews, one personality interview (how do you face conflicts at work etc.), one system architecture interview (high-level system design).
3. Offer process - my recruiter was very helpful.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a system to recommend "People you may know" to every person using the service.
Looking back, I'm glad I tackled the interview at Meta, even though I ultimately declined the offer. The process included a couple of technical rounds after an initial behavioral interview. I faced questions like implementing an LRU cache and traversing a binary tree. The kicker was when I realized the Kth largest element question was a twist on one I had recently practiced on PracHub. Overall, it was a solid experience with a fair level of difficulty, and I learned a lot along the way.
The process is straightforward and designed to help us get to know each other. It moves through a few stages at a comfortable pace, involves conversations with several team members, and focuses on making sure it's a good mutual fit.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Meta
Interview
Had an initial recuriter call and then scheduled a coding round with 2 leetcode questions. Practicing Meta-tagged leetcode questions would help prepare for this round. Interviewers expect clear communication and code.