Meta

Software Engineer Interview Experience - Palo Alto, California

April 1, 2015

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

HR sent me an email to let me choose to interview onsite or through phone. I chose to do it on site. Everything was great; we had a good chat there.

The whole process took about 45 minutes in a small room. I was asked to code on a whiteboard. The question was not that hard, but I was too nervous to code it with several obvious bugs, although I figured them out by myself.

I got rejected the next day for no reason. I've heard that they are looking for bug-free programmers.

Questions

Big number multiplication

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 78 interview experiences for the Meta Software Engineer role in Palo Alto, California.

Success Rate

13%

Pass Rate

Meta's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Palo Alto, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive44%

Neutral36%

Negative21%

Candidates reported having good feelings for Meta's Software Engineer interview process in Palo Alto, California.

Meta Work Experiences

I'm very glad I work here

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: I'm very happy working at Facebook. * Other employees are very friendly and supportive. * Facebook is more meritocratic than other tech companies I've worked for. * The other people working here are very smart. * Facebook gives engineers more responsibility than other places I've been.

Cons: Sometimes Facebook is unpopular in some circles due to privacy criticisms. Facebook sometimes emphasizes speed over engineering quality.

I'm very glad I work here

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: I'm very happy working at Facebook. * Other employees are very friendly and supportive. * Facebook is more meritocratic than other tech companies I've worked for. * The other people working here are very smart. * Facebook gives engineers more responsibility than other places I've been.

Cons: Sometimes Facebook is unpopular in some circles due to privacy criticisms. Facebook sometimes emphasizes speed over engineering quality.

Friendly Team, Positive Experience

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: Super friendly workers that help.

Cons: None, I can't think if any.

Friendly Team, Positive Experience

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: Super friendly workers that help.

Cons: None, I can't think if any.

Rewarding Experience, Heavy Workload

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: Have a great experience and meet new people.

Cons: Workload can be heavy and grueling for some people.

Rewarding Experience, Heavy Workload

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: Have a great experience and meet new people.

Cons: Workload can be heavy and grueling for some people.

I'm very glad I work here

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: I'm very happy working at Facebook. * Other employees are very friendly and supportive. * Facebook is more meritocratic than other tech companies I've worked for. * The other people working here are very smart. * Facebook gives engineers more responsibility than other places I've been.

Cons: Sometimes Facebook is unpopular in some circles due to privacy criticisms. Facebook sometimes emphasizes speed over engineering quality.

5.0
I'm very glad I work here
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
August 3, 2010
Pros: I'm very happy working at Facebook. * Other employees are very friendly and supportive. * Facebook is more meritocratic than other tech companies I've worked for. * The other people working here are very smart. * Facebook gives engineers more responsibility than other places I've been.
Cons: Sometimes Facebook is unpopular in some circles due to privacy criticisms. Facebook sometimes emphasizes speed over engineering quality.

Friendly Team, Positive Experience

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: Super friendly workers that help.

Cons: None, I can't think if any.

4.0
Friendly Team, Positive Experience
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
April 13, 2024
Pros: Super friendly workers that help.
Cons: None, I can't think if any.

Rewarding Experience, Heavy Workload

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: Have a great experience and meet new people.

Cons: Workload can be heavy and grueling for some people.

4.0
Rewarding Experience, Heavy Workload
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
June 16, 2014
Pros: Have a great experience and meet new people.
Cons: Workload can be heavy and grueling for some people.

Meta Interview Questions

Minimum Remove to Make Valid Parentheses

Given a string with parentheses, determine the minimum number of parentheses you must remove to make the string valid. A valid string has balanced and properly nested parentheses.

StringsStacksTwo Pointers

Valid Word Abbreviation

Determine if a given abbreviation is valid for a given word. An abbreviation can contain digits representing the number of skipped characters.

StringsTwo Pointers

Binary Tree Vertical Order Traversal

Traverse a binary tree and return a list of node values for each vertical line, ordered from left to right. Nodes on the same vertical line should be ordered from top to bottom.

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