Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
October 1, 2015
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Hiring was done through an on-campus recruiting event. It was very straightforward: I submitted my resume and was contacted by a recruiter a week later to set up an interview time. The interview consisted of coding questions done on a whiteboard, with one person observing. The overall atmosphere was very relaxed.
Questions
How would you implement closest ancestor in a tree?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 150 interview experiences for the Meta Software Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
16%
Pass Rate
Meta's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive56%
Neutral26%
Negative18%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
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