I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Menlo Park, CA) in May 2012
Interview
I sent an application in for a position as a new grad, and the person who received my resume forwarded me to university recruiting. From there I had one phone-screen with HR, three technical interviews over the phone, and then they flew me out to Menlo Park for in-person interviews. There were four interviews during the day, each one was part technical interview, part general-fit questions, and at each one I got a chance to ask the person interviewing questions about the company. A few weeks after the interview they asked for references to contact, and a few days after that I received an offer.
The whole interview process took about a month, which felt a bit longer than I anticipated. It began with a technical phone screen where I tackled a DSA question about arrays. This led to a more in-depth technical round that included a design question on building a real-time leaderboard system. Funny enough, that prompt was almost identical to what I practiced on PracHub, which felt like a lucky coincidence. The final interview was a bit more relaxed, covering behavioral topics. I ended up getting an offer, which I happily accepted.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Design an online game leaderboard system that updates player scores in real time
very friendly and flexible interviewers. They all asked Leetecode medium questions. There were no tricky algorithms or data structures. The whole process took about 4 weeks from start to finish. overall a positive experience.
standard leetcode gatekeepers. nothing special about it. they expect you to solve multi problems, about 3 in total if you manage to solve, then they would consider. experience doesn't matter, your correct answer matters
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%
Personality test: 3%
Group panel interview: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Drug test: 1%
Other: 1%
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