Is it hard to get hired as a SWE at Meta?

SWE applicants have rated the interview process at Meta with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 62% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

How long does it take to get hired as a SWE at Meta?

Candidates applying for SWE roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 39 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Meta overall takes an average of 31 days.

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based on 42 ratings - Updated Apr 16, 2025

Average interview difficulty

Very positive interview experience

How others got an interview

35%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting
35%
Applied online
Applied online
19%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral
12%
Recruiter
Recruiter

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42 interviews

SWE Interview

Sep 19, 2021

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Meta

Interview

Coding challenge, first round interview, second round interview. wasnt too hard to pass the coding challenge round bc i did not do that well and got an interview. i got rejected after the first round interview, though

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

array traversal q - leetcode medium

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SWE Interview

Jul 24, 2021

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Meta (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2021

Interview

External recruiter phone screen, technical video screen, internal recruiter phone screen, full day video screen Was very well managed and pleasant experience. Everyone was very professional, very prepared, and seemed genuinely interested in my success.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

4 algorithm questions, 2 system design questions, 1 behavioral interview

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SWE Interview

Feb 7, 2021

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I interviewed at Meta

Interview

Okay, got asked a few questions. Algorithmic and design based. Had some time at the end of the interview to ask questions. Not too many behavioral questions. Overall nice interviewer.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Signed an Non disclosure agreement

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