Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
March 1, 2024
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Onsite:
- Coding 1
- Coding 2
- Coding 3
- BQ: Standard behavioral questions
OA:
- 2 easy coding questions
- 1 medium coding question
- 1 hard coding question
Standard BQ
Questions
OA: 2 easy, 1 medium, 1 hard
Onsite:
Coding 1:
- https://leetcode.com/problems/valid-palindrome-ii/ (follow up: https://leetcode.com/problems/valid-palindrome-iii/)
- https://leetcode.com/problems/valid-word-abbreviation/description/
Coding 2:
- https://leetcode.com/problems/powx-n/description/ (wanted iterative solution)
- https://leetcode.com/problems/insert-delete-getrandom-o1/description/ (followed up with https://leetcode.com/problems/insert-delete-getrandom-o1-duplicates-allowed/description/)
Coding 3:
- https://leetcode.com/problems/merge-sorted-array/description/ (followed up with k arrays)
- https://leetcode.com/problems/insert-into-a-sorted-circular-linked-list/description/
BQ: Standard behavioral questions
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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
28%
Pass 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
Positive69%
Neutral18%
Negative13%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Software Engineer interview process in Menlo Park, California.
Meta Work Experiences
5.0
Best culture, top compensation, amazing talent
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
February 20, 2015
Pros: Well-paid,
Working with talented people,
The culture – it is unbelievable – hacker culture.
Cons: Working hard, long hours... if you like what you do, it is fun. Otherwise, not so much!
4.0
Good Culture, High Workload
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
March 29, 2022
Pros: Great culture and community to work for.
Cons: A bit more work as compared to other companies.
4.0
Opportunity for growth
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Menlo Park, California, United States
April 5, 2019
Pros: Engineers are expected to be very independent and proactive. You will grow a lot as an engineer, and you will work with very smart people.
Cons: It seems chaotic and unstructured. Your direct manager plays a big role in how you experience the company. As in any other company, there are good and bad managers, and Facebook has plenty of both. If you land with a bad manager, you are going to have a very bad experience.
- 5.0Best culture, top compensation, amazing talentSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesFebruary 20, 2015Pros: Well-paid, Working with talented people, The culture – it is unbelievable – hacker culture.Cons: Working hard, long hours... if you like what you do, it is fun. Otherwise, not so much!
- 4.0Good Culture, High WorkloadSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesMarch 29, 2022Pros: Great culture and community to work for.Cons: A bit more work as compared to other companies.
- 4.0Opportunity for growthSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesApril 5, 2019Pros: Engineers are expected to be very independent and proactive. You will grow a lot as an engineer, and you will work with very smart people.Cons: It seems chaotic and unstructured. Your direct manager plays a big role in how you experience the company. As in any other company, there are good and bad managers, and Facebook has plenty of both. If you land with a bad manager, you are going to have a very bad experience.
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