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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Hong Kong, Hong Kong

January 4, 2013

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I am from China.

I got the recruiting information from my university forum.

After submitting my resume, the first step was an online programming puzzle. It was 90 minutes long and not very difficult.

After the puzzle, I had two rounds of phone screens. Each lasted 45 minutes, and the interviewer kept asking questions until time was up.

Then they flew me to Hong Kong for the final-round interviews. Unfortunately, I was eliminated in the last round.

Questions

Regular expression matching problem.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Meta Software Engineer role in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive33%

Neutral33%

Negative33%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Meta's Software Engineer interview process in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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