I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Meta in Mar 2015
Interview
The hiring cycle is pretty fast. I got the email from recruiter and it took only one day to setup the interview the 1st round interview. After I finished 1st round I emailed the HR for updates and HR get me the result the following day with an arrangement for 2nd round phone interview. And it took about 2 days after 2nd round to know the results. The whole process is less than 2 week, pretty sweet :)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Around the medium level algorithm questions. The only one I remember is to print all paths from root to leaf of a tree, using both recursive and iterative methods. 2 question for 1st round and 3 questions for 2nd round.
Took about a month altogether, which felt longer given the intensity of the process. Kicked off with a technical screening, followed by two rigorous coding interviews. The DSA question on binary tree vertical order traversal hit me hard at first, but then I recognized the prompt instantly — I had just worked through something similar on PracHub. The final round was focused on system design, and while I ended up receiving an offer, I ultimately declined it. Overall, a challenging experience that definitely sharpened my skills.
1 leetcode med, 1 leetcode hard. make sure you know your DSA and leetcode questions. I wasn't able to get an offer bc i didnt complete the second question. Got a reply 2 days later saying they would move on
Overall, the process took a little over two weeks, which felt a bit longer than I anticipated. After a quick screening, I went through two technical rounds focusing on coding and DSA concepts. One of the questions was a classic palindrome check; mid-way through, I realized it was something I had practiced on PracHub just days earlier. The final step was a casual behavioral interview. I was relieved to get an offer shortly after, which I happily accepted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a string, determine if it is a valid palindrome considering only alphanumeric characters and ignoring case.