I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (London, England) in Mar 2021
Interview
A recruiter from Facebook reached out to me after looking at my my profile. We scheduled the first phone screening interview where the recruiter explained more about the role and the company. They warned me that the technical interviews are usually difficult and require thorough preparation. I started practising coding exercises on HackerRank in preparation for my first coding interview which we scheduled for 3 weeks after the phone screening interview.
On the day of the interview we had some initial technical difficulties in the first 5 minutes but we managed to get CoderPad working. The interview was scheduled for 45 minutes. I got two algorithmic questions which I managed to solve. I copied my solution out to an IDE and tested it after the interview. I had some syntax errors given that I was not allowed to run the code. I did not get past this stage unfortunately. There would have been 4 more stages (2 coding, 2 system design, 1 company fit/behavioural)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Implement a function that gets the greatest common divisor of two numbers
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.