Production Engineer Intern Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
Online Questionnaire (18 minutes): 20 multiple-choice questions covering Linux-based systems, software engineering, and general knowledge.
Coding round (45 minutes): 2 coding questions, LeetCode medium difficulty.
Systems round (45 minutes): This interview combines troubleshooting (using various Linux commands such as ping, ps aux, vmstat, etc.) with systems knowledge (understanding different types of memory, process operation, the relationship between the kernel and user applications, etc.).
Questions
No resume-related questions. The recruiter provides comprehensive preparation materials for each round.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Meta Production Engineer Intern role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
Meta's interview process for their Production Engineer Intern roles in New York, New York is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Production Engineer Intern interview process in New York, New York.
Meta Work Experiences
- 5.0Amazing Office, Tough DeadlinesProduction Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJuly 8, 2023Pros: The benefits are fantastic, and the office is amazing.Cons: Deadlines can sometimes be tough, especially when navigating an extremely large codebase.
- 5.0Talented Colleagues, Tech Debt RiskProduction Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 30, 2022Pros: The people that work at Meta are super talented and super fun to be around.Cons: It's a gamble whether or not you're on a team with lots of technical debt. Newer teams seem more likely to have tech debt. Sometimes the internal tools are a bit jank.
- 3.0It was fun but weird to get used toProduction Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeBellevue, Washington, United StatesAugust 15, 2025Pros: Once you get ramped up after a couple of weeks/months, things really start to flow well.Cons: As an intern, you only have so many months. For the large majority, I felt stressed that I wasn't up to speed. In reality, being a Production Engineer truly just takes time to adjust to. Towards the end, I felt the flow of my work really develop, but the middle learning portion was a slow slog of a time.
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