Meta

Data Engineer Interview Experience

June 13, 2020

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Phone interview, first round for Senior Data Engineer.

They asked 3 SQL and 3 Python coding questions, and I coded all of them, with all test cases passing.

I'm not sure why they didn't follow up for the next round. Perhaps they expected a total of 10 questions.

Questions

Find common words in two sentences.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 347 interview experiences for the Meta Data Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

15%

Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive63%

Neutral24%

Negative13%

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

Meta Work Experiences

Great place to work

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Los Angeles, California, United States

November 29, 2022

Pros: Culture and visibility are great.

Cons: I need to learn to balance work and life.

Great place to work

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Los Angeles, California, United States

November 29, 2022

Pros: Culture and visibility are great.

Cons: I need to learn to balance work and life.

Great to work at

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: 1. Management is very supportive. 2. Can develop leadership qualities if interested.

Cons: 1. Lot of throwaway code due to "move fast" culture. 2. Tech stack is internal, so changing work can be harder.

Great to work at

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: 1. Management is very supportive. 2. Can develop leadership qualities if interested.

Cons: 1. Lot of throwaway code due to "move fast" culture. 2. Tech stack is internal, so changing work can be harder.

Employee Care Despite Layoffs

Data Engineer • Former Employee

Pros: They do their best to take care of the employees.

Cons: The layoffs were bad, though its effects were due to the macroeconomy.

Employee Care Despite Layoffs

Data Engineer • Former Employee

Pros: They do their best to take care of the employees.

Cons: The layoffs were bad, though its effects were due to the macroeconomy.

Great place to work

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Los Angeles, California, United States

November 29, 2022

Pros: Culture and visibility are great.

Cons: I need to learn to balance work and life.

5.0
Great place to work
Data Engineer • Current Employee
Los Angeles, California, United States
November 29, 2022
Pros: Culture and visibility are great.
Cons: I need to learn to balance work and life.

Great to work at

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: 1. Management is very supportive. 2. Can develop leadership qualities if interested.

Cons: 1. Lot of throwaway code due to "move fast" culture. 2. Tech stack is internal, so changing work can be harder.

5.0
Great to work at
Data Engineer • Current Employee
June 20, 2023
Pros: 1. Management is very supportive. 2. Can develop leadership qualities if interested.
Cons: 1. Lot of throwaway code due to "move fast" culture. 2. Tech stack is internal, so changing work can be harder.

Employee Care Despite Layoffs

Data Engineer • Former Employee

Pros: They do their best to take care of the employees.

Cons: The layoffs were bad, though its effects were due to the macroeconomy.

4.0
Employee Care Despite Layoffs
Data Engineer • Former Employee
March 5, 2023
Pros: They do their best to take care of the employees.
Cons: The layoffs were bad, though its effects were due to the macroeconomy.

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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