firstly, i had convo with recruiter regarding process. Then , they scheduled a interview (it was screening round). I took extra 5 min to solve 2 leet code problems. So they said there were moving with other candidates who are good for this role.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Meta in Jan 2026
Interview
Filtering steps:
1. Automated coding questions via Coderpad
2. Freestyle coding interview
Full loop interview:
1. System design interview with Excalidraw
2. Behavior interview via zoom
3. Freestyle Coding interview
4. Coding with AI via Coderpad
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Freestyle coding:
Find lowest common ancestor of 2 nodes in a binary tree
I applied online. I interviewed at Meta (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2026
Interview
Online Application to Virtual phone screen. Phone screen included two leetcode style questions (random pick index, log parsing question). Finished describing my approaches however they were not optimal. s s
Initial phone screen with recruiter who reached out via Linkedin. Asked reasonable questions about skills and interests related to the role - specifically around infrastructure IAAC, SQL pipelines and real time data.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How much of your time do you spend doing SQL vs Python?
Infrastructure Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Meta with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 18% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Infrastructure Engineer roles take an average of 35 days to get hired, when considering 11 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 Infrastructure Engineer according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 42%
One on one interview: 27%
Skills test: 15%
Group panel interview: 8%
Personality test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
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