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%
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 3 months. I interviewed at Meta (New York, NY) in Sep 2019
Interview
I was approached by a recruiter, but she didn't get back to my reply. I later went through employee referral.
I had one phone interview and (although I believed I was good), the interviewer was not confident in advancing me to the next round. I had another follow up phone interview and then advanced to the on site interviews. The results of the on site interviews had some mixed signals in the coding section and I went for a follow up on site coding interview. I received the feedback in one week after the final interview.
My recruiter was very open and communicated every step clearly. I was amazed by how he skillfully managed my process and was ready to help. The whole process was very smooth and I had a very good experience talking to the interviewers and the rest of the team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The coding questions are on average mid level questions. They are not tricky and they are fairly straightforward. Yet, it seems important that you need to solve the coding questions completely to the end, find the optimal solution and cover all the edge cases carefully. For my case, I solved two coding questions in each of the 45 minute coding interviews. The behavioral, system design and machine learning questions were straightforward and manageable.
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.