Production Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
January 1, 2020
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Reached out by hiring manager.
Went through 2 phone interviews (including a system interview and a coding interview).
Onsite interview: 5 interviews related to network, system, system design, coding, and behavior.
Questions
What happens behind ls -l?
What happens after you enter a URL in the search engine?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 9 interview experiences for the Meta Production Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
11%
Pass Rate
Meta's interview process for their Production Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive67%
Neutral22%
Negative11%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Production Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Meta Work Experiences
1.0
Bootcamp Freeze Led Layoffs
Production Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
November 11, 2022
Pros: *salute emoji *salute emoji *salute emoji
Cons: Was held in bootcamp freeze, told that the freeze was not going to affect layoffs and it was only for reorg. Nearly all the bootcampers were laid off.
5.0
Loved Internship, Competitive Culture
Production Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
October 27, 2025
Pros: Loved working there for my internship and took road trips.
Cons: Very competitive environment overall, in my opinion.
5.0
A Fun and Challenging Place to Work
Production Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
October 6, 2020
Pros: Bootcamp is awesome. Team selection improves your chances of finding a team where you can have the most impact. Your peers and managers are friendly and competent. If you love technology, this is a good place to be. The large-scale distributed systems at FB will provide you with plenty of fun challenges.
Cons: The dev tools add quite a bit of friction to the dev process. They are an excellent opportunity to have a lot of impact :-).
- 1.0Bootcamp Freeze Led LayoffsProduction Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 11, 2022Pros: *salute emoji *salute emoji *salute emojiCons: Was held in bootcamp freeze, told that the freeze was not going to affect layoffs and it was only for reorg. Nearly all the bootcampers were laid off.
- 5.0Loved Internship, Competitive CultureProduction Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesOctober 27, 2025Pros: Loved working there for my internship and took road trips.Cons: Very competitive environment overall, in my opinion.
- 5.0A Fun and Challenging Place to WorkProduction Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesOctober 6, 2020Pros: Bootcamp is awesome. Team selection improves your chances of finding a team where you can have the most impact. Your peers and managers are friendly and competent. If you love technology, this is a good place to be. The large-scale distributed systems at FB will provide you with plenty of fun challenges.Cons: The dev tools add quite a bit of friction to the dev process. They are an excellent opportunity to have a lot of impact :-).
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