Software Engineer, PhD Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
Process
Most positive interview experience among all the big tech companies I interviewed.
Applied online and immediately received a response, scheduling an interview for the following week.
There were two back-to-back 45-minute coding interviews where I chatted with an interviewer while solving problems.
Received a response two days after the interview, indicating I could proceed to team matching.
Team matching interviews began about 10 days later. The two teams were my preferred ones from an initial questionnaire. These interviews were more of a conversation. I ended up having another chat with a member of one of the teams to help make a decision between the two.
After making my choice, an offer was extended pretty quickly.
You only have one week to consider the offer, as they will hold the spot for you.
Questions
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Meta's interview process for their Software Engineer, PhD roles in Seattle, Washington is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
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