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 2,263 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 2,263 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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I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Menlo Park, CA) in Feb 2019
Interview
I got an question on Phone Screen first and I was asked to participate a university day interview events, where all candidates are university grads.
I had three back to back interviews, one of which was concentrated on background.
There are a few behavior questions.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Given two sorted arrays A and B where len(A) >= len(B), merge two arrays in-place into array A.
Note, that elements in A starting at index len(A) - len(B) is null.
Given a String like ((A9a)))()()()) remove parenthesis such that all parenthesis are balanced. by balanced, ((A9a)), ()%ge() like are balanced, ((() or ((ra))) are not balanced. your algorithm should run at O(n) time and O(1) space.
Given a list of Strings [ "serer" , "ewewr", "ererr" ...] and give you another string regex containing a character '*', where '*' can match any single character, you should search the list and return a boolean value indicating whether any string in the list can match the regex.
You can use any data structure to store the list. Describe the time complexity and space complexity of your algorithm.
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.