Meta

Software Engineer Interview Experience - Kenya

January 1, 2022

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Process

First Interview:

45-minute initial interview with 1-2 coding questions on CoderPad.

You will be tested on your problem-solving and core CS fundamental skills, including:

Theory
Algorithms
Data structures
Design patterns
Recursions
Binary tree questions

You will need to devise an efficient, optimized, and bug-free solution to code up quickly and concisely in your preferred programming language.

Questions

You will be tested on your problem-solving and core CS fundamental skills.

This includes theory, algorithms, data structures, design patterns, recursion, and binary tree questions.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Meta Software Engineer role in Kenya.

Success Rate

50%

Pass Rate

Meta's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Kenya is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive50%

Neutral0%

Negative50%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Meta's Software Engineer interview process in Kenya.

Meta Work Experiences

Steep learning curve, but interesting work

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Smart people, well-paid, interesting work.

Cons: Peer pressure, work-life balance can be tough, and a steep learning curve, especially during COVID-19.

Steep learning curve, but interesting work

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Smart people, well-paid, interesting work.

Cons: Peer pressure, work-life balance can be tough, and a steep learning curve, especially during COVID-19.

Good perks, good people

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: People are usually nice. Engineers are normally very smart.

Cons: Sometimes pressure is too much.

Good perks, good people

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: People are usually nice. Engineers are normally very smart.

Cons: Sometimes pressure is too much.

Overall, a great place to work, with caveats

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: You have flexibility in what you can work on, and it is easy to switch around. There are lots of interesting projects within the company. Your work could affect up to billions of people. You get to work with smart people from around the world. * High pay * Good perks

Cons: - Depending on your compatibility with your manager and team, your experience could vary (could be very high stress or a cruise). - Center of public scrutiny.

Overall, a great place to work, with caveats

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: You have flexibility in what you can work on, and it is easy to switch around. There are lots of interesting projects within the company. Your work could affect up to billions of people. You get to work with smart people from around the world. * High pay * Good perks

Cons: - Depending on your compatibility with your manager and team, your experience could vary (could be very high stress or a cruise). - Center of public scrutiny.

Steep learning curve, but interesting work

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Smart people, well-paid, interesting work.

Cons: Peer pressure, work-life balance can be tough, and a steep learning curve, especially during COVID-19.

3.0
Steep learning curve, but interesting work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
July 21, 2020
Pros: Smart people, well-paid, interesting work.
Cons: Peer pressure, work-life balance can be tough, and a steep learning curve, especially during COVID-19.

Good perks, good people

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: People are usually nice. Engineers are normally very smart.

Cons: Sometimes pressure is too much.

4.0
Good perks, good people
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
March 8, 2021
Pros: People are usually nice. Engineers are normally very smart.
Cons: Sometimes pressure is too much.

Overall, a great place to work, with caveats

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: You have flexibility in what you can work on, and it is easy to switch around. There are lots of interesting projects within the company. Your work could affect up to billions of people. You get to work with smart people from around the world. * High pay * Good perks

Cons: - Depending on your compatibility with your manager and team, your experience could vary (could be very high stress or a cruise). - Center of public scrutiny.

5.0
Overall, a great place to work, with caveats
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
May 1, 2021
Pros: You have flexibility in what you can work on, and it is easy to switch around. There are lots of interesting projects within the company. Your work could affect up to billions of people. You get to work with smart people from around the world. * High pay * Good perks
Cons: - Depending on your compatibility with your manager and team, your experience could vary (could be very high stress or a cruise). - Center of public scrutiny.

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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