Data Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
Applied online.
Got a call from the initial recruiter who asked a few general questions about my interests, asked me to describe myself, etc. - the usual.
Setup initial remote interview.
Initial phone interview conducted over CoderPad screen sharing with the interviewer on the phone:
- 5 Python/Algorithm Questions
- 5 SQL Questions
The Algo questions were a basic test to see if you know Python. The SQL questions were a little harder.
Questions
5 Python questions, for example.
Count the number of possible substrings in a given string
5 SQL questions of medium/hard difficulty
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Interview Statistics
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Success Rate
Meta's interview process for their Data Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Meta Work Experiences
- 4.0Great people to work withData Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJanuary 26, 2022Pros: The people are very skilled and kind. The tech stack is phenomenal.Cons: Long hours sometimes. Contractor pay isn't amazing.
- 3.0Great salary, often overworkedData Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 11, 2023Pros: The benefits are great. Some brilliant and talented peopleCons: The people lack EQ. You're given a lot of tasks at one time, which everyone thinks is the most important. Diversity is atrocious.
- 3.0Overall good, but stunts growthData Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 11, 2025Pros: - Pays well - Teams move fastCons: - Stunts your growth (difficult to get promoted). - Many XFNs with a ton of requests (too many at times). - Manager churn is high.
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