Production Engineer Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom
Process
The interview process consisted of:
- Online application
- Behavioral phone call with around 10 short technical questions
- Coding interview
- Systems interview
The coding interview was relatively easy; however, the systems interview was quite hard, needing some serious knowledge of the Linux kernel.
The process was very smooth. Feedback was prompt, interviewers were friendly and helpful. Overall, it was a good experience.
Questions
Phone Call:
- What command would be used to check file system consistency?
- What command would be used to check for packet loss?
- What are the 3 steps in a TCP handshake?
Coding Interview:
Find battleships in a given battleship game field.
System Interview:
Describe what happens when typing "ls" in a terminal, on a kernel level.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 13 interview experiences for the Meta Production Engineer role in London, United Kingdom.
Success Rate
Meta's interview process for their Production Engineer roles in London, the United Kingdom is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Production Engineer interview process in London, United Kingdom.
Meta Work Experiences
- 3.0Learning Amidst Ethical ConcernsProduction Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomJuly 16, 2025Pros: - A huge amount of learning - Solving problems at incredible scale - Great benefits and pay - Many opportunities to growCons: - Closed technology bubble, with only very few specifics transferable. - Tiny cog in a huge machinery. - Contributing to ethically questionable goals.
- 3.0Bad pay and bad benefitsProduction Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomMarch 13, 2025Pros: Still decent meals, good drinks.Cons: Pay is not competitive to startups nowadays. They try to down-level when possible. Bad snacks and a micro-kitchen with no freshly squeezed orange juice.
- 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.
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