PhD Software Engineering Intern Interview Experience - Germany
Process
A recruiter reached out via email. This was followed by 2-3 technical coding interviews, which were not too difficult. If you can confidently solve LeetCode medium questions, you should be fine.
Afterwards, you enter the team matching phase. During this phase, you submit a preference list of up to five teams and have some research-focused interviews.
The content and difficulty of these interviews range wildly across teams. Some were very chill, involving just discussions about your own research and potential internship projects. Others delved deeply into technical questions.
Questions
Which architecture changes would you make to enable scaling?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Meta PhD Software Engineering Intern role in Germany.
Success Rate
Meta's interview process for their PhD Software Engineering Intern roles in Germany is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's PhD Software Engineering Intern interview process in Germany.
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