Meta

Data Engineer Interview Experience

May 26, 2026

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online.

I had Python and SQL rounds for 30 minutes each. The interview was for 1 hour 30 minutes for SQL and 30 minutes for Python coding. I completed 5 questions each, but still got a rejection email the next day.

Questions

SQL and Python LeetCode questions.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 428 interview experiences for the Meta Data Engineer role.

Success Rate

13%

Pass Rate

Meta's interview process for their Data Engineer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive64%

Neutral23%

Negative12%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Data Engineer interview process.

Meta Work Experiences

Good company to work for

Data Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

August 24, 2020

Pros: A good company is looking for innovation.

Cons: Too much pressure for work

Good company to work for

Data Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

August 24, 2020

Pros: A good company is looking for innovation.

Cons: Too much pressure for work

High Pay, Low Balance

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Pros: Best pay overall, plus strong refreshers. High returns if you work hard. Good perks: * $720 annual exercise budget Highest paying. Can learn good communication and leadership skills.

Cons: Work-life balance is bad. Data engineers get paid less than software engineers. PSC is stressful. Backwards on the technical front, still uses old proprietary technology.

High Pay, Low Balance

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Pros: Best pay overall, plus strong refreshers. High returns if you work hard. Good perks: * $720 annual exercise budget Highest paying. Can learn good communication and leadership skills.

Cons: Work-life balance is bad. Data engineers get paid less than software engineers. PSC is stressful. Backwards on the technical front, still uses old proprietary technology.

Short experience working in Meta

Data Engineer • Former Employee

Menlo Park, California, United States

October 9, 2023

Pros: Colleagues are always friendly, professional, and supportive in solving technical issues. The infrastructure is well-built within the company, with little effort needed to become familiar with the tech stacks.

Cons: Volatile environment in terms of layoffs.

Short experience working in Meta

Data Engineer • Former Employee

Menlo Park, California, United States

October 9, 2023

Pros: Colleagues are always friendly, professional, and supportive in solving technical issues. The infrastructure is well-built within the company, with little effort needed to become familiar with the tech stacks.

Cons: Volatile environment in terms of layoffs.

Good company to work for

Data Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

August 24, 2020

Pros: A good company is looking for innovation.

Cons: Too much pressure for work

2.0
Good company to work for
Data Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
August 24, 2020
Pros: A good company is looking for innovation.
Cons: Too much pressure for work

High Pay, Low Balance

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Pros: Best pay overall, plus strong refreshers. High returns if you work hard. Good perks: * $720 annual exercise budget Highest paying. Can learn good communication and leadership skills.

Cons: Work-life balance is bad. Data engineers get paid less than software engineers. PSC is stressful. Backwards on the technical front, still uses old proprietary technology.

5.0
High Pay, Low Balance
Data Engineer • Current Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
July 24, 2021
Pros: Best pay overall, plus strong refreshers. High returns if you work hard. Good perks: * $720 annual exercise budget Highest paying. Can learn good communication and leadership skills.
Cons: Work-life balance is bad. Data engineers get paid less than software engineers. PSC is stressful. Backwards on the technical front, still uses old proprietary technology.

Short experience working in Meta

Data Engineer • Former Employee

Menlo Park, California, United States

October 9, 2023

Pros: Colleagues are always friendly, professional, and supportive in solving technical issues. The infrastructure is well-built within the company, with little effort needed to become familiar with the tech stacks.

Cons: Volatile environment in terms of layoffs.

5.0
Short experience working in Meta
Data Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
October 9, 2023
Pros: Colleagues are always friendly, professional, and supportive in solving technical issues. The infrastructure is well-built within the company, with little effort needed to become familiar with the tech stacks.
Cons: Volatile environment in terms of layoffs.

Meta Interview Questions

Minimum Remove to Make Valid Parentheses

Given a string with parentheses, determine the minimum number of parentheses you must remove to make the string valid. A valid string has balanced and properly nested parentheses.

StringsStacksTwo Pointers

Valid Word Abbreviation

Determine if a given abbreviation is valid for a given word. An abbreviation can contain digits representing the number of skipped characters.

StringsTwo Pointers

Binary Tree Vertical Order Traversal

Traverse a binary tree and return a list of node values for each vertical line, ordered from left to right. Nodes on the same vertical line should be ordered from top to bottom.

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