Production Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
Process
I applied through a recruiter.
It started with a recruiter screen and a 45-minute tech screening round with two coding questions on string and array logic. They were more like LeetCode mediums. The onsite was four rounds back-to-back:
- Systems/Linux
- Coding
- Design
- Behavioral
The Linux round was definitely the hardest part. It started with a basic troubleshooting scenario about a slow server and went deep into kernel internals, syscalls, and network retransmits. You really need to know your tools like tcpdump and strace. Design was about building a messaging platform at scale, and behavioral was standard as usual. For preparation, I brushed up on Linux fundamentals, LeetCode mediums for coding, and also went through some Reddit posts. I also did a mock on Prepfully with an actual Meta PE. That turned out to be a lifesaver because it helped me tighten up my networking answers, which were a bit weak. The systems round is a total filter, I believe, so you have to know your Linux internals inside out. Overall, it's a fair process but very technical.
Questions
The role of VFS in the Linux kernel.
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Meta Work Experiences
- 4.0Experience working in FacebookProduction Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesFebruary 10, 2021Pros: You can work with very talented engineers.Cons: The company is very big, and the things you work on could be a very small part in the whole picture.
- 5.0Best job everProduction Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesJuly 18, 2012Pros: Smart people, huge impact, big data, amazing campus, fantastic perks, fast-paced, awesome challenges, great food, inspiring workplace, flexible hours, good management, cutting-edge technology.Cons: The environment may be too stressful for some. The work is challenging. Many people do not realize the scale of the infrastructure or the size of the datasets involved. You cannot simply take an idea that worked at another company and apply it successfully here. New scales require new solutions. If you don't like being in uncharted territory, then this may not be the place for you.
- 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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