Process
I was contacted via email from my LinkedIn profile. A call was arranged, and they asked a number of technical questions.
The first section on systems was the most difficult for me, as I didn't understand the question context well. Networking went better, and the signals section was in between.
They suggested that we move forward with the second interview in the series.
Questions
What does uname -r do?
What is file descriptor 2? (This one had me confused as to what they were talking about; I thought it was about the internals of the file descriptor itself for some reason.)
How do you load a module into the Linux kernel?
How do you trace all function calls in a running process?
Where is DNS information stored on the system? (This one I thought they were talking about BIND.)
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 11 interview experiences for the Meta Production Engineer role in Canada.
Success Rate
Meta's interview process for their Production Engineer roles in Canada is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Production Engineer interview process in Canada.
Meta Work Experiences
- 5.0Broad Scope, Varied Work-lifeProduction Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesFebruary 14, 2017Pros: Huge breadth and depth you can choose to work in. A mix of feature development and ops work, free to focus on either or both. The scale of systems is truly enormous.Cons: Work-life balance varies widely between teams. Some teams PE works with can be filled with divas.
- 5.0Best job so farProduction Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesMay 29, 2016Pros: Given the room to make the role what you want, you have the freedom to find something you find interesting and run with it.Cons: The long onboarding process might be a turn-off to some people. Other than that, the company is about as good as it gets.
- 4.0PE @ MetaProduction Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomOctober 24, 2024Pros: A challenging problem space for engineers to work on.Cons: No cons as such.
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