Data Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
March 28, 2026
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
I applied online.
The process was a first-round phone screen with SQL and Python. There were five SQL and five Python questions, and I needed to get three or more right to pass. After passing, I moved to a virtual onsite that consisted of four rounds:
- Three full-stack rounds
- One ownership round
Questions
There was a SQL employee database. There was a Python LeetCode question, but it was focused on dictionaries and lists.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 32 interview experiences for the Meta Data Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
28%
Pass Rate
Meta's interview process for their Data Engineer roles in New York, New York is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive75%
Neutral13%
Negative13%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Data Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Meta Work Experiences
5.0
Great Workplace, Minor Bureaucracy
Data Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
November 12, 2024
Pros: A good place to work, good pay, and good perks.
Cons: Starting to get a tad bureaucratic.
5.0
Data Engineer experience at Facebook
Data Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 9, 2020
Pros: 1. Strong infrastructure, similar workflow and data flow among every org. Easy to communicate, debug and share experience with other DEs in FB.
2. Top pay for DE among the world and top promotion speed.
3. Good company culture. Very open and free inside the company. Managers are nice. They are helping you and your career, not manipulating you.
Cons: Strong infrastructure and data tools solved most tech problems for you. You only need to perform business logic most of the time in SQL. Writing too much SQL every day can become boring. Sometimes, you might not even feel like you're doing engineering work.
3.0
Good Pay, High Stress
Data Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
March 4, 2025
Pros: Good pay, PTO, learned a lot.
Cons: Random firings, depending on team work can be very stressful
- 5.0Great Workplace, Minor BureaucracyData Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 12, 2024Pros: A good place to work, good pay, and good perks.Cons: Starting to get a tad bureaucratic.
- 5.0Data Engineer experience at FacebookData Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 9, 2020Pros: 1. Strong infrastructure, similar workflow and data flow among every org. Easy to communicate, debug and share experience with other DEs in FB. 2. Top pay for DE among the world and top promotion speed. 3. Good company culture. Very open and free inside the company. Managers are nice. They are helping you and your career, not manipulating you.Cons: Strong infrastructure and data tools solved most tech problems for you. You only need to perform business logic most of the time in SQL. Writing too much SQL every day can become boring. Sometimes, you might not even feel like you're doing engineering work.
- 3.0Good Pay, High StressData Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMarch 4, 2025Pros: Good pay, PTO, learned a lot.Cons: Random firings, depending on team work can be very stressful
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