Production Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
Process
I was looking for a change, and luckily, a recruiter reached out on LinkedIn. It started with the standard recruiter screen, understanding my DevOps background, etc.
The first phone round focused on Linux troubleshooting and coding.
The next round involved more Linux and coding, along with system design and a networking round, as the team consists of network production engineers. Questions covered standard Linux troubleshooting, memory to CPU to disk I/O, and an in-depth understanding of system concepts (threads, virtual memory, MMU, signals, file systems).
There were also quite a few debugging questions, so be very prepared.
I used LeetCode and HackerRank, along with a couple of mocks on Prepfully for the PE topics and Interviewing.io for coding. The mocks did help a lot to be precisely prepared for what was coming.
It's been about a month here at Meta, and it has been a great experience so far.
Questions
Write code to create a randomized Minesweeper board on every iteration.
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Meta Work Experiences
- 5.0Facebook knows how to keep its employees productive and happyProduction Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesNovember 13, 2012Pros: A great place to work. A well-distributed culture of seeking impact and keeping productive, which, along with a considered hiring approach, means that everyone you encounter is bright and eager to help you get things done. A low-touch management style is encouraged, with a focus on growth and getting blockers out of the way.Cons: High public visibility when you cause the site to crash. No 401(k) match. Hard to keep up with all that is going on.
- 5.0best company everProduction Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesJanuary 15, 2016Pros: Great perks, great people, great product. I feel proud of being part of the journey of making the world a better place.Cons: You're competing with the smartest people in the world.
- 5.0Best company ever!Production Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesSeptember 9, 2020Pros: - Great mentorship - Managers care about you - Brilliant colleagues, both seniors and grads - Global impact - Work on different projects - Dogfooding - Great benefits - Guided career plans - Also a fun place to workCons: - Being a large corporation, it might take at least 6 months to switch teams.
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