I applied online. I interviewed at Meta in Oct 2021
Interview
The process consisted of 2 interview sessions. The first one was just a coding interview for 45 minutes. 40 mins to do two tasks, 5 mins to ask your interviewer some questions.
The second one was "onsite" and consisted of behavioral (questions about your experiences) and two coding interviews(just like the first one).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The last coding question was: you have a map with heights(a matrix). You start at level 0 and want to reach as high as possible. You can go to the adjacent cell if the height difference is <= 100.
You also have one equipment(like rope), which will allow you to go to any height difference once.
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.
Spoke with interviewer over video conferencing. He was very communicative . He answered my questions. Asked me BFS question. A question that involved BFS search. Given a matrix, I am suppose to find a path from top left to down right.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A question that involved BFS search. Given a matrix, I am suppose to find a path from top left to down right.
The technical round hit me with a classic array manipulation problem: moving zeroes to the end without disrupting the order of non-zero elements. As I tackled it, I felt a wave of familiarity wash over me; I had just practiced a similar challenge on PracHub. The rest of the interview followed a straightforward path, with some easy behavioral questions sprinkled in. Overall, it felt very easy, but I wasn’t quite the right fit for what they needed, so I didn’t receive an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Move zeroes in an array to the end while keeping non-zero element order, in place