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Data Engineer Interview Experience - Los Angeles, California

January 2, 2026
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Process

The first round is a recruiter screen, which is a friendly conversation asking about your work experience. The second round is a technical assessment asking 5 SQL questions and 5 Python/DSA style questions. This was particularly hard because you have to answer all 10 in under an hour. I didn't answer all of them, and as a result, I didn't move on to any subsequent rounds.

While the time constraints were difficult, I don't think they are impossible. A lot of the questions asked are already here on Glassdoor. Had I practiced for a couple more weeks, I think I could have had a better chance to pass. Unfortunately, I only had a week between the recruiter screen and the technical round.

Recommendation:

  • Look at all the SQL and Python questions on Glassdoor.
  • Practice answering them in under 5 minutes each.
  • Focus on explaining your thought process.

Questions

Write a function to return a list with words that don't have a match (case sensitive) between two strings ("Facebook is an awesome place", "Facebook Is an AWESOME place") → ["is", "Is", "awesome", "AWESOME"].

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Meta Data Engineer role in Los Angeles, California.

Success Rate

33%
Pass Rate

Meta's interview process for their Data Engineer roles in Los Angeles, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive67%
Neutral33%
Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Data Engineer interview process in Los Angeles, California.

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