Software Engineer Intern Interview Experience - Palo Alto, California
November 1, 2010
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The first round of the interview was with HR. She asked me some basic questions about data structures and algorithms. She then asked me to solve a puzzle whose difficulty was more than 'meal'.
I solved the puzzle over the weekend and sent it back in an email. She then arranged for an engineer to give me a technical interview the following week.
The technical interview consisted of three questions, all of which were about coding.
The first two were not that difficult and were easy to solve. The last one was somewhat difficult.
I received a declined email the following Monday after the interview :(
Questions
Delete the node with the associated key in the linked list.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Meta Software Engineer Intern role in Palo Alto, California.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Meta's interview process for their Software Engineer Intern roles in Palo Alto, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral17%
Negative33%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Meta's Software Engineer Intern interview process in Palo Alto, California.
Meta Work Experiences
5.0
Great environment with lots of potential for big impact
Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee
December 3, 2021
Pros: The team was very engineer-driven. Not much stops you from doing more design, coming up with features, and implementing them.
Seeing immediate impact was very rewarding.
Cons: - A lot of hardworking coworkers.
- Need to know how to set your own boundaries to preserve good work-life balance.
- Everything is very metrics-driven, which sometimes doesn't lead to the best decisions in my opinion.
5.0
The best company ever
Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
August 24, 2014
Pros: The work environment is amazing, with extremely talented and helpful people around.
You get to choose what you are passionate about and want to work on.
You can make a huge impact right from the first week at work.
The learning curve at Facebook is still strongly up and to the right.
The compensation and perks are very competitive.
The free food and free laundry are the best, in my opinion.
Cons: The work environment is pretty competitive, and you have to work extremely hard to stay on top. This can lead to longer work hours and a little more stress.
5.0
Dream workplace for many, and reasonably so
Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee
September 24, 2015
Pros: - Product makes an impact on 1+ billion users.
- Employees are treated wonderfully and given lots of trust.
- Enthusiastic culture + everyone is friendly.
- Interns are treated like full-timers and given products with huge impact.
- Perks, benefits, etc., etc.
Cons: I wouldn't consider this to be a downside, but some may do so. Facebook gives a lot of independence to its employees, which means as an employee, you must be proactive in taking up responsibilities and owning them.
If you are the type that likes to be told exactly what to do and how, the culture might be difficult to adjust to.
- 5.0Great environment with lots of potential for big impactSoftware Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeDecember 3, 2021Pros: The team was very engineer-driven. Not much stops you from doing more design, coming up with features, and implementing them. Seeing immediate impact was very rewarding.Cons: - A lot of hardworking coworkers. - Need to know how to set your own boundaries to preserve good work-life balance. - Everything is very metrics-driven, which sometimes doesn't lead to the best decisions in my opinion.
- 5.0The best company everSoftware Engineer Intern • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesAugust 24, 2014Pros: The work environment is amazing, with extremely talented and helpful people around. You get to choose what you are passionate about and want to work on. You can make a huge impact right from the first week at work. The learning curve at Facebook is still strongly up and to the right. The compensation and perks are very competitive. The free food and free laundry are the best, in my opinion.Cons: The work environment is pretty competitive, and you have to work extremely hard to stay on top. This can lead to longer work hours and a little more stress.
- 5.0Dream workplace for many, and reasonably soSoftware Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeSeptember 24, 2015Pros: - Product makes an impact on 1+ billion users. - Employees are treated wonderfully and given lots of trust. - Enthusiastic culture + everyone is friendly. - Interns are treated like full-timers and given products with huge impact. - Perks, benefits, etc., etc.Cons: I wouldn't consider this to be a downside, but some may do so. Facebook gives a lot of independence to its employees, which means as an employee, you must be proactive in taking up responsibilities and owning them. If you are the type that likes to be told exactly what to do and how, the culture might be difficult to adjust to.
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