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Data Engineer Interview Experience

May 2, 2022

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview process was pretty standard for technical roles.

However, the behavioral portion felt a little stilted. It seemed as though the interviewer was just checking off questions, and I was constantly interrupted.

Questions

Data modelling for a rideshare company

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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

Good Perks, Layoff Concerns

Data Engineer • Current Employee

November 7, 2022

Pros: Good benefits and free food.

Cons: Had layoffs, so yeah, a return offer would have been nice.

Good Perks, Layoff Concerns

Data Engineer • Current Employee

November 7, 2022

Pros: Good benefits and free food.

Cons: Had layoffs, so yeah, a return offer would have been nice.

High Pay, Toxic Culture

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Menlo Park, California, United States

Pros: Pay well with base and bonus.

Cons: toxic culture that forces people out

High Pay, Toxic Culture

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Menlo Park, California, United States

Pros: Pay well with base and bonus.

Cons: toxic culture that forces people out

Great Pay, Poor Culture

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: Perks and pay. Also benefits.

Cons: Culture and fighting for scope.

Great Pay, Poor Culture

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: Perks and pay. Also benefits.

Cons: Culture and fighting for scope.

Good Perks, Layoff Concerns

Data Engineer • Current Employee

November 7, 2022

Pros: Good benefits and free food.

Cons: Had layoffs, so yeah, a return offer would have been nice.

3.0
Good Perks, Layoff Concerns
Data Engineer • Current Employee
November 7, 2022
Pros: Good benefits and free food.
Cons: Had layoffs, so yeah, a return offer would have been nice.

High Pay, Toxic Culture

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Menlo Park, California, United States

Pros: Pay well with base and bonus.

Cons: toxic culture that forces people out

1.0
High Pay, Toxic Culture
Data Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
May 27, 2025
Pros: Pay well with base and bonus.
Cons: toxic culture that forces people out

Great Pay, Poor Culture

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: Perks and pay. Also benefits.

Cons: Culture and fighting for scope.

5.0
Great Pay, Poor Culture
Data Engineer • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
June 1, 2023
Pros: Perks and pay. Also benefits.
Cons: Culture and fighting for scope.

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.

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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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