Data Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Meta with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 54% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Scientist roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 546 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 Data Scientist according to 546 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 36%
One on one interview: 23%
Presentation: 14%
Skills test: 13%
Group panel interview: 4%
Background check: 3%
Personality test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Drug test: 1%
Other: 1%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Meta in Jul 2024
Interview
There were multiple rounds starting with non-technical phone screen then full interview then 4 interview onsite spread across two days. The Offer came 2 weeks later.
I was sourced first so there might be other rounds if you apply through traditional routes.
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They focused a lot on experimental design questions/
Conversation with recruiter in email. Technical screening round where they ask about SQL and product sense. Onsite-Loop with four rounds. They ask about SQL, Product Sense, Statistics, Behavioural questions. The difficulty is average.
Total 7 rounds: first round for resume screening, second for technical screening, then for on-site virtual with 4 interviews back to back, then hiring manager round after team matching and then salary negotiation with HR
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Meta’s evaluation rubrics focus heavily on "Product Thinking over Fancy Math". Interviewers want to see if you can operate like a product owner with an analytical mindset, navigating messy scenarios affecting billions of users
The Interview Process is very structured -
First Tech Screening round - 45 mins (usually can extend a bit depending on the interviewer)
- 2 SQL Questions ( Medium to Hard ) - based on Joins
Full Loop - 4 rounds 45 mins each.
- SQL
- Behavioral
- Analytical Execution - stats & prob, A/B testing, case study
- Analytical Reasoning - Case study
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Questions on Bayes Theorem, Probability distribution, etc.