Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
Process
For the first-round interview, it starts promptly with a very short introduction. Then, the interviewer will ask you two questions, for which you will have around 20 minutes to solve.
You should discuss your solution with your interviewer before typing it out on CoderPad. The interviewer will move on if you take too long to solve a question, in order to give you equal time for both questions.
If you use up all your time, you won't have any time to ask questions at the end, so you should aim not to take up too much time on these questions.
Questions
Given a 2D matrix, write an algorithm to navigate from the top-left of the matrix to the bottom-right. The catch is that the matrix has some blocked spots (represented as 1s) that you cannot traverse. Open spaces are represented as 0s.
The solution should return the path as a list of coordinates, in order of traversal.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 359 interview experiences for the Meta Software Engineer role in Menlo Park, California.
Success Rate
Meta's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Menlo Park, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Software Engineer interview process in Menlo Park, California.
Meta Work Experiences
- 5.0One of the best jobs you could wantSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesFebruary 9, 2017Pros: The amount of pros here is ridiculous. You have really nice, smart people as co-workers. The work is insanely interesting and challenging. Lots of room for growth. Free food, insane perks, fantastic pay, etc.Cons: Working with smart people is a pro and a con. It's easy to stress out about not being the smartest person there. You'll often feel you have to work extra hard to keep up, but that's something you overcome when you realize you wouldn't be there if you aren't qualified. The area described above often affects work/life balance because people feel this way. They tend to work a lot, so then you feel like you do too. After a while, you find a good balance, but it's easy to fall into the trap of constantly being involved in work.
- 4.0A good companySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesApril 13, 2020Pros: Good benefits and good foods.Cons: I need better work-life balance.
- 5.0Motivated Team, Great CultureSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesSeptember 25, 2024Pros: Loved working with smart and, more importantly, motivated people. Great benefits and work culture.Cons: RTO policy and depending on the team on-call can be hard.
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