I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Meta
Interview
Worst experience with the fb recruiting team! Was really excited about the opportunity but would never ever recommend anyone.
My friend referred me to facebook, got an email to schedule a prescreening call. I scheduled it as per the instructions. Recruiter never replied and never called at the scheduled time. I asked my friend to check what's going on! He found out that the recruiter is ill and in hospital, which is understandable (Hope she gets better soon). He mailed her manager about the situation, next day, I got a reject directly without any prescreening call or anything!
Things they should learn from Google! Even though they have 5-6 times the number of employees and maybe much more applications, their recruiting process is much smoother!
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.
Generic LeetCode-style questions, many tagged as Meta, so extensive preparation is required to perform well in the technical interview. The experience varies significantly - some interviewers provide hints and guidance, while others expect candidates to solve problems independently with minimal assistance.
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 56.5% 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 2,266 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 2,266 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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