Meta

Software Engineer Interview Experience - Canada

May 7, 2022

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

This is a pretty extensive process. Some preparation is required even for the initial screening with HR, as there will be some deep questions about previous experience.

For the tech interviews, algorithms knowledge and complexity analysis are a must.

Questions

Find the first common parent in the tree.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 66 interview experiences for the Meta Software Engineer role in Canada.

Success Rate

9%

Pass Rate

Meta's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Canada is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive47%

Neutral39%

Negative14%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Software Engineer interview process in Canada.

Meta Work Experiences

Great Tech, Challenging Balance

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: Good team, good perks, cool technology.

Cons: Work-life balance is a challenge.

Great Tech, Challenging Balance

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: Good team, good perks, cool technology.

Cons: Work-life balance is a challenge.

SWE at Meta

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Pros: Great benefits, fun projects to work on, and catering.

Cons: toxic work culture with fixed schedules

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Pros: Great benefits, fun projects to work on, and catering.

Cons: toxic work culture with fixed schedules

Busy Role, Proprietary Focus

Software Engineer • Current Employee

September 7, 2021

Pros: Lots of things to do.

Cons: I work with proprietary software a lot.

Busy Role, Proprietary Focus

Software Engineer • Current Employee

September 7, 2021

Pros: Lots of things to do.

Cons: I work with proprietary software a lot.

Great Tech, Challenging Balance

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: Good team, good perks, cool technology.

Cons: Work-life balance is a challenge.

5.0
Great Tech, Challenging Balance
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
March 20, 2021
Pros: Good team, good perks, cool technology.
Cons: Work-life balance is a challenge.

SWE at Meta

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Pros: Great benefits, fun projects to work on, and catering.

Cons: toxic work culture with fixed schedules

5.0
SWE at Meta
Software Engineer • Former Employee
May 1, 2022
Pros: Great benefits, fun projects to work on, and catering.
Cons: toxic work culture with fixed schedules

Busy Role, Proprietary Focus

Software Engineer • Current Employee

September 7, 2021

Pros: Lots of things to do.

Cons: I work with proprietary software a lot.

4.0
Busy Role, Proprietary Focus
Software Engineer • Current Employee
September 7, 2021
Pros: Lots of things to do.
Cons: I work with proprietary software a lot.

Meta Interview Questions

Minimum Remove to Make Valid Parentheses

Given a string with parentheses, determine the minimum number of parentheses you must remove to make the string valid. A valid string has balanced and properly nested parentheses.

StringsStacksTwo Pointers

Valid Word Abbreviation

Determine if a given abbreviation is valid for a given word. An abbreviation can contain digits representing the number of skipped characters.

StringsTwo Pointers

Binary Tree Vertical Order Traversal

Traverse a binary tree and return a list of node values for each vertical line, ordered from left to right. Nodes on the same vertical line should be ordered from top to bottom.

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