Software Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
Process
A 40-minute interview including two LeetCode problems. Both are at either medium or hard difficulty. The interviewer expects a code-complete, optimal solution, with good, clear verbal communication of ideas. The candidate needs to also ask clarifying questions, provide edge cases, and provide accurate time and space complexity for their code. This applies to both questions asked in the interview. Any performance short of perfect will result in rejection.
Questions
LeetCode Question: Lowest Common Ancestor III
LeetCode Question: Merge K Sorted Arrays
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 106 interview experiences for the Meta Software Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
Meta's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Seattle, Washington 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 Seattle, Washington.
Meta Work Experiences
- 5.0Best new grad learning experienceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesOctober 13, 2021Pros: Work in an engineering-focused environment (eng isn't just a cost center). Everything is set up to make engineering easy. A monorepo makes it super easy to start writing code, and there are so many people working here that you can get any question answered fast. Amazing compensation, amazing benefits. Lots of autonomy. Managers are basically just there to help you grow your career. I get to decide what I want to work on.Cons: A small cog in a big machine.
- 5.0Awesome place to workSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJanuary 3, 2024Pros: Great benefits, pay, and perks. Brilliant colleagues and interesting work to be done, always.Cons: Can feel a bit isolating if you are not as keyed into the corporate or technological culture, and performance evaluation is indeed quite competitive.
- 4.0Great Perks, Individual FocusSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesOctober 22, 2025Pros: Great benefits, free food, good pay, lots of ownership.Cons: Not a great culture, very individualistic. Not the best for learning if you are starting your career.
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