I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Meta (San Francisco, CA) in Feb 2025
Interview
Initial screening round- asked two technical questions. Had 4 virtual onsite interview rounds- two technical, one system design and one behavioral interview. Behavioral interview was tough asked all negative conflict questions
Tech screening, 2 coding interview, system design and behaviour round. Sys design round - build messaging service. Behavioural round - Tell me about the project you are proud of. Was downlevled to E4. Did not accept the offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You have list of tower heights. How many towers seen from the 0 position
First was a recruiter call and then 5 rounds of interviews with technical and also system design and then the team fit rounds which could both be in person or online as I choose.
Three were Coding rounds and one behavioral round. No HM interview for New grads. Interview completed on 2nd Dec 2024 and got the offer May 2025. Interviewers were nice but need to have a good pace to give working solutions for 2 LC questions
Software Development Engineer (SDE) applicants have rated the interview process at Meta with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 46% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer (SDE) roles take an average of 45 days to get hired, when considering 37 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 Development Engineer (SDE) according to 37 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 36%
Skills test: 24%
One on one interview: 12%
Presentation: 9%
Other: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Group panel interview: 3%
Background check: 3%
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