Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
Process
I applied online. First, I had a phone screening.
After that, I had a phone interview where I was asked to solve a programming problem. It was rather straightforward; I solved it with a BFS. The interviewer then asked a couple of questions based on the solution, such as running time and how it could be improved.
I was called for an onsite interview. They give you total freedom in choosing your interview date and time.
The onsite interview took all day long. I had 5 different interviewers asking coding questions, design questions, and behavioral questions. The questions were hard, but I did not feel nervous at all. All of the interviewers were nice and friendly people.
Questions
You are given a list of integers. Build a map with the elements of the list as keys and their frequencies as values.
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Meta Work Experiences
- 5.0Amazing place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesNovember 17, 2012Pros: - Huge impact from day one. I got to own pretty large projects almost as soon as I joined, and the amount of trust placed in employees even from the first few weeks in bootcamp is amazing. - Exciting work environment. I work with some of the very best people I've met in the business every day. - Real start-up feel, and anxious to keep it that way. There's a lot of attention paid to the culture of the company. - Things really do move fast. It's really motivating to see the results of your efforts get adopted so quickly. - Great support from management. - Fun at work, with many great perks. Lots of free food, and a gym to work it all off.Cons: High workload means that you have to be pretty motivated to enjoy it. On the flip side, that's mostly self-driven. I certainly end up working a lot, not because I'm pushed to, but because I want to see my project succeed.
- 4.0High compensation but high pressureSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesFebruary 13, 2025Pros: As title, Meta provides T0.5 comp.Cons: Poor WLB, you will gradually become mostly focused on visibility and impact. Not the actual impact, but persuading people that your work means a lot with some inaccurate and groundless data points from the company's perspective.
- 3.0Great Food, Toxic CoworkersSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesMarch 14, 2022Pros: Perks: * Good food on campus * Shuttle * Gym * PayCons: Coworkers, very boring. Toxic work environment.
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