Software Engineer Interview Experience - Beijing, China
February 1, 2014
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Phone screen
Questions
Given a normal binary tree, write a function to serialize the tree into a string representation (returning the string), and also a function to deserialize a serialized string into the original binary tree.
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The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Meta Software Engineer role in Beijing, Beijing.
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Pass Rate
Meta's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Beijing, Beijing is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Meta's Software Engineer interview process in Beijing, Beijing.
Meta Work Experiences
5.0
High Pay, Limited Growth
Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
April 7, 2022
Pros: Huge Compensation
Large-scale features
Well-known company
Cons: Everything is around PSC, individual goals, and impact.
Hacklang (extension of PHP).
No team play/work.
Not-transferable tools knowledge.
5.0
Excellent company to find a suitable domain for yourself
Software Engineer • Current Employee
January 14, 2021
Pros: * Bootcamp
* Easy change team in a year
* Scale of userbase
Cons: * A lot of backend services on Hack instead of Go/Java/C++.
* Culture engages you to sacrifice code quality for fast impact.
4.0
2-month stint as an E3 SWE for Meta
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
February 9, 2023
Pros: - They treat their employees very well.
- Great benefits.
- Food on-campus.
- Stock and bonuses based on company performance.
Cons: I got laid off during the Nov 2022 RIF. There's no telling where they're headed as a company in the future.
Obviously a giant soulless megacorporation, but the people are nice.
- 5.0High Pay, Limited GrowthSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomApril 7, 2022Pros: Huge Compensation Large-scale features Well-known companyCons: Everything is around PSC, individual goals, and impact. Hacklang (extension of PHP). No team play/work. Not-transferable tools knowledge.
- 5.0Excellent company to find a suitable domain for yourselfSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeJanuary 14, 2021Pros: * Bootcamp * Easy change team in a year * Scale of userbaseCons: * A lot of backend services on Hack instead of Go/Java/C++. * Culture engages you to sacrifice code quality for fast impact.
- 4.02-month stint as an E3 SWE for MetaSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesFebruary 9, 2023Pros: - They treat their employees very well. - Great benefits. - Food on-campus. - Stock and bonuses based on company performance.Cons: I got laid off during the Nov 2022 RIF. There's no telling where they're headed as a company in the future. Obviously a giant soulless megacorporation, but the people are nice.
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