Software Engineer Interview Experience - Menlo Park, California
Process
I was contacted by a recruiter on LinkedIn. The time between indicating my interest to the recruiter and the date of the final set of onsite interviews was about one month.
I am local to Facebook HQ, so for the initial screening interview, I was given the option to do it over the phone or onsite (I chose the latter). The interviewer asked me about my recent work history and requested that I solve a couple of coding problems.
I returned a couple of weeks later for five onsite interviews, which consisted of:
- Two coding interviews
- Two design interviews
- One fit interview
Most of the interviews were good experiences, except for one where I unfortunately got stuck on a problem, and the interviewer just sat there watching me while I struggled.
Questions
How would you design a URL-shortening service?
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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
- 5.0Great Perks, Room For ImprovementSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesDecember 18, 2015Pros: Excellent environment. A huge number of perks, including 4-month paternity leave, free food, occasional home office, etc. It feels great to work on products 1.5 billion people use.Cons: They could be more organized when managing and planning projects.
- 3.0Great campus and perks, but beware of re-orgsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesNovember 25, 2024Pros: Great campus, free food, benefits, perks, PTO, etc.Cons: Frequent re-orgs can make it difficult to stay oriented and build expertise for long enough to show good impact and get promoted. That's somewhat luck of the draw, though; your mileage may vary.
- 5.0Best place to work atSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesJanuary 28, 2015Pros: Openness, freedom to choose work, and define one's own career path. Especially miscellaneous fringe benefits for pursuing extracurricular activities of one's choice.Cons: Everyone focuses on immediate impact. This can prove to be a bane in the long run if one does not occasionally stop, slow down, and pay the technical debt.
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