Meta has some of the best recruiters out there. They are professional, informative, friendly, and quick in their responses.
The process takes about a month from tech screening to on-site to getting an offer.
The questions are designed not to be straightforward, so you have to revise and update your approach accordingly. Practicing on LeetCode helps tremendously.
For me, the behavioral interview was the toughest one, not the coding nor the system design. The questions were heavily focused on how you handle negative experiences, such as dealing with a big setback, criticism, or negative feedback. It was unusual because I didn't have that many negative experiences in my previous job. They didn't ask anything from the sample 26 questions that the recruiter sent.
The following metrics were computed from 44 interview experiences for the Meta Senior Software Engineer role in Menlo Park, California.
Meta's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Menlo Park, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Menlo Park, California.