Machine Learning Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
Process
Phone screen E4 MLE - Interview went well, with two coding questions that I solved within the time limit, despite a minor hiccup with an edge case. I had a benevolent interviewer who occasionally helped out.
Onsite - Coding rounds went well. Nothing earth-shattering.
The ML System Design round was the most challenging by far because the interviewer covered so much ground, but I had practiced a lot on Prepfully, and it went alright.
My recommendation: Blind75 + Meta top 50 on LeetCode. Prepfully for ML design mocks. That's it.
Questions
Designed next post logic for the Facebook news feed with some arbitrary constraints and optimization goals the interviewer added. This was effectively a variation of a recommender system.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the Meta Machine Learning Engineer role in Menlo Park, California.
Success Rate
Meta's interview process for their Machine Learning Engineer roles in Menlo Park, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Machine Learning Engineer interview process in Menlo Park, California.
Meta Work Experiences
- 5.0Fast-paced, high-quality learning environmentMachine Learning Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesOctober 3, 2025Pros: I love how they make interns work on projects that are relevant to the teams, so it makes you feel valued. They encourage a very fast-paced learning rate, initiative, and starting beneficial projects on your own.Cons: The learning curve can be quite steep, especially in the early weeks of your internship.
- 4.0Too performance-drivenMachine Learning Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesAugust 17, 2025Pros: Fast-paced. Great benefits and pay.Cons: Everyone is focused on what they can show for their performance reviews.
- 3.0Not worth going anymoreMachine Learning Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesJune 9, 2025Pros: relatively high pay free foodCons: toxic workplace minimum work-life balance reduced benefits
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