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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Palo Alto, California

January 2, 2019
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The recruiter called and explained the process for 30 minutes. The recruiter was friendly and helpful. They emailed me links to algorithm preparation sites. I assume they expect candidates to go through all the sites and complete all the algorithms before the interview.

Next, they scheduled a telephonic interview. The interviewer was not friendly at all. He started with an introduction and asked why I was interested in Facebook. Then, he presented a coding question. He was not helpful and provided no clues. I could hear keyboard noises, which made me think he gave me the question and then started working on his own tasks. I completed the question in half an hour. He then asked about its complexity.

I am sure I did well because I was able to write the code and explain it through examples. However, the recruiter later informed me that I was not selected and that they could not provide feedback due to company policy. The overall process seems good, but not providing feedback is something I did not expect.

Questions

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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.

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