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Software Engineer Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom

September 1, 2024
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Interview Day:

  • 1 round of problem-solving
  • 1 round of behavioral
  • 2 rounds of system design

I performed very well on all rounds except the first design round. They wanted to redo a design round, and I asked them to review the second design round, as I did so well on it. They stated that was a calibration round and I wasn't in the random set of candidates for which they'd use that round. So, basically, an hour of my life was wasted, lol.

It was frustrating, but I did a third design round on short notice as I had travel plans for a whole month ahead. Unfortunately, I didn't make it.

I'd say everything else about the process was smooth, and the recruiters were extremely helpful.

Questions

For problem-solving, I remember questions I'd categorize as LeetCode mediums.

For system design, I was asked:

  • Design a trending topic engine for a social network.
  • Design Messenger.
  • Design a LeetCode/CodeForces-like system.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 147 interview experiences for the Meta Software Engineer role in London, United Kingdom.

Success Rate

16%
Pass Rate

Meta's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in London, the United Kingdom is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive58%
Neutral25%
Negative17%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Software Engineer interview process in London, United Kingdom.

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